Source: MediaNews Group/Los Angeles Daily News via Getty Images / Getty Celebrating its fifth year, Black Maternal Health Week kicked off Monday with a series of events and conversations raising awareness about health and wellness concerning Black mamas, Black families and Black communities. Led by the Black Mamas Matter Alliance, Black Maternal Health Week is celebrated…
Singer Solange’s teen son, Daniel Julez Smith Jr., wants everyone to know he is not the father-to-be of his first child with anyone despite the chaotic leak of text messages on social media. The 17-year-old became a trending topic overnight on April 11 as screenshots of alleged texts between Julez and an OnlyFans personality named…
A Texas student, who thought she graduated No. 1 in her high school senior class four years ago until officials realized they made an error in calculating the rankings and dropped her to the third spot, is preparing to leave college with almost no loan debt. She walks away with the financial blessing thanks to…
“If black don’t crack was a person” is one of the many comments Sheryl Lee Ralph‘s fans have used to describe the 65-year-old’s timeless appearance when viewing her latest Instagram post. Ralph, who has been a part of the entertainment industry for over four decades, made her acting debut in a film titled “A Piece…
The platinum-selling hip-hop star was honored with the 2719th star on Monday DJ Khaled, one of hip-hop’s biggest personalities and most successful artists, received his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Monday. Khaled, 46, was joined by his wife, Nicole Tuck, and their two children, Asahd and Aalam. Fat Joe, Sean “Diddy” Combs, and…
A Hennepin County, Minnesota, judge allowed live audiovisual coverage of Derek Chauvin’s trial as a COVID-19 precaution. But now the U.S. is living with the coronavirus and dropping previous safety measures. MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Minnesota judge will hear arguments Monday on whether to allow live video coverage of the upcoming trial of three former…
Miya Ponsetto, 23, pleaded guilty to unlawful imprisonment as a hate crime. NEW YORK (AP) — A California woman who wrongly accused a Black teen of taking her phone at a New York City hotel, grabbing at him as he tried to leave, has reached a plea deal that spares her from prison if she…
R&B Singer Trey Songz will not face sexual assault charges in Las Vegas. After an investigation, detectives on the case have decided not to prosecute the Virginia native in connection with the allegations. According to Billboard, the Las Vegas Metro Police said in a statement, the force “has concluded the investigation into the sexual assault allegations against Tremaine…
The long-running sketch series used their popular ‘Weekend Update’ segment to comment on the big pop culture moment While it’s only been two weeks since the infamous Oscars slap, Saturday Night Live wasted no time commenting on one of the biggest pop culture moments in recent memory. As theGrio previously reported, we’re all still reeling…
Democrats and leaders tell theGrio they’re not giving up the fight to protect the sacred right to vote in the Peach State. After Georgia Republicans advanced a bill giving sweeping election policing powers to state law enforcement, subsequently causing concern that it could intimidate Black and Brown voters at the polls, Democrats and leaders say…
