In a two-part conversation with theGrio, the best-selling author offers insights on the political long game behind book bans—and offers counter strategies to fight censorship. Editor’s note: This is the second of a two-part interview with George M. Johnson; read the first segment here. It’s also the first installment of theGrio’s series on the book…
Fantasia Barrino announced on Thursday, Feb. 3, that she has been cast as the lead role in the upcoming musical remake of “The Color Purple.” This news came after Oprah Winfrey unveiled the entire cast during ABC News’s “Soul of a Nation” series. “The Color Purple,” based on Alice Walker’s 1982 novel, follows the life…
TheGrio has you covered with various films and documentaries perfect during Black History Month Black History Month is underway, and the top streaming services and channels have compiled hours and hours of content for viewers to consume all throughout February. Having trouble weeding through all of your options? Look no further as theGrio has the…
Actress Hattie McDaniel was a pioneer in Hollywood after becoming the first Black actor to be nominated and win an Oscar at the 12th annual Academy Awards for her role as Mammy in the 1939 Civil War drama “Gone With the Wind.” Though celebrated on screen, Hollywood’s treatment of the trail blazer was a constant…
Following their NFC Championship loss on Sunday to the Rams, the San Francisco 49ers are making coaching moves. The first move reportedly was asking assistant head coach and tight ends coach Jon Embree to take a big 60 percent pay cut. (Photo by Michael Zagaris/San Francisco 49ers/Getty Images) Embree, who was sent packing after he…
EXCLUSIVE: Presently, in comparison to the overall national homeownership rate of 65.5%, Black ownership has drifted around 43%. Racism in the housing market is not new, but the ways entrepreneurs are using technology to overcome it are groundbreaking. Blockchain technology offers a digital ledger system that can streamline the home lending process. Bryan Young, CEO…
West referred to February as ‘Black Future Month,’ while T-Pain says Black history should last all year. February is Black History Month and millions of people and numerous organizations are commemorating it this year as they have for decades. But Kanye West and T-Pain are not in that group, as both took to social media…
“I decided to pull my music and my podcast from Spotify but it’s dual,” Arie stated. India Arie is speaking out on her decision to pull her music and “SongVersation” podcast from Spotify amid outcry over Joe Rogan having a voice on the platform. The singer-songwriter appeared on the Feb. 4 episode of Tamron Hall…
OPINION: To be truly effective, the institute will need to dive deep—going beyond race and economics—to craft solutions that can effectively change Black men’s destinies. Last month, Morehouse College announced the establishment of the Black Men’s Research Institute, a new initiative funded by a grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation “to study the economic,…
Source: SOPA Images / Getty In a case that sounds eerily similar to that of Crystal Mason, a Black Lives Matter activist from Memphis, Tennessee, has been sentenced to six years in prison because voting laws are often unclear and because America loves throwing the lives of Black people away for no real or practical…
