EXCLUSIVE: TheGrio spoke with White House officials and members of Congress to get the break down of federal dollars earmarked for Black farmers, clean water in Black communities, crime prevention, better housing and more. The White House and members U.S. Congress have been dropping hints that they are nearing a deal on the Build Back…
Serena Williams fans might have just figured out a bit of what the television viewing lineup for her daughter looks like. Williams shared a cute video of her 4-year-old daughter, Alexis Olympia Ohanian Jr., revealing the names she has given a few of her dolls. In the 18-second Oct. 28 video, Williams picked the dolls…
“To have a Black face speaking in behalf of a White supremacist legacy is nothing new,” Michael Eric Dyson said of Sears’ win. As a guest Thursday on MSNBC’s The ReidOut, Dr. Michael Eric Dyson addressed this week’s election of Winsome Sears as the first woman and first Black candidate to be elected to a…
The 2021 NFL rookie crop has now reached the halfway point in the season. These first-year phenoms are a cut above the rest. Most of those on this list have been here before, but it’s fluid and any given Sunday a new star could emerge on the scene, a new breed, potentially on his way…
Source: Michael M. Santiago / Getty A common mistake made by media outlets, law enforcement and society, in general, is the mistake of taking the word of police officers as gospel. Far too often, police reports are taken at face value and regarded as the official word of truth as if cops don’t have the…
Ashanti left fans scratching their heads on Wednesday, Nov. 3, after announcing that she was resuming her Shantober commemoration. Shanotober, as the singer calls it, is the combination of Ashanti’s name and the month of October, in which she was born. The celebration typically lasts throughout the entire month of October. But this year proves…
The artist-producer-designer and 2020 presidential hopeful, formerly known as Kanye West, had plenty to say on “Drink Champs.” The Drink Champs podcast created by N.O.R.E. and DJ EFN has given prominent figures in hip-hop the opportunity to share stories with fans since 2016. Rapper Ye — the artist-producer-designer and 2020 presidential candidate formerly known as…
La La Anthony is ready to step back into the dating world as she and her soon-to-be ex-husband, Los Angeles Lakers baller Carmelo Anthony, move forward with their divorce. The 39-year-old television personality opened up about being ready to try her luck at love again following the ending of her 11-year marriage to the NBA…
“I would describe my experience at Hampton as transformative. I would describe it as enlightening, and I would describe it as fun, so much fun,” Barnwell said. When Hampton University alumna Nicole Barnwell thinks back to her time on the yard — from homecomings that feel like family reunions, seeing Black and brown faces fills up…
Eric Adams, a former New York City Police Department captain, is the city’s next mayor and the second Black person to hold the position in history following the late David Dinkins, who ran the city from 1990 to 1993. Adams defeated Republican nominee Curtis Sliwa in Tuesday’s Nov 2 election. The Associated Press called the race a…
