The Detroit native had been hospitalized with cardiovascular disease Jazz vocalist and blues legend Barbara Morrison has passed away at age 72. The Detroit native and daughter of a doo-wop singer had been hospitalized with cardiovascular disease and died Wednesday morning due to an undisclosed illness, NBC Los Angeles reports. Morrison had type 2 diabetes and…
Educators under fire for teaching and supporting ‘critical race theory’ are helped by the organization Angela Harris is a first-grade teacher at Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary School, a public Black immersion school in Milwaukee, and one of the first six activists in residence for the Abolitionist Teaching Network (ATN). Harris said her…
The late singer’s estate claims Lanez’s used the sample despite being denied upon request last year. The estate of late singer/songwriter George Michael has taken action against Tory Lanez and his song “Enchanted Waterfall.” The estate claims that the song uses an unauthorized element of Michael’s song, “Careless Whisper.” “Enchanted Waterfall” is on Lanez’s 2021…
Tia Mowry took to Instagram on March 16 to commemorate her son Cree Hardrict’s latest academic achievement. In the post, Tia, who is in the background recording, uploaded a video of the 10-year-old’s first reaction after finding out that he has been accepted to his dream school. Tia Mowry shares her son Cree Hardrict’s reaction…
OPINION: It turns out Ginni Thomas, Madison Cawthorn and the so-called ‘conservative patriots’ claiming to love America are a bigger threat to the country than Marxism, critical race theory and all the “radical un-Americans” combined. Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. It is…
During a phone interview with “Good Morning America,” on Thursday, March 17, Wendy Williams opened up about her ongoing health issues, the status of her show, and more. As previously reported, ‘The Wendy Williams Show” will be canceled this summer and replaced with a new daytime television show hosted by actress and comedian Sherri Shepherd….
Rashad starred in the 1996 premiere of Cleage’s play, which explores migration, sexuality and struggle in Great Depression-era Harlem. Fresh off of her Broadway run in Dominique Morisseau’s Skeleton Crew, Phylicia Rashad is having a full-circle moment. The veteran actress, director, and educator is set to direct a new production of acclaimed playwright Pearl Cleage’s Blues…
Union stars in Disney’s latest “Cheaper By the Dozen” reboot, which had its premiere this week The fallout from Disney’s response to Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” bill continues and at the recent premiere of Cheaper By the Dozen, star Gabrielle Union spoke her mind about the controversial legislation. As theGrio previously reported, Florida’s “Don’t Say…
The streaming service will launch two new features in Chile, Costa Rica and Peru It may be time to say goodbye to sharing your Netflix passwords. On Wednesday, the streaming giant announced in a news release that they will begin testing ways to charge more if an account shares their membership outside of the household….
“What could have led him to this assumption, other than the color of my skin,” said Brooklyn Crockton, Roger Williams University School of Law student who was racially profiled at a Rhode Island courthouse. Crockton, 25, was representing a client as part of the school’s criminal defense clinic at the Garrahy Judicial Complex on March…
