OPINION: In an exclusive interview with theGrio, the athlete at the center of a national anthem protest explains why Colin Kaepernick’s publishing company was the perfect platform to tell his story. Before Stephen Curry took his first step, an undersized superstar dazzled professional basketball with his court vision, his ball-handling wizardry and—most of all—his ability…
Steve Harvey‘s birthday post on Jan. 17 gets derailed after fans zoom in on his birthday cake. The “Judge Steve” host, who shared a stream of photos in honor of his special day, rang in his 65th birthday by taking his family on a getaway trip to an undisclosed location while sailing on a yacht….
Radcliffe Camera is pictured on September 20, 2016, in Oxford, England. | Source: Carl Court / Getty In November 2020, University of Pennsylvania graduate student Mackenzie Fierceton, 24, won the Rhodes Scholarship to study at Oxford University. It’s a hard scholarship to win, but Fierceton was granted the coveted prize due to the adversity this…
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex bought lunch for volunteers and staff at The King Center in Atlanta to celebrate MLK Day. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex sponsored lunch for volunteers and staff at The Martin Luther King Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change on Monday in honor of MLK Day. According to People, two…
Simmons came under fire earlier this month after his past tweets, asking why two undocumented immigrants who appeared on MSNBC weren’t being picked up by ICE, resurfaced. The man recently tapped to serve as Vice President Kamala Harris‘ new communications director is meeting with members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus on Thursday to discuss their…
Reconnecting with old friends can bring on a wave of emotions. Recently, veteran actor Denzel Washington was left stunned and seemingly warmed over after he reconnected with a Chicago great-grandmother he’d met nearly five years ago. Their original encounter resulted in a heartwarming viral moment. During an appearance on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!,” the host surprised…
“Looks like Joss Whedon got to direct an endgame after all,” the actor who plays Cyborg in “Justice League” tweeted Monday. Joss Whedon, who directed the 2017 film, Justice League, addressed the allegations against him by cast members of the movie. Last year, actor Ray Fisher — who played the role of Cyborg — tweeted,…
OPINION: Gov. Glenn Youngkin and other GOP leaders would do well to remember that Virginia is a deeply purple state and they do not have a mandate to run wild with far-right governance. When I first read it, I did not think it could be real. I thought, “this has to be a parody, right”? …
Leaders from one of the nation’s oldest civil rights organizations, politicians, and a major newspaper are speaking out against the use of the term “Latinx,” a gender-neutral term to describe people of Spanish-speaking origin. Many advocating the abandonment of the word’s use said that the term has been “imposed and it’s not organic.” Axios describes…
Source: Bob Levey / Getty Black NFL head coach David Culley was fired from the Houston Texans last week. He is the second NFL Black head coach in a week to be fired from the job. Under Culley, the Texans went 4-13 but played the entire season without star quarterback Deshaun Watson, who did not…
