After bravely sharing her personal experience with self-harming, T.I. is reminding his daughter Deyjah Harris that there isn’t anything “ever too big or small” to approach her father with and that she is fully supported during this journey. As previously reported, Deyjah, whom T.I. and singer Ms. Niko welcomed in June 2001, shared a photo…
There’s been a surge in Black businesses during the pandemic. In fact, Black business ownership is up 38 percent from pre-COVID levels, according to the National Bureau of Economic Research. As of 2021, Illinois had more than 132,000 Black-owned businesses. And in the Chicago area, there has been a spike in Black ventures. Stock photo…
OPINION: After almost three hours of noir lighting, pale sexy stars and bland action sequences even the Riddler couldn’t explain why Gotham’s hero makes sense in 2022 I like Batman, as a comic and a movie franchise, but as a Black comic fan, he’s always been a problem. Bruce Wayne is a genius, billionaire, playboy philanthropist…
West Orange High School’s principal says he respects his students’ right to protest, but he won’t be flexible on dress codes. A group of activist students in West Orange, New Jersey, are reportedly planning a protest today over a ban on wearing durags on their campus. On Tuesday, Hayden Moore, the principal of West Orange…
Three Texas middle school paraprofessionals have been fired after a video emerged of them watching an older student beat up a special-needs young student. The aides stood around as spectators as the child, whose mental capacity is equivalent to a pre-K or kindergartener, was hit, pushed to the ground, and kicked repeatedly. Surveillance footage captures…
Tiffany Haddish‘s fans are confident that she and het ex Common will come together sometime soon after the comedian participated in yet another Instagram filter game. Haddish and Common first met on the set of “The Kitchen” in 2019, and began seeing each other romantically shortly afterward. In November 2021, the pair reportedly split after…
LA County District Attorney George Gascón said the killing of Clarence Avant’s wife was “a tragic loss felt by our entire community.” The man accused of murdering the beloved wife of legendary music executive Clarence Avant late last year has pleaded guilty to the crime. Aariel Maynor, 30, has pleaded guilty to murder, attempted murder,…
OPINION: Conservatives always want qualified Black candidates to produce their papers and prove their worth and legitimacy. They really need to stop playing. There is a saying that when you’re Black, you must work twice as hard to get half the credit. This is most certainly true, and the predictable yet outrageous white conservative attacks…
Source: John Coletti / Getty Isn’t it curious how before white conservatives discovered critical race theory in 2020, legislators were not commonly proposing and signing bills into law that limited discussions on race in the classroom? It’s almost as if this relatively obscure academic study that has existed in academia since 1989 suddenly became a…
EXCLUSIVE: The new Spectrum Original series is coming this April, and theGrio has a first look at the scandal-filled drama Long Slow Exhale, a brand new Spectrum Original, is set to premiere in April, and theGrio has an exclusive sneak peek of the upcoming drama, which contains basketball, scandal and more. From Paramount Television Studios…
