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…
Brooklyn Nets assistant coach Ime Sunday Udoka is reportedly finalizing his agreement to become the head coach of the Boston Celtics. According to ESPN, the Nigerian-American was considered for the role after receiving support from NBA players Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown, and Marcus Smart. He will be replacing Brad Stevens, who now is president of…
The Oscar-winning actress shared a photoshoot from W Magazine on her Instagram from earlier this year Acclaimed Viola Davis has enjoyed much success during her career, picking up two Tony Awards, an Emmy and an Oscar along the way. But she’s done it all with her husband, producer Julius Tennon by her side and she…
On Tuesday a Texas grand jury declined to indict eight former Collin County Detention Facility jailers in the death of a Black man who died in March. “This decision means the Grand Jury has cleared the eight former officials of any criminal wrongdoing and they won’t be charged with any state criminal offense,” said district…
Actress Angelina Jolie wears many hats, one of those being a mother to six children, many of whom come from various cultural and ethnic backgrounds. During a recent article she wrote for Time magazine, where she’s been contributing editor since 2019, she discussed dealing with their healthcare experience with Malone Mukwende, a medical student whose…
The protestors threw bottles and rocks at police officers in riot gear and set a small fire outside the building before leaving just after midnight About 100 people protested late Wednesday outside a police headquarters in South Carolina, several hours after a video of officers in Rock Hill wrestling and throwing punches during two arrests…
The two developments signal that the cases against those charged in the deadly siege are slowly advancing, even as DOJ struggle under the weight of roughly 500 federal arrests An Indiana woman on Wednesday became the first defendant to be sentenced in the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol and avoided time behind bars,…
Described as a “new school Western,” the star-studded film is set to be one of the year’s biggest releases from Netflix. Get ready, film fans, because Netflix just dropped one of the biggest trailers of the year: A sneak peek at The Harder They Fall, starring Lovecraft Country standout Jonathan Majors, Zazie Beetz, Regina King…
