The unexpected partnership materialized in honor of American Heart Month. “When Cheerios called and said they wanted to work together, I said ‘why?’ said legendary rapper and actor Ice-T in a conversation with theGrio. In honor of American Heart Month, he and the iconic cereal are encouraging America to have a “change of heart” by…
The latest ‘Verzuz’ between Anthony Hamilton and Musiq Soulchild will be free to view live on Tuesday from California. Verzuz co-founder Swizz Beatz stated that Tuesday night’s Verzuz will available on Instagram and free to view, after initial reports otherwise. The original announcement of the latest music competition stated that fans would not be able…
Simmons College of Kentucky / Source: Simmons College of Kentucky A historically Black college (HBCU) is taking an interesting approach in responding to a crime that happened on its campus recently. Simmons College of Kentucky was broken into and burglarized two times last week in thefts that totaled tens of thousands of dollars in stolen…
The film, which premiered to rave reviews at TIFF, is a “documentary-memoire” from Afro-Latina creator Rebeca Huntt In an exciting partnership, Steven Adams and Theo Dumont of Alta Global Media were announced as executive producers of BEBA, a documentary-memoire from Afro-Latina writer/director Rebeca Huntt. Beba, Huntt’s directorial debut, is fresh off some serious critical acclaim…
OPINION: The 1989 film features a powerhouse class of Black Hollywood royalty that will keep you laughing the entire hour and 56 minutes. Eddie Murphy. Della Reese. Redd Foxx. Richard Pryor. Robin Harris. Arsenio Hall. Jasmine Guy. Lela Rochon. The cast list alone draws you in. Come for the people. Stay for the laughs. I…
The May 2020 videotaped killing of Floyd triggered protests worldwide and a reexamination of racism and policing The three former Minneapolis police officers charged in connection with the killing of George Floyd will testify in their own defense later this year in a federal civil rights trial. Alexander Kueng, Tou Thao and Thomas Lane, are…
Romeo Miller sent shock waves online on Feb. 14 by announcing that he was expecting his first child with girlfriend Drew Sangster and uploading an image of his daughter a short time later. In the Instagram post, Miller, who began dating his girlfriend in 2020, revealed that he and Sangster decided to keep her pregnancy a secret…
Quintez Brown’s attorney reportedly plans to have him evaluated as soon as possible and sought the court’s recognition of his mental state. Kentucky activist Quintez Brown, who is a candidate for the Louisville Metro Council, has been charged with attempted murder after he allegedly fired multiple rounds at the headquarters of Craig Greenberg, a mayoral…
Raymond Santana, one of the exonerated men of the Central Park Five, received an $8.2 million settlement from the city of New York to compensate him. Recently, he spoke out about what he’s done in the aftermath of the 1989 case that put a spotlight on the tactics and strategies used by police and prosecutors….
Republicans on the Senate Banking Committee have derided three diverse Federal Reserve Board nominees since the process began. Republican Senators were a no show at an executive session to vote on the federal reserve board nominees. Senator Sherrod Brown, the chairman of the committee, blasted his GOP colleagues and said the Senators “have fled the…
