Roberts appeared on the latest episode of ‘Acting Up,’ and broke down the podcast and how these slaves ships are ultimately discovered On the latest episode of Acting Up, theGrio’s Cortney Wills sits down with Tara Roberts, National Geographic Explorer and Storyteller. Roberts breaks down the new podcast, Into the Depths, the power of discovering slave…
The cosmetics maker said its former executive John Demsey’s IG posts “do not reflect the values of The Estée Lauder Companies.” An Estée Lauder executive who recently posted a meme on Instagram that included a racial slur and a joke about COVID-19 has been ordered to leave the company by the end of the week….
Source: Roy Rochlin / Getty The White House will have a new leader helping to oversee their involvement with HBCUs. Newly appointed Dr. Dietra Trent began her tenure Monday as the Executive Director of the White House Initiative on Advancing Educational Equity, Excellence, and Economic Opportunity through Historically Black Colleges and Universities. Our VSU family…
Kweli and Yasiin Bey announced in 2018 that they have been recording the follow-up to their 1998 debut, ‘Mos Def & Talib Kweli Are Black Star.’ Talib Kweli gave fans some hope that a new Black Star album may be on the way. The rapper took to social media to tease that he and Black…
After a Black History Month focused on our health, we must continue to make it a priority. While many of us might not have even known Black History Month had themes, the past 28 days were officially intended to focus on the health and wellness of the Black community. But regardless of the time of…
Rapper 50 Cent and singer Usher Raymond have more in common than their Grammy awards, status on the Billboard charts, and platinum-selling albums. Both artists have sons named Sire. During Usher’s most recent visit to “The Ellen DeGeneres Show,” the “Confessions” singer revealed details about the birth of his Irish twins: only daughter Sovereign Bo and youngest son Sire. 50…
Lakers guard Russell Westbrook has had a rough go of it in Los Angeles — probably the complete opposite of what he thought the experience of teaming up with LeBron James and Carmelo Anthony would be like. Russell Westbrook – Getty Images After another horrible loss, a 123-95 blowout to the New Orleans Pelicans on Sunday, a reporter asked…
Police cars with flashing lights are stationed at major intersections and highways. WASHINGTON (AP) — The fencing around the U.S. Capitol is back up for the president’s State of the Union address on Tuesday. Police cars with flashing lights are stationed at major intersections and highways. The U.S. National Guard is on standby. It’s the…
The podcast host says that the Grammy-winning rapper’s album sales aren’t good enough to put her into an elite class of music stars. Megan Thee Stallion is one of the most popular female rap artists out today. Joe Budden doesn’t seem to think so, though. The former rapper and host of The Joe Budden Podcast…
EXCLUSIVE: The leadership of Ursula Burns, the first Black woman CEO of a Fortune 500 company, has opened doors. Morgan Stanley’s Carla Harris tells theGrio, “We can’t think that we’re done.” Ursula Burns was the first Black woman to become a CEO of a Fortune 500 company. Her leadership opened the door for two more…
