OPINION: theGrio’s Touré writes that F.W. de Klerk was no hero who was one of the leaders of the most racist governments in modern history. Oppressors will always try to rewrite history to make themselves seem better. They’ll justify slaughter by calling the victims “savages” or “uncivilized” or “rioters,” meaning that killing them is OK…
Bobby Rush joins theGrio owner Byron Allen and others who expressed anger after Chris Kempczinski appeared to blame the deaths of two children on their parents. Longtime Illinois U.S. Rep. Bobby Rush is joining a rising chorus of calls for the CEO of the McDonald’s Corporation to step down. Chris Kempczinski exchanged text messages with…
Janet Hubert received a shoutout from Will Smith and a beautiful standing ovation from the audience while attending his New York event. The two reconciled for HBO Max’s “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” reunion in 2020, where they sat down face for face for the first time in 27 years, and their mended relationship has…
Kenya Moore joins Singer, Cynthia Bailey, and more popular Real Housewives talent in the upcoming Peacock series In a recent interview, Kenya Moore opened up about the upcoming Real Housewives series stating Ramona Singer was “blatantly disrespectful” to her on the show. Bravo fans are in for quite a treat with the upcoming Peacock series,…
The ‘Prison Comic’ was drawn by Brendan Hunt, who was convicted of threatening to kill AOC and other elected officials. R. Kelly’s likeness has been plastered on every newspaper and website due to the shameful crimes he was convicted for last month. Now, the disgraced R&B singer/songwriter is depicted in the pages of a prison…
OPINION: Considering Scott’s criminal history due to him encouraging his fans’ mosh-pit and riot-like behavior, the world is left questioning not only his poor decision-making and greed, but also the responsibility of artists What began as a celebratory music festival as about 50,000 people showed up to enjoy hip-hop artist Travis Scott and other musicians…
Accepting his award, Allen advised others: “Keep being you, be obnoxiously yourself, because I feel like that’s what makes you special.” Country singer Jimmie Allen gave a moving speech when accepting his award for New Artist of the Year at the 2021 Country Music Awards Wednesday night in Nashville. The 36-year-old singer kicked off his…
Brittany Tichenor, a Black mother in North Salt Lake, Utah, is raising awareness about bullying after her 10-year-old daughter recently took her own life as a result of what her mother says was constant harassment at school. Tichenor said in a recent news conference that she contacted the Davis School District “multiple times” months ago…
Source: Icon Sportswire / Getty Jackson State Head Football Coach Deion Sanders has become a legitimate candidate for the head coaching position at TCU. According to the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Sanders interviewed for the job Monday. A Jackson State official declined to comment on the matter to the newspaper. “I’m not saying he is going…
Kelly Rowland received massive backlash from fans on Tuesday, Nov. 9, for appearing to be tone-deaf after revealing her son Titan Weatherspoon’s birthday party theme. Rowland, whose son turned seven last week, commemorated his special day by throwing a LEGO police-themed party. The adverse reactions are because of the mainstream attention police officers have received…
