Mayor Adams faces the immense challenge of pulling the city out of the pandemic Eric Adams is New York City’s new mayor, with the Democrat being sworn into office in a Times Square ceremony shortly after the nation’s largest city rang in the new year Saturday. Adams, 61, faces the immense challenge of pulling the city out…
“I am sorry for the pain that I have caused my community and ask for your forgiveness,” Michelle Odinet wrote in her resignation letter. The Louisiana judge heard saying the N-word multiple times in a video that went viral on social media last month has officially quit her job. Former Lafayette City Court judge Michelle…
Is it a dream to visit the motherland? Here are places that you should consider when traveling to the continent of Africa. Raise your hand if it is a dream to visit the motherland. It’s ours too! Since the beginning of time, Africa has been on every wise wanderer’s radar. From the land of lush…
theGrio breaks down how to celebrate Day 7 of the Kwanzaa holiday Jan. 1 marks the final day of Kwanzaa, and on this seventh day, we light the third green candle to the right of the black candle. This candle represents the principle of Imani (faith). Pledge: On this day, we pledge to believe with…
Will Smith spilled all the tea in his recently released memoir, “Will,” including tales about his time on “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.” The actor starred on the hit sitcom from 1990 until 1996. Smith noted that after he’d starred in the drama “Six Degrees of Separation” during the sitcom’s hiatus, he’d lost his sense…
La La Anthony has been fine as wine since we first saw her on “Total Request Live” years ago. Now the model, actress, influencer, hostess, businesswoman, and overall baddie has a sizzling Instagram page. Since announcing her divorce, she has continued to show off that body-ody-ody on the ’Gram. Cancer Season La La celebrated her June…
Former Black Panther and political prisoner Russell “Maroon” Shoatz has died at the age of 78. The activist, who was also a Black Liberation Army member, succumbed to cancer on Dec. 17, 52 days after being released from prison. The death announcement on Dec. 23 revealed a judge granted him a “compassionate release” on Oct….
The 10-time NBA champion and HBCU grad died in Florida after being hospitalized with unknown failing health conditions. Jones was known as ‘The Shooter,’ and led to Celtics to several championship titles in the 1950s and 60s. Sam Jones, the legendary Boston Celtics shooting guard who played on 10 NBA championship teams, has died at…
Check out theGrio’s favorite series from ‘Underground Railroad’ to ‘Insecure’ As 2021 comes to an end it’s time to reflect on the best (and Blackest) things we’ve seen on the small screen this year. With so many notable projects released during a year where TV time remained one of the most safest things we could…
One of the jurors from the Kim Potter trial has spoken out about finding the ex-cop guilty of manslaughter in the police slaying of Minnesota man Daunte Wright during a traffic stop. The unidentified juror said in a recent interview that regardless of whether Potter was a good officer and didn’t mean to kill the…
