Grace Franklin, 15, says she’s her “own artist” with her “own voice.” Grace Franklin, the granddaughter of Aretha Franklin, auditioned for American Idol during Sunday’s episode on ABC. Grace, 15, went before judges Lionel Richie, Katy Perry, and Luke Bryan, and revealed that she was from Detroit. When Richie asked her what led her to…
Tim Leissner admitted on the stand that he “faked” his divorce from his previous wife, Judy Chan Leissner, to marry Simmons. Kimora Lee Simmons‘ estranged husband Tim Leissner, a former Goldman Sachs banker, has been accused of helping Malaysian financier Jho Low steal hundreds of millions of dollars from the 1MDB sovereign development fund. However,…
Andrew Walls has been charged with assault and using weapons while intoxicated An Akron, Ohio man has been charged with assault after being captured on video calling a Black woman the N-word before punching her in the face outside a bar Saturday night. As reported by WKYC, a warrant was issued for the arrest of…
A California deputy will not face charges after killing a homeless person he stopped for jaywalking. The unsheltered Black man was in the midst of a mental health crisis when he encountered the Orange County deputy in 2020. A statement from District Attorney Todd Spitzer breaks down his office’s “investigation and legal conclusion” on Deputy Eduardo Duran’s…
According to Reuters, 27 states are considering more than 250 bills with provisions that could suppress the minority vote. As Republicans continue to embrace The Big Lie — perpetuated by former President Donald Trump that the 2020 Presidential Election was stolen from him — Republicans across the nation have passed, or are attempting to pass, ongoing…
EXCLUSIVE: Experts speak with theGrio on the state of Black America ahead of President Joe Biden’s first SOTU remarks. President Joe Biden will deliver on Tuesday night his first State of the Union address since taking office as the United States’ commander-in-chief. The president is said to have rehearsed his televised remarks this past weekend,…
OPINION: John Singleton’s magnum opus is so (rightfully) highly regarded that we all ignore one entirely impossible chain of events. Like most folks who spent their teen years in the ’90s, Boyz N the Hood is part of my life. I saw it in a movie theater in Opelika, Ala., when it was released in…
White people who somehow learned nothing from the Joe Rogan controversy, here’s a bit of advice—just stay the hell away from the n-word altogether. Just stop saying it in any context. Stop thinking the n-word without the hard R is OK. Stop repeating it while listening to rap songs. Stop saying it while telling stories…
Veteran actress Lisa Bonet and actor husband Jason Momoa are apparently giving their marriage a second try just one month after shattering the internet with a joint statement. The pair revealed that after 17 years together, they were calling it quits. Gossip outlet Hollywood Life, which initially broke the recent news, reported that according to…
“When I look into the eyes of those who are turning us away, I see bloodshot racism,’” a Nigerian national in Ukraine recently told the Telegraph. Reports of African migrants being blocked from leaving Ukraine have flooded in since Russian military forces began invading the country last week. Tens of thousands of African students studying…
