Kim Kardashian says she is an appreciator of culture, not an appropriator. The social icon has been slammed in years past by allegations of being a culture vulture and profiting off of Black culture when it comes to her sometimes deeply tanned skin, bronzed makeup looks and curvier figure. But as far as the reality…
James Brown led a decorated career in music for decades as the Godfather of Soul, delivering classic hits like “Please, Please, Please,” “Papa’s Got a Brand New Bag” and “It’s a Man’s Man’s Man’s World” before his death at the age of 73 on Christmas Day in 2006. A legal battle for his estate has…
Gucci Mane and Keyshia Ka’oir are back on the courtside flaunting one of the best qualities about their coupledom…their drip. The Atlanta couple had front-row seats to the Philadelphia 76ers and Golden State Warriors game on Saturday, Dec. 11, and absorbed a lot of attention in their pink coordinating outfits. Gucci sported a pink-striped shirt,…
The film was adapted from 2018 stage musical and stars Kelvin Harrison Jr. and Peter Dinklage. The Los Angeles premiere of Cyrano has been postponed due to concerns over COVID-19. The United Artists film stars Kelvin Harrison Jr. and Peter Dinklage. The premiere was set to happen at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures on…
A deadly string of tornadoes landed in six states on Friday and over the weekend Is climate change to blame for unprecedented weather disasters? The Weather Channel (owned by theGrio’s parent company, Allen Media Group) meteorologist Alex Wallace examines that question in the video report above. A deadly string of tornadoes landed in six states…
Rick Ross and 50 Cent are still at odds with each other. The rapper recently mocked his arch-nemesis, who is also a rapper, in a GQ magazine interview when asked about his new show “BMF,” which is based on the real-life drug trafficking organization called Black Mafia Family. Rick Ross (Photo: @richforever/Instagram) (Photo: @50cent/Instagram) Ross…
EXCLUSIVE: “You show up for the bridges now show up for the people!” Arndrea King, president of Drum Major Institute, said sternly of President Biden in an interview with theGrio. Members of the King family are calling for the national holiday that honors civil rights icon Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. to be a day…
Cannon is on the cover of the latest issue of People magazine, where he reveals how he feels days after sharing the tragic news on his daytime show In a recent cover story for People magazine, Nick Cannon opened up about the loss of his son Zen, and the guilt he has felt since he…
Chicago is set to pay $2.9 million to a Black woman who was handcuffed by police during a botched 2019 police raid. The City Council’s Finance Committee unanimously approved the settlement on Monday, Dec. 13, for Anjanette Young, a social worker from the West Side. “The city has never disputed Ms. Young suffered an indignity”…
The college football world is calling it the “biggest flip in history.” Cornerback Travis Hunter, 2022′s No. 2 overall college football recruit, flipped his commitment from Florida State to HBCU Jackson State University on national signing day Wednesday. Hunter had been committed to Florida State since March 2020. He is the “first five-star high school…
