Although born out of segregation and discrimination, the role of and need for HBCUs remain essential to the culture Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) provided higher learning opportunities for African Americans in the wake of segregation after the Civil War and during Jim Crow. And while de facto segregation has ended, the role of…
The second season of the popular reality series is officially airing it’s reunion, albeit without one of their most controversial figures, Mary Cosby The wild, unexpected and rollercoaster of a second season of The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City has officially come to a close, and Sunday night marked the first part of the…
It’s only been two months since the new year began, but 2022 may mark a career-defining moment in first-time Golden Globe winner Will Smith’s Hollywood legacy, and he doesn’t appear to be the only person who thinks so. Following his first Screen Actor Guilds Awards win at Sunday night’s 28th-Annual SAG Awards, Smith shared the…
Grace Franklin, 15, says she’s her “own artist” with her “own voice.” Grace Franklin, the granddaughter of Aretha Franklin, auditioned for American Idol during Sunday’s episode on ABC. Grace, 15, went before judges Lionel Richie, Katy Perry, and Luke Bryan, and revealed that she was from Detroit. When Richie asked her what led her to…
Tim Leissner admitted on the stand that he “faked” his divorce from his previous wife, Judy Chan Leissner, to marry Simmons. Kimora Lee Simmons‘ estranged husband Tim Leissner, a former Goldman Sachs banker, has been accused of helping Malaysian financier Jho Low steal hundreds of millions of dollars from the 1MDB sovereign development fund. However,…
Andrew Walls has been charged with assault and using weapons while intoxicated An Akron, Ohio man has been charged with assault after being captured on video calling a Black woman the N-word before punching her in the face outside a bar Saturday night. As reported by WKYC, a warrant was issued for the arrest of…
A California deputy will not face charges after killing a homeless person he stopped for jaywalking. The unsheltered Black man was in the midst of a mental health crisis when he encountered the Orange County deputy in 2020. A statement from District Attorney Todd Spitzer breaks down his office’s “investigation and legal conclusion” on Deputy Eduardo Duran’s…
According to Reuters, 27 states are considering more than 250 bills with provisions that could suppress the minority vote. As Republicans continue to embrace The Big Lie — perpetuated by former President Donald Trump that the 2020 Presidential Election was stolen from him — Republicans across the nation have passed, or are attempting to pass, ongoing…
EXCLUSIVE: Experts speak with theGrio on the state of Black America ahead of President Joe Biden’s first SOTU remarks. President Joe Biden will deliver on Tuesday night his first State of the Union address since taking office as the United States’ commander-in-chief. The president is said to have rehearsed his televised remarks this past weekend,…
OPINION: John Singleton’s magnum opus is so (rightfully) highly regarded that we all ignore one entirely impossible chain of events. Like most folks who spent their teen years in the ’90s, Boyz N the Hood is part of my life. I saw it in a movie theater in Opelika, Ala., when it was released in…
