From a breakout role in the original Broadway production of “Dreamgirls” to films such as “Waiting to Exhale,” actress Loretta Devine has built a career of iconic roles audiences have adored for more than three decades. The 71-year-old Houston native has nearly 200 roles credited to her name from appearances on the stage, the big…
Covington sat down with theGrio to discuss working with Cynthia Erivo again, Aretha’s legacy and much more Patrice Covington is a woman of many talents and she made quite the impact with her work on Genius: Aretha. As one of the leads in NatGeo’s third season of their Genius anthology series, the accomplished performer got…
It’s been six months since Naomi Osaka beat Belarusian player Victoria Azárenka at the U.S. Open Final, but it looks like she’s still reminiscing about the day of her historic win. However, she’s not thinking about the win itself; she’s actually taking some time to show some appreciation to her boyfriend. In the March 25…
‘Treat Black women the way you would want a man to treat your mother. Start there,’ says host Gerren Keith Gaynor. In the final weeks of Women’s History Month, the Dear Culture podcast is taking the time to discuss the ins and outs of how to properly love a Black woman. Whether it’s a familial…
A Black man has filed a lawsuit against a Bay Area Marriott, alleging he was discriminated against by the manager of the hotel during a 2020 stay with his fiancée. Dramaine Vinegar said his April three-night stay at the Alameda County hotel last year was marred by an instance of a discrimination when the manager…
Source: KEREM YUCEL / Getty Jacob Blake, a Kenosha, Wisconsin, Black man who was paralyzed after he was shot in the back by a white officer last summer, filed a civil lawsuit Thursday accusing the officer of excessive force. NEWS ALERT: @AttorneyCrump, Patrick A. Salvi II (@SalviLaw), and B’Ivory LaMarr have filed a lawsuit against…
‘I am not the first Georgian to be arrested for fighting voter suppression. I’d love to say I’m the last, but we know that isn’t true,’ Rep. Cannon said. Georgia state Representative Park Cannon spoke out against her arrest after she was released from police custody early Friday morning. Read More: Martin Luther King III…
Source: Twitter / @Will_Bunch Adding insult to injury, Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp appeared to metaphorically thumb his nose at his Black critics in particular by signing the state’s voter suppression bill into law while seated in front of a painting of a “back-breaking” plantation that “thrived” from slave labor. Kemp signed the bill Thursday evening…
Actress and entrepreneur Issa Rae is having one heck of a year. On Wednesday, March 25, Variety reported that the “Awkward Black Girl” creator recently signed a new five-year overall deal with Warner Media, which includes her Hoorae media label. The partnership is slated to give HBO, HBO Max, and Warner Bros. exclusive rights to the 36-year-old’s…
Andreas Flaten said he was shocked to see his final payment: 90,000 oil or grease covered pennies, at the end of his driveway earlier this month A Georgia man said his former employer owed him a pretty penny, $915 to be exact, after leaving his job in November. But Andreas Flaten said he was shocked…
