OPINION: Vogue’s former editor-at-large was a trailblazer in his field who changed the game for his successors. So why did the magazine he called home for decades seem to treat his death as an afterthought? No matter how high you climb, it’s never easy being “first.” To be first in any arena is often synonymous…
AUP EP#36 TRANSCRIPT Transcribed: Cameron Blackwell Completed: 1/19/21 Cortney Wills: [00:00:03] Hello and welcome to Acting Up the podcast that dives deep into the world of TV and film that highlights our people, our culture, and our stories. I’m your host, Cortney Wills, Entertainment Director at theGrio, and this week we’re speaking with Tasha Smith….
Like mother, like daughter. While Toya Johnson’s first mini-me, Reginae Carter, is now all grown up and exploring adulthood, she now has her second daughter Reign Ryan Rushing, 3, to fill the role.In an Instagram video she posted on Monday, Johnson’s fiancé, Robert Red Rushing, is questioning their daughter as she hilariously resembles her mother…
Heart failure is listed as the cause of death for actor Sidney Poitier, the first Black actor to win an Oscar, who died on Jan 6, 2022. Also reportedly listed on Poitier’s death certificate were underlying health issues of prostate cancer and alzheimer’s dementia. It was announced that the “Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner” star…
Husband Gregg Leakes died in September. His widow has said “he wanted me to move on with my life” — and it’s clear that she has. Real Housewives of Atlanta alumna NeNe Leakes is reportedly open to getting married again after being widowed last year when her longtime husband, Gregg Leakes, died of colon cancer. …
Social media has dramatically changed the landscape for exposing racism. Now it’s easy and fast to put racists on blast. Let’s reminisce on a few times last year where white people got what they deserved. Out With the Old A home video showed a Louisiana judge hurling racial slurs. Naturally, the internet burst into outrage….
After Megan Thee Stallion removed photos of the couple from her Instagram page, the rumor mill started churning. Rapper and producer Pardison Fontaine has responded to rumors that he and his girlfriend, rapstress Megan Thee Stallion, have broken up. The two started dating in late 2020, but after Megan recently removed photos of the couple…
Whoopi Goldberg, Viola Davis, and more have taken to social media to honor the fashion icon Black Hollywood and the fashion industry at large are taking to social media to mourn the loss of Vogue‘s former creative director and icon himself, André Leon Talley. Talley’s impact in the fashion industry is truly unparalleled, as he…
Gabrielle Union‘s fashion upload featuring Dwyane Wade got a bit sidetracked on Tuesday, Jan. 18, after a particular gesture of Wade’s showing his stamp of approval captured fans’ attention. This recent post was one of many that honored the “Dwyane” author’s 40th birthday earlier this week. To commemorate his special day, Union shared various photos and clips…
In a new year and a pandemic, it’s possible to set goals and still have grace for yourself Have you heard about “Quitters Day”? While most people begin each year fully committed to their new year’s resolutions, research has found many tend to abandon them by the third week of January. And, as someone who…
