Associate Director-Counsel Janai Nelson is set to take over for Ifill this spring. The NAACP Legal Defense Fund announced Wednesday that its president and director-counsel Sherrilyn Ifill will be stepping down from her post next year after serving as head of the prominent civil rights and legal organization for nearly a decade. Ifill recently told the…
EXCLUSIVE: “It makes a difference when you are in the room and you have a seat at the table,” said Congressional Black Caucus Chair Joyce Beatty. Day two of President Joe Biden‘s victory lap after passing his Infrastructure Act takes him to Detroit, Michigan — also known as the Motor City. Wednesday’s visit centered on…
The Grammy-winning music producer called his wife a b— several times, accusing her of infidelity. A video of Stevie J and Faith Evans having an argument has gone viral following the news of the music producer filing for divorce from his R&B singer/songwriter wife. In the video, Stevie accuses Evans of infidelity as the two…
The reality TV star also teased her future on television, ‘Ultimate Girls Trip’ and more. In a recent interview, reality TV star Cynthia Bailey revealed that the door is closed on her returning to The Real Housewives of Atlanta…for now. As theGrio previously reported, the Bravo franchise just had a major shakeup: Ahead of the…
A Wisconsin juror selection law is causing eyebrows to raise all across the country after its application in the Kyle Rittenhouse trial, but that entire proceeding could be rendered moot as the trial judge continued to consider a defense mistrial that was lodged earlier this week. While the practice is legal, many find Circuit Judge…
EXCLUSIVE: The superstar actress is dishing on her directorial debut and setting the example for Black women in ‘Bruised’ Halle Berry is adding to her resume with her latest film, Bruised. The Oscar winner not only stars as Jackie Justice in the Netflix project, but she also directs the film, which follows the former MMA…
Wendy Raquel Robinson admits that she was skeptical about the revival of “The Game” on Paramount +. The actress credited reading the script with changing her mind about the reboot. “The Game” made its debut in 2006 on the CW. The show aired on the network for four seasons before moving to BET for another…
Apollo Theater CEO Jonelle Procope and BET exec Louis Carr will be among those honored at the ‘Leading with Soul’ luncheon. BET announced that it will be holding its inaugural Soul Train Weekend, which will run in conjunction with Saturday’s Soul Train Awards. Included in the festivities is a celebration of Black executives who have…
“I’m so sick [right now] I am in disbelief,” Meg wrote in a tweet Wednesday afternoon. Some of the biggest names in hip hop are paying their respects online to the late Young Dolph following the 36-year-old Memphis rapper’s death Wednesday. Multiple law enforcement sources told Fox 13 in Memphis that Dolph, whose real name…
EXCLUSIVE: More than 200 protesters marched down Black Lives Matter Plaza and shouted outside the White House gates, demanding President Biden to make “no more excuses” for not passing federal voting rights protections. Hundreds of demonstrators were arrested Wednesday during a second day of mass protests for voting rights. But unlike previous voting rights demonstrations…
