What began as a career in real estate, has now blossomed into an exciting and profitable business for Jeanie Hunter, a Black woman making strides in the male-dominated field of construction. Her company Synergy Development Partners recently completed the new airport canopy modernization at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport as part of a joint venture project with McCarthy…
The woman who infamously earned the moniker “SoHo Karen” continues to exude an air of superiority after she interrupted a judge to let him know that she didn’t want to go to jail. Miya Ponsetto, 22, is in the middle of court proceedings over a Dec. 26 incident where she falsely accused Keyon Harrold Jr.,…
This women’s history month, theGrio highlights the achievements of four Black women who have been producers for their own music as well as fellow artists In Genius: Aretha, the National Geographic mini-series about the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin (played by Cynthia Erivo) explained to her future road manager and boyfriend Ken Cunningham that while…
Legendary producer Pharrell Williams revealed on Monday, March 29, that his cousin Donovon Lynch was one of two people killed in a horrific three-part shooting in Virginia Beach, Virginia, on Friday, March 26. Williams shared a photo of the 25-year-old on his social media account on Monday, March 29, writing, “The loss of these lives…
Donald Williams is shown leaving the Hennepin County Government Center in Minneapolis on Monday. | Source: Bloomberg / Getty Day 2 of Derek Chauvin‘s murder trial for killing George Floyd opened as it ended on Monday — with the testimony of an eyewitness who has emerged as a central figure in the case. Donald Williams…
Gabrielle Union and Dwyane Wade’s daughter Kaavia James Union Wade has one more thing to add to her list of skills: singing. On Saturday, March 27, Union shared an Instagram video of her daughter singing “Old McDonald.” The 2-year-old sings “ee-ey ee-ey yooo” over and over again along with a few made-up lyrics of her…
Sen. Raphael Warnock recently refused to condemn calls to boycott Georgia-based companies that haven’t opposed the state’s new restrictive voting law. Speaking during a Sunday interview on CNN’s “State of the Union,” Warnock, the first African-American elected to the U.S. Senate in the state of Georgia, was asked whether boycotts “should be on the table”…
Essence on Tuesday announced the honorees for the 14th annual ceremony on April 22 Whoopi Goldberg, Andra Day and Zendaya will be among the honorees at this year’s Essence Black Women in Hollywood event, which will be livestreamed during Oscars week for the first time this year. Essence on Tuesday announced the honorees for the 14th annual ceremony on…
Three white officers were accused of attacking a Black undercover officer, requiring multiple surgeries No convictions were returned for three white St. Louis police officers accused of beating a Black undercover colleague so severely during a protest over another officer’s acquittal that he had to undergo multiple surgeries. A jury on Monday acquitted Officer Steven…
The ‘Tonight Show’ host and TikTok star almost immediately got heat on social media for Friday night’s bit. A clip from last week’s The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon has gone viral, and not in the good way. Fallon and Addison Rae are facing backlash for their performance of TikTok dances, many of which were…
