Source: iOne Digital Creative Services Victor Muthama, a Kenyan immigrant, came to Pittsburgh as a toddler and later immersed himself in hip-hop culture as a teen. When he was chosen to give a 2021 TEDx Talk at Carnegie Mellon University, he immediately knew what his topic would be: “The Beef Between African Americans and American…
Numerous workers from the same restaurant in Durham, North Carolina, collectively resigned after their boss fired a Black employee and a manager who would not defend her repeated use of the n-word. Lisa Callaghan, the white owner of a Southern cuisine restaurant called Plum Southern Kitchen & Bar reportedly used the racial slur while criticizing…
Garcelle Beauvais attends the NAACP Image Awards Dinner at Hollywood Palladium on March 14, 2024, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Leon Bennett/Getty Images For NAACP) “We wanted to highlight the college experience and the trappings that can happen,” Beauvais tells theGrio exclusively. “It’s a cautionary tale to protect us.” Garcelle Beauvais is ready to change…
North Carolina Capitol Source: John Coletti / Getty Like marching ants, they keep coming, those Karens. This time, it’s Kitchen Karen AKA Lisa Callaghan leading the menacing army of insects. Callaghan is the former owner of Durham, North Carolina’s posh restaurant, Plum Southern Kitchen and Bar, (now called Plum). It was shuttered, almost pandemic-like in…
Forbes magazine dropped its Top 25 R&B singers of all time list, listing names like Cleo Sol and Keith Sweat as the mavericks of the genre but failed to mention greats like Whitney Houston or Michael Jackson. The magazine’s submission sent shock waves through many in the Black community, as the vocalist responsible for songs…
The Olympic rings are shown mounted on the Eiffel Tower in Paris in June. (Photo: Thomas Padilla/AP, file) The 2024 Paris Olympic Games are targeting gender parity in the same city in France where women made their Olympic debut in 1900. GENEVA (AP) — The founder of the modern Olympics and former IOC president, Pierre…
Christina Aguilera has her millions of social media followers feeling a wave of nostalgia with one of her latest posts, reminiscent of the early 2000s TRL days. The pop star, known for her powerhouse vocals and iconic style, was a defining figure for millennials, much like Ariana Grande is for Gen Z. Over the years,…
Vice President Kamala Harris (left)embraces President Joe Biden after a speech on healthcare in Raleigh, North Carolina in March. President Biden dropped out of the 2024 race for the White House on Sunday and endorsed Harris for president. (Photo: Matt Kelley, AP, file) Vice President Kamala Harris is being thrust into the most scrutinizing of…
Source: The Washington Post / Getty With the news of President Joe Biden’s withdrawal from the 2024 presidential race, all eyes are now on his potential successor, Vice President Kamala Harris, to carry the torch of unifying a fractured Democratic party. My fellow Democrats, I have decided not to accept the nomination and to focus all my…
Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump is helped off the stage by U.S. Secret Service agents at a campaign event in Butler, Pennsylvania on Saturday, July 13. (Photo: Gene J. Puskar/AP) Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas has appointed a bipartisan, independent panel to review this month’s assassination attempt on Donald Trump. WASHINGTON (AP) —…
