“I hate resorting to this platform to express an emotion as delicate as grief but this is where I find myself,” Drake wrote on Instagram. Rap superstar Drake took to Instagram in an early-morning post Tuesday to share a statement about the deaths at Friday’s Astroworld Festival, where eight people were killed in the trample…
The family of Ezra Blount has launched a GoFundMe effort to help cover the severely injured boy’s medical bills. One of the youngest victims in the Astroworld Festival tragedy is in a medically induced coma fighting for his life. Ezra Blount, a 9-year-old boy, was severely injured, trampled by the crowd at the concert last…
Rick Ross is teaching his children the importance of generational wealth through his actions in a very boss-like way. The Maybach Music CEO, who also happens to be the owner of more than 25 Wingstop franchises, shared the joy of entrepreneurship with his eldest son William Roberts III for his 16th birthday by surprising him…
A 50-year-old cyclist says he is traumatized after he reportedly was brutally beaten by a neighbor just a few blocks from his home in a Houston suburb. The injured man believes the incident was racially motivated. Elliot Reed, who rides his bike around every morning, told KTRK that he came in contact with a driver…
Source: RB/Bauer-Griffin / Getty We’re always in full support of anything that has to do with giving money to our HBCU fam out there, especially if it comes with a million-dollar price tag attached! A-list Hollywood star Michael B. Jordan and sports legend Serena Williams decided to make that happen by teaming up for a…
Jay-Z is not shying away from supporting the freedom of expression in art, not even if it means seemingly defending his friend Dave Chappelle amid the ongoing controversy of his Netflix special “The Closer.” For several dizzying weeks, the 72-minute standup special has been at the center of criticism plus calls for boycotts due to…
Credit has become such a big part of our lives, from buying a house or car to obtaining health insurance and undergoing employment background checks. There’s no denying credit is important. Here’s why. Photo by RODNAE Productions from Pexels How Your Credit Score is Calculated There are standard credit scoring models that analyze one of your…
Source: Sean Rayford / Getty First on the scene after Ahmaud Arbery was shot, former Glynn County Patrol Officer Ricky Minshew testified that at least one of the defendants failed to invoke citizen’s arrest as a justification at the scene. NBC News reported Minshew testified to his conversations with William “Roddie” Bryan upon arriving…
Nick Cannon may have given up on his goal to be celibate for the rest of the year. After welcoming four children by three different women this year — bringing his total of children he has to seven — Cannon is implying that he may be down to make more. Rapper Saweetie took to Twitter…
AUP EP#26 TRANSCRIPT Transcribed: Cameron Blackwell Completed: 11/8/21 Cortney Wills: [00:00:03] Hello and welcome to Acting Up the podcast that dives deep into the world of TV and film that highlights our people, our culture and our stories. I’m your host, Cortney Wills, Entertainment Director at theGrio. And this week we’re speaking to the multitalented…
