OPINION: Vice President Kamala Harris’s new task of trying to come up with a workable strategy on immigration reform at the border comes with huge political risks for the White House hopeful Vice President Kamala Harris, like all vice presidents before her, has become essentially invisible. We see her standing quietly (masked) behind President Joe…
The festival returns for its 25th anniversary this fall American Black Film Festival has announced that producer Will Packer will serve as its first ever jury president for this year’s festival. ABFF Ventures LLC announced today that Will Packer, the successful film producer of films like Girls Trip, Straight Outta Compton, The Photograph, and more,…
Many people have different methods on how to give themselves peace of mind on social media. Some take social media breaks, others stay away from certain gossip pages, and others decide to clap back at people writing negative comments about them. Harlem rapper Cam’ron apparently uses the most basic method to keep negativity away from…
What began as a career in real estate, has now blossomed into an exciting and profitable business for Jeanie Hunter, a Black woman making strides in the male-dominated field of construction. Her company Synergy Development Partners recently completed the new airport canopy modernization at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport as part of a joint venture project with McCarthy…
The woman who infamously earned the moniker “SoHo Karen” continues to exude an air of superiority after she interrupted a judge to let him know that she didn’t want to go to jail. Miya Ponsetto, 22, is in the middle of court proceedings over a Dec. 26 incident where she falsely accused Keyon Harrold Jr.,…
This women’s history month, theGrio highlights the achievements of four Black women who have been producers for their own music as well as fellow artists In Genius: Aretha, the National Geographic mini-series about the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin (played by Cynthia Erivo) explained to her future road manager and boyfriend Ken Cunningham that while…
Legendary producer Pharrell Williams revealed on Monday, March 29, that his cousin Donovon Lynch was one of two people killed in a horrific three-part shooting in Virginia Beach, Virginia, on Friday, March 26. Williams shared a photo of the 25-year-old on his social media account on Monday, March 29, writing, “The loss of these lives…
Donald Williams is shown leaving the Hennepin County Government Center in Minneapolis on Monday. | Source: Bloomberg / Getty Day 2 of Derek Chauvin‘s murder trial for killing George Floyd opened as it ended on Monday — with the testimony of an eyewitness who has emerged as a central figure in the case. Donald Williams…
Gabrielle Union and Dwyane Wade’s daughter Kaavia James Union Wade has one more thing to add to her list of skills: singing. On Saturday, March 27, Union shared an Instagram video of her daughter singing “Old McDonald.” The 2-year-old sings “ee-ey ee-ey yooo” over and over again along with a few made-up lyrics of her…
Sen. Raphael Warnock recently refused to condemn calls to boycott Georgia-based companies that haven’t opposed the state’s new restrictive voting law. Speaking during a Sunday interview on CNN’s “State of the Union,” Warnock, the first African-American elected to the U.S. Senate in the state of Georgia, was asked whether boycotts “should be on the table”…
