EXCLUSIVE: The leadership of Ursula Burns, the first Black woman CEO of a Fortune 500 company, has opened doors. Morgan Stanley’s Carla Harris tells theGrio, “We can’t think that we’re done.” Ursula Burns was the first Black woman to become a CEO of a Fortune 500 company. Her leadership opened the door for two more…
OPINION: At Tuesday’s State of the Union, the president has an opportunity to get voters interested in the midterm elections and the threats that lie ahead. As the midterm elections approach and President Joe Biden’s approval ratings continue to slip, I have a few words of advice for the president. Black voters are consistently faithful…
Kandi Burruss and her mother Joyce Jones, also known as Mama Joyce, had fans fawning over the pair’s relationship on Feb. 26 after the two tried the Drop challenge. The dancing trend, which became viral last month, consists of a participant dropping to a squat to the beat of Beyoncé’s “Partition” track while staring at…
Rogan said the clips showing him using the racial slur have been taken out of context Samuel L. Jackson has responded to Joe Rogan’s apology for repeatedly using the N-word on episodes of The Joe Rogan Experience on Spotify. Jackson recently spoke to The Times about Rogan saying his use of the racial slur has…
Although born out of segregation and discrimination, the role of and need for HBCUs remain essential to the culture Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) provided higher learning opportunities for African Americans in the wake of segregation after the Civil War and during Jim Crow. And while de facto segregation has ended, the role of…
The second season of the popular reality series is officially airing it’s reunion, albeit without one of their most controversial figures, Mary Cosby The wild, unexpected and rollercoaster of a second season of The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City has officially come to a close, and Sunday night marked the first part of the…
It’s only been two months since the new year began, but 2022 may mark a career-defining moment in first-time Golden Globe winner Will Smith’s Hollywood legacy, and he doesn’t appear to be the only person who thinks so. Following his first Screen Actor Guilds Awards win at Sunday night’s 28th-Annual SAG Awards, Smith shared the…
Grace Franklin, 15, says she’s her “own artist” with her “own voice.” Grace Franklin, the granddaughter of Aretha Franklin, auditioned for American Idol during Sunday’s episode on ABC. Grace, 15, went before judges Lionel Richie, Katy Perry, and Luke Bryan, and revealed that she was from Detroit. When Richie asked her what led her to…
Tim Leissner admitted on the stand that he “faked” his divorce from his previous wife, Judy Chan Leissner, to marry Simmons. Kimora Lee Simmons‘ estranged husband Tim Leissner, a former Goldman Sachs banker, has been accused of helping Malaysian financier Jho Low steal hundreds of millions of dollars from the 1MDB sovereign development fund. However,…
Andrew Walls has been charged with assault and using weapons while intoxicated An Akron, Ohio man has been charged with assault after being captured on video calling a Black woman the N-word before punching her in the face outside a bar Saturday night. As reported by WKYC, a warrant was issued for the arrest of…
