‘I remember you on that bull and I said, I’ma need to get some of that,’ the athlete shared NFL quarterback Russell Wilson shared a moment before he knew his wife R&B singer Ciara that evolved into love. The athlete made the revelation as a guest on her radio show, Level Up Radio, featured on Apple Music. In…
Most Americans have received their direct payments from the federal government amid the pandemic. Now what? Stimulus checks have been the topic of discussion with opinions coming in from the likes of Suze Orman and other financial experts around what exactly you should and shouldn’t use them for. As with all things context is key…
From a breakout role in the original Broadway production of “Dreamgirls” to films such as “Waiting to Exhale,” actress Loretta Devine has built a career of iconic roles audiences have adored for more than three decades. The 71-year-old Houston native has nearly 200 roles credited to her name from appearances on the stage, the big…
Covington sat down with theGrio to discuss working with Cynthia Erivo again, Aretha’s legacy and much more Patrice Covington is a woman of many talents and she made quite the impact with her work on Genius: Aretha. As one of the leads in NatGeo’s third season of their Genius anthology series, the accomplished performer got…
It’s been six months since Naomi Osaka beat Belarusian player Victoria Azárenka at the U.S. Open Final, but it looks like she’s still reminiscing about the day of her historic win. However, she’s not thinking about the win itself; she’s actually taking some time to show some appreciation to her boyfriend. In the March 25…
‘Treat Black women the way you would want a man to treat your mother. Start there,’ says host Gerren Keith Gaynor. In the final weeks of Women’s History Month, the Dear Culture podcast is taking the time to discuss the ins and outs of how to properly love a Black woman. Whether it’s a familial…
A Black man has filed a lawsuit against a Bay Area Marriott, alleging he was discriminated against by the manager of the hotel during a 2020 stay with his fiancée. Dramaine Vinegar said his April three-night stay at the Alameda County hotel last year was marred by an instance of a discrimination when the manager…
Source: KEREM YUCEL / Getty Jacob Blake, a Kenosha, Wisconsin, Black man who was paralyzed after he was shot in the back by a white officer last summer, filed a civil lawsuit Thursday accusing the officer of excessive force. NEWS ALERT: @AttorneyCrump, Patrick A. Salvi II (@SalviLaw), and B’Ivory LaMarr have filed a lawsuit against…
‘I am not the first Georgian to be arrested for fighting voter suppression. I’d love to say I’m the last, but we know that isn’t true,’ Rep. Cannon said. Georgia state Representative Park Cannon spoke out against her arrest after she was released from police custody early Friday morning. Read More: Martin Luther King III…
Source: Twitter / @Will_Bunch Adding insult to injury, Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp appeared to metaphorically thumb his nose at his Black critics in particular by signing the state’s voter suppression bill into law while seated in front of a painting of a “back-breaking” plantation that “thrived” from slave labor. Kemp signed the bill Thursday evening…
