Wesley Snipes, Lady Gaga and others also set to present at Oscars, which will air later this month on ABC. The Oscars are just around the corner, and weeks ahead of the biggest night in film, the Academy has announced who will join the televised ceremony as presenters, many of them former winners themselves. The…
Source: Jason Davis / Getty If the incident in which Black Panther director Ryan Coogler was detained by the police at Bank of America for trying to make a legal withdrawal has taught us nothing else, it has reminded us of the existence of the rare-but-hazardous Black Karen. As we reported, the bank teller who…
New York Mayor Eric Adams and the New York Police Department are under fire after a Bronx judge found inconsistencies in a police officer’s recount of a drill rapper’s arrest that ended with a suspect and an officer shot this year. New York City Mayor Eric Adams slammed a judge ruling to tried a teen…
The Transportation Security Administration has said it will extend the requirement for face coverings through April 18. WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal officials are extending the requirement for masks on planes and public transportation for one more month — through mid-April — while taking steps that could lead to lifting the rule. The mask mandate was…
After only six months on air, Nick Cannon’s eponymous daytime television talk show has ended. Cannon addressed news of the cancellation during the Thursday, March 10, episode of his show. “It’s interesting. This is show business, and the biggest word is business. I show up each and every day, bright and early, to give you…
The beauty queen was reportedly overheard praying before the fall that led to her death. New details have emerged about the circumstances leading to the death of Miss Alabama for America Strong 2021, Zoe Sozo Bethel, who died from severe injuries sustained after a fall from a balcony of a Miami condo building last month. …
“Saturday Night Live,” NBC’s premier late-night comedy variety show, has produced some of Hollywood’s biggest stars. Names like Chris Rock, Adam Sandler, Tina Fey, Dan Aykroyd, Maya Rudolph, Jimmy Fallon, and Will Ferrell are just a few names of people who starred on the show and left to conquer Tinseltown. But few have made as great…
Quigley will step into the role Will Packer served in at last year’s festival. The America Black Film Festival (ABFF) is already gearing up for its 2022 event and has some exciting changes ahead of the anticipated summer festival. Every year, the ABFF heads to Miami to celebrate, “emerging artists and content made by and…
OPINION: Women are especially targeted with messaging that makes us feel like our bodies are our enemies instead of our vessels. Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. I developed pretty early in life. I was in my 7th grade P.E….
DENVER (AP) — Majorities of Americans in both major parties think voting rules in their states are appropriate and support a voter identification law, but Democrats are increasingly worried about progress in voting rights for Black Americans. A new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research showed voting was the only one…
