Valerie Sheares Ashby is set to become the sixth president following the retirement of current UMBC President Freeman A. Hrabowski. Valerie Sheares Ashby is set to make history as the next president of the University of Maryland-Baltimore County (UMBC). Ashby will be the first woman to serve in this role after being appointed by the…
Serena Williams opened up about her harrowing childbirth experience in an essay for Elle magazine titled, “How Serena Williams Saved Her Own Life.” The tennis superstar shares a 4-year-old daughter, Olympia, with her husband of five years, Alexis Ohanian. She began by discussing her adolescent years in tennis and explaining she found out she was…
Johnson defeated former city Alderman Bob Donovan with an overwhelming percentage of the vote On Tuesday, Milwaukee elected Cavalier Johnson as its first Black mayor. Johnson overwhelmingly defeated former city Alderman Bob Donovan with 72% of the vote, according to the City of Milwaukee website. “This city for the first time in our 176-year history…
The couple reportedly met through Naughton’s ‘Power’ co-star Omari Hardwick. Naturi Naughton tied the knot over the weekend in a star-studded wedding in Atlanta. Photo: Getty Images As reported by E! Online, the Queens star wed singer Xavier “Two” Lewis on April 2 at the St. Regis Buckhead Atlanta. The milestone comes after a year…
OPINION: Senator Tom Cotton’s horrific attack labeling Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson a Nazi sympathizer is the latest proof that the GOP is the party of white grievance, conspiracy theories and disinformation. Republican Senator Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), in a word, is sinister. His latest attack on Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson is reprehensible. For…
Season five of the hit FX drug drama concludes on April 20. It’s bittersweet news for Snowfall fans. FX has announced that its hit series has been renewed for a sixth and final season, according to TVLine. The season five finale of Snowfall is on April 20. The compelling story of young Franklin Saint’s growing…
TheGrio explores how Florida’s law banning classroom discussions on sexual orientation and gender identity will affect young people across the LGBTQ+ spectrum. Florida’s new controversial “Don’t Say Gay” bill that bans all discussions on sexual orientation and gender identity has been repeatedly slammed by equality advocates as harmful to LGBTQ+ youth and their families. But…
Basketball legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has been critical of LeBron James of late. The Hall of Famer has referred to acts that he considers to be “embarrassing” and “beneath him,” given who James is within the game and society as a whole. In an appearance on SiriusXM NBA Radio on Monday, Abdul-Jabbar offered an apology. “It wasn’t my intention to…
The senators also indicated the Harvard-educated judge is more than just likable, well-qualified and possessing the judicial temperament to do the job. WASHINGTON (AP) — By announcing they will vote to confirm Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson as the first Black woman to the Supreme Court, three Republican senators are marking the historical moment by building legacies of their…
T.I. appeared to have his own issues with a comedian this week after getting involved in a heated exchange with Lauren Knight during a recent show at an Atlanta-based nightclub after she joked about the recent reports of sexual assault allegations against the rapper and his wife, Tiny Harris. According to Baller Alert, who initially…
