One of the country’s oldest and most acclaimed literary magazines appoints its first Black editor Poetry magazine, one of the country’s oldest and most prominent literary publications, will for the first time have a Black editor. Adrian Matejka, an educator, former state laureate of Indiana and prize-winning poet, begins his new job May 16. “I…
Tamar Braxton has been struggling since the death of her older sister Traci Braxton, but now the singer is ready to step back into the spotlight. It’s been a month since the Braxton family shared the news that Traci lost her battle to esophageal cancer at the age of 50. Tamar discussed her sister’s memory…
The iconic poet is awarded for her body of work over the last seven decades Sonia Sanchez has received the Jackson Poetry Prize, an $80,000 award that continues a recent wave of lifetime achievement honors for the 87-year-old poet, educator, and activist. Her award was announced Tuesday by Poets & Writers the publisher of Poets…
Social media-born comedian DC Young Fly is making some bold claims about the fate of the purported “Friday” reboot. During an interview on “Club Shay Shay” with retired Denver Broncos star turned sports analyst Shannon Sharpe, DC, whose real name is John Whitfield, alleged that he was told by Chris Tucker, who portrayed Smokey in…
The three other officers who are accused of aiding and abetting the killing of George Floyd will not have their trial streamed per a judge’s order A Minnesota judge has ruled that the trial of three fired Minneapolis police officers charged with aiding and abetting George Floyd’s killing will not be livestreamed. Hennepin County Judge…
Washington’s inspiring words must have had a powerful effect: The Heat won their NBA playoff series game Sunday 110-86. It was almost like a scene from the 2000 movie Remember the Titans when Denzel Washington, portraying Coach Herman Boone, motivated a group of high school football players to a victory. But this was real life….
The White House said Tuesday that Harris tested positive on both rapid and a PCR tests, and said she “has exhibited no symptoms.” Vice President Kamala Harris tested positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday, the White House announced, underscoring the persistence of the highly contagious virus even as the U.S. eases restrictions in a bid to…
A Chinese businessman is facing two decades in prison for beating two mine workers that he supervised in western Rwanda. Sun Shujun was captured on a viral video striking a Black man tied to a pole while other men watched. Shujun told the court he was “frustrated and fed up of” the men “constantly stealing…
The lawsuit alleges that ‘anti-racism’ training at the school actually discriminated against white people A former Virginia school administrator is suing the school district after she was “forced out” of her job for using the phrase “colored people” during racial equity training. As reported by The Daily Beast, Emily Mais, who is white, is a…
OPINION: The 2014 movie basically two-steps the entire plot of the classic coming-of-age-in-love film, beat for beat. Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. The Next Dance airs on theGrio TV and theGrio’s streaming app on Tuesday, April 26 at 2…
