The chorus of the song breaks down the phrase, ‘reclaiming my time,’ made popular by the California congresswoman Jazmine Sullivan continues to shine. The singer released her latest single, “Tragic” featuring Maxine Waters on Thursday, which she calls a continuation of the “conversation around Heaux Tales.” As theGrio has covered, Sullivan has had quite the…
Norman, Oklahoma, police officers are investigating a couple for false reporting after they called 911 and claimed a Black man pulled a gun on them during a road rage incident, although a search by police yielded no weapons. “There’s repercussions for false reporting of a crime, so that’s something that we’re definitely going to take…
Source: Bloomberg / Getty Candace Jackson-Akiwumi will be added to the list of prominent Black judicial nominees to take the bench in the federal courts after the Senate confirmed her to the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit in Chicago with a 53-40 vote on Thursday. Jackson-Akiwumi is the first ex-public defender…
“We are thrilled to present this year’s Governors Awards to four honorees who have had a profound impact on both film and society,” Academy president David Rubin said. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced Thursday that Danny Glover, Samuel L. Jackson, Elaine May and Liv Ullmann will receive honorary Oscars at the…
The Grammy-winner recounts her turbulent upbringing and heartbreak that inspired the creation of her 1994 sophomore album The ability to take pain, heartbreak, depression, frustration and turn it into something beautiful, uplifting, and empathetic is a power that Black artists and creators have possessed since the dawn of this nation. From field hands singing in…
Source: andreswd / Getty Earlier this year Black farmers felt a form of reparations was possible as the federal government rolled out a $4 billion loan forgiveness program included in the $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief bill, titled the American Rescue Plan Act that passed Congress in March. But weeks later, five white farmers sued the…
Keri Hilson has a mostly clear idea of the type of man she wants to live out the rest of her life with, but since no one knows who their soulmate may be, the R&B songstress is asking her fans if she’s wrong for hoping he’s Black. Earlier this week, the “Lost Control” singer took…
The longtime civil rights activist was arrested outside the U.S. Capitol Rev. Jesse Jackson was arrested after a nonviolent protest outside the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday. Jackson, 79, along with Rev. William Barber II and about 20 other activists were among those arrested for obstructing during a Poor People’s Campaign demonstration at the U.S. Capitol…
The film was initially set to premiere in 2020 but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic Get ready to say his name. A thrilling new trailer for the upcoming slasher film Candyman has just dropped with Colman Domingo narrating the clip that stars Yahya Abdul Mateen II, Teyonah Parris and more. Initially set to…
EXCLUSIVE: Owner of theGrio’s parent company Entertainment Studios Byron Allen lobbied on Capitol Hill and personally financed this effort following historic Supreme Court case Media mogul and billionaire, Byron Allen, the owner of theGrio’s parent company Entertainment Studios, is again pushing the civil rights ball forward, this time through a partnership with members of Congress…
