Mutations of COVID-19 sickened actors in waves and starved many box offices of critical funds. NEW YORK (AP) — At a lunch for Tony Award nominees last month, veteran theater producer Ron Simons looked around and smiled. It seemed appropriate that the gathering was held at The Rainbow Room. “I can guarantee you I have not seen…
Reports that ‘Hollywood It’ couple Michael B. Jordan and Lori Harvey broke up over the weekend sent fans and friends of the duo into a frenzy. After months of unconfirmed rumors, Jordan and Harvey made their relationship Instagram official in January 2021. Fans believed the former lovebirds were headed toward marriage after the “Creed” actor…
Dublin-based Ryanair, Europe’s biggest airline, mainly operates routes around Europe and doesn’t fly to or from South Africa. LONDON (AP) — Budget airline Ryanair says it’s forcing South African travelers to the U.K. to do a test in the Afrikaans language to prove their nationality in an apparent effort to weed out those with phony…
The California congresswoman, in a sit-down interview with theGrio, discusses colliding crises in Los Angeles: homelessness, crime and the economy. On Monday, a day before the June 7 primary vote in California, U.S. Rep. Karen Bass (D-Calif.) met with constituents of Los Angeles in various cafes and restaurants in her final mayoral stump before voters…
Source: BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI / Getty Groups supporting Georgia Republican Senate Nominee Herschel Walker hope voters aren’t paying attention to facts. Walker’s backers hope Black voters are easily swayed with gimmicks and one-off gifts. And while some Georgia democrats brought attention to the hypocrisy of Republican-led efforts to prohibit nonprofit groups from giving out water to…
Alexis Skyy paid tribute to her ex Mariel “Trouble” Orr on June 5 after the rapper passed away at 34 from a gunshot wound during a home invasion. According to WAGA-TV Fox5 in Atlanta, the shooting took place before 3:30 a.m. at the Lake St. James apartment complex located in Conyers, Georgia. Police officials claim that Orr,…
One of the last surviving original Tuskegee airmen has died, leaving a legacy of courage and civil rights activism behind for generations to admire. The highly decorated 95-year-old wore his Distinguished Flying Cross, Bronze Star, WWII Victory Medal and many other honors with pride and integrity, defining for a nation what a true “hero” should…
Football has been the headliner among HBCU sports due in large part to the influence and social media brilliance of Deion Sanders, but Black college hoops culture refuses to be left behind when it comes to the amount of events highlighting its talent and affiliated star power. Chris Paul #3 of the Phoenix Suns warms up before the…
Musician Pharrell Williams responded to a fan who had a negative opinion of the singer’s 2013 song “Happy” on social media. The fan said they were “annoyed” by the song on Twitter, which prompted a surprising response from the “Freedom” singer on June 1. A Twitter user with the handle @javroar wrote, “No song annoyed…
Mayoral candidate Rep. Karen Bass cheers at supporters from a double-decker bus after making a stop in Boyle Heights while touring the city on June 5, 2022, in Los Angeles. | Source: Gina Ferazzi / Getty California Rep. Karen Bass and billionaire developer Rick Caruso are running neck and neck in Los Angeles’ first mayoral…
