AUP EP#40 TRANSCRIPT Transcribed: Cameron Blackwell Completed: 2/18/22 Cortney Wills: [00:00:04] Hello and welcome to Acting Up the podcast that dives deep into the world of TV and film that highlights our people, our culture and our stories. I’m your host, Cortney Wills, Entertainment Director at theGrio, and this week we’re getting into the Gilded…
Chad “Ochocinco” Johnson is notorious for saving a buck. Earlier this week the former NFL wide receiver took to his social media page with a public service announcement for those curious to know why he’s been spotted out numerous times at various events wearing the same designer sweatsuit. The former Cincinnati Bengals star told his…
Kerry Washington is at it again with her dancing shenanigans on Instagram. On Wednesday, Feb. 16, the Emmy Award-winning actress shared a video of herself participating in the viral Drop Challenge, which originated on TikTok. The trend became viral on Monday, Jan. 3, when comedian Atsuko Okatsuka dropped down into a squatting position while out in public…
Judge Arthur Engoron ordered Trump and his two eldest children, Ivanka and Donald Trump Jr., to comply with subpoenas issued in December by New York Attorney General Letitia James. Former President Donald Trump must answer questions under oath in New York state’s civil investigation into his business practices, a judge ruled Thursday. Judge Arthur Engoron ordered Trump and…
The road to success is often paved with a lot of unpaid gigs. This was the case for Grammy-nominated rapper Rick Ross. While sharing an account of some of his early-career brand collaborations with Bad Boy Records founder Sean “Diddy” Combs, the Miami native claimed he worked with the iconic music mogul for a whole…
The series, based on the real-life story of Anna Sorokin, has taken Netflix by storm Shondaland’s latest series, Inventing Anna, has officially hit Netflix. theGrio‘s Cortney Wills sat down with stars Laverne Cox and Alexis Floyd to talk about the show, how Anna Sorokin‘s story would have been quite different had she been a Black…
In a month honoring Black excellence, theGrio has six suggestions for Black-owned brands to shop in February and beyond. Black-owned businesses are thriving and pushing the culture to the next level. During Black History Month, one of the many ways we can share our representation and pride in our roots is through our clothes, jewelry,…
The new NBC sitcom follows a Black group of friends who lean on each other through the highs and lows of life over wine Just seven episodes in, Grand Crew has proved to be one of the most exciting new comedies of the year. TheGrio sat down with some of the cast who broke down…
“I would suggest that there isn’t a great deal of similarity between the two cases,” said IOC spokesperson Mark Adams. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) rejects Sha’Carri Richardson’s claims of a racial double standard related to drug testing after Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva was allowed to compete at the Beijing Olympics following a positive…
Amir Locke’s mother Karen Wells and father, Andre Locke Sr. (2nd L) talk about their son, accompanied by Rev. Al Sharpton (R) and Attorney Ben Crump, during Amir Locke’s funeral at Shiloh Temple International Ministries on February 17, 2022, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. | Source: Brooklynn Kascel / Getty Hundreds of community members in Minneapolis gathered…
