It may seem like singer Muni Long blew up overnight. However, the songwriter has spent years co-writing hits for some of the music industry’s most prominent artists before scoring her own big single, thanks to the TikTok certified record “Hrs & Hrs.” Earlier this week, she hopped on the platform where she revealed that she…
Emmett Ashford described the moment he umpired his first game in 1966 as the thrill of his life, though he almost didn’t make it into the ballpark. Major League Baseball will celebrate Jackie Robinson Day this week but will mark a lesser-known milestone involving another Black baseball figure today. Emmett Ashford became MLB’s first Black…
Comedian Chris Rock is currently one of the most talked-about persons in the nation. After actor Will Smith assaulted him during the 2022 Academy Award ceremony, people are curious about how the funnyman feels about the violation or want to know what the next steps are. Despite inquiring minds wanting to know, he has kept quiet about…
Social media is shedding new light on the Florida couple that has captured recent headlines after the white female stabbed to death her Black boyfriend. Video and old tweets suggest neither of the two liked dating within their own race. One post names a celebrity athlete the woman allegedly dated while he was married. Photo…
OPINION: His 2022 Masters performance was as impressive as anything he’s accomplished because no one saw it coming more than a year after a near-fatal car accident in which he nearly lost his right leg. Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. To everyone…
Deidre DeJear is reportedly finding Iowa a changed place, trending staunchly conservative, endorsing many aspects of Trumpism. NEVADA, Iowa (AP) — In 2008, this overwhelmingly white state was Barack Obama’s unlikely launching pad to become the nation’s first Black president. Fourteen years later, Iowans aren’t showing a similar embrace for the woman running to become…
Source: Kent Nishimura / Getty A recent case out of Texas involving a young woman criminally charged for an alleged self-managed abortion put a spotlight on how anti-abortion restrictions and sentiments can create a hostile environment for women and other pregnant people. Lizelle Herrera should have been given the space and privacy to manage a…
Rapper turned funnyman T.I. faced a tough crowd in Brooklyn this weekend after a video clip that has since been circling social media shows the aspiring comedian being booed by a crowd at the famous Barclays Center. The “Whatever You Like” emcee was in town as part of an event thrown Saturday night, April 9,…
Serena Williams posted a video on Instagram on April 8, and now her fans want her to appear on P-Valley after bearing witness to her sexy dance moves. Williams brought the table to “It’s Given” by Latto. Serena Williams shows her moves on Instagram. @serenawilliams / Instagram Williams rocked an off-the-shoulder black dress with a…
Source: Facebook.com/robertswomack A Grand Rapids police officer killed Patrick Lyoya last week on April 4. The 26-year-old’s family is now urging authorities to release video footage of the tragic incident. Peter Lyoya, Patrick’s father, spoke to the outlet M-Live via his interpreter Israel Siku. “I don’t know what to do because I am confused. I…
