For over five decades, Synthia Saint James has used her artistry as an avenue to celebrate the different facets of Black culture, and the Los Angeles native’s latest project is centered on merging art and literature. She recently released her first visual art book. Black Artist Who Designed the First Ever Kwanzaa Stamp For USPS…
Veteran Hollywood comedian and actor Eddie Murphy has a very successful and lucrative career making fans laugh thanks to films such as “Coming to American,” “Norbit,” and “The Nutty Professor.” The 60-year-old’s movies gave us some of the most hilarious movie lines ever and even more memorable characters, including Sherman Klump and Rasputia Latimore. However,…
During Black History Month, theGrio’s weekly series, “The Secret History of…” will explore the lesser-known details of some of the most popular stories from Black history. In our final story in the series, we learn about the African Americans who arrived in America before the English. The 1619 Project is not “critical race theory.” Not…
The upcoming WNBA season will be the last for the Seattle Storm‘s Sue Bird. The 20-year veteran will end her storied career and head into the Naismith Hall of Fame as soon as she is eligible. But Bird doesn’t want a “farewell tour” of sorts, as it doesn’t work well for her personality type. Sue Bird #6 of Team United States…
“I’m hoping that the United States government doesn’t make the mistake of going into Ukraine trying to nation-build,” Congresswoman Frederica Wilson told theGrio. President Joe Biden from the East Room of the White House on Thursday during a televised press conference reiterated “our forces will not be engaged in war with Russia” in response to…
Greenville, South Carolina, earned eye-rolls for highlighting Mayor Knox White’s high school desegregation as Black history. A social media campaign intended to celebrate Black History Month in Greenville, South Carolina, is earning criticism for highlighting the city’s white mayor and his experiences attending integrated schools. One of the now-deleted posts Tuesday reportedly showed a photo…
Robinson’s father was reportedly last seen in Pensacola, Fla. on Feb. 11. New York Knicks center Mitchell Robinson III has turned to the public for help finding his missing father. As reported by TMZ, Robinson, 23, recently took to social media to report that his dad, Mitchell Robinson Jr., has been MIA since Feb 13….
Source: Robert Gauthier / Getty One thing about conservatives—they virtually always assume they’re on the side of popular opinion. And the Republican war on critical race theory is a prime example of this. Every right-wing pundit who has spoken out against CRT and every Republican legislator who has banned or sought to ban the academic…
The series is set to follow the life of the iconic American artist and will take place in 1980s New York City Jean-Michel Basquiat is getting the limited series treatment. Stephan James is set to star and executive produce the upcoming project focused on the iconic painter, per recent reports. The series, currently untitled, is…
Homelessness is a longstanding national issue that has been exacerbated by the pandemic, and an 8-year-old from South Carolina has set out on a mission to support individuals facing housing insecurity. Taji Johnson is paying it forward by providing tents for those who have been displaced, WJBF reported. This 8- year-old boy is providing shelter…
