The festival returns for its 10th anniversary after taking a one-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic With outdoor gatherings and music festivals finally returning, Jay-Z has announced that his Made in America Festival is back on for Labor Day Weekend in Philadelphia. Founded in 2012, the Made in America Festival is celebrating ten years…
A suspected white supremacist on trial for fraud in Tennessee has claimed without proof that the Black judge presiding over his trial is a so-called reverse racist and must recuse himself because of that alleged bias against people suspected of white-collar crimes. Mark Hazelwood, the former head of a major fuel and trucking company based…
Country star Morgan Wallen has apparently neglected to keep his promise to meet with the NAACP after a video of him using the N-word was publicized in February. As Atlanta Black Star previously reported, the musician was embroiled in controversy when a leaked video emerged of him hurling the racial slur after coming home after…
“This has been the time of my life,” said Anthony. Cam Anthony is the latest winner of The Voice. The NBC competition show announced Anthony, 19, as the winner on Tuesday night. The Philadelphia native also took the stage with his coach Blake Shelton. “This has been the time of my life,” said Anthony who…
Serena Williams is making sure fans know she’s in love with the skin she is in. On May 20, the legendary tennis player posted a photo wearing a two-piece set. Her honey-blond tresses rested on her shoulders as she fiercely glared into the camera. Although Williams did not say anything in the post, many fans…
An Cincinnati, Ohio, teen who entered foster care at the age of 16 and rehomed five times in less than two years is getting ready to further her education at one of the top schools in the country on a full ride due to her hard work amid unstable conditions and what would be insurmountable…
“Even though this was a traumatic life-changing experience for me, I’m proud of myself. If it weren’t for my video, the world wouldn’t have known the truth.” The young girl who recorded and witnessed George Floyd’s murder is speaking out one year after his death. Darnella Frazier is considered a hero for her bravery but…
“We will defend against these baseless claims,” Franklin Templeton stated. Amy Cooper, the white woman dubbed Central Park Karen after she called the police on a Black birdwatcher whom she clashed with while walking her dog in Central Park last May, is back in the headlines for suing her former employer. As theGRIO reported, Franklin…
Campbell shared her connection to Marley while interviewing DJ D-Nice on her hit YouTube series, ‘No Filter with Naomi’ In a recent episode of her YouTube show No Filter With Naomi, Naomi Campbell shared that she played Bob Marley while welcoming her daughter, saying that Marley’s music is “her roots”. As theGrio previously reported, Campbell…
Vivica A. Fox had fans thinking it was the early 2000s all over again when the actress shared intimate details about her former relationship with rapper and mogul Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson on Tuesday, May 25, during an interview with Vlad TV. The former couple began dating in 2003, and their brief love affair fizzled out the following…
