The forensic exam notes that “the manner in which Mr. Day went into the Illinois River is currently unknown.” The death of Illinois State University graduate student Jelani Day was caused by drowning, the LaSalle County Coroner revealed on Monday. It remains unclear how Day got in the water, with coroner Richard Ploch noting that…
After years of building his legacy in music and entrepreneurship, Jay-Z’s got more than a few people that look up to him. Some of his fans are artists themselves, and at this point, it’s not a shock when artists say Hov is their favorite rapper or that he’s in their top five favorite rappers. Fellow…
The highly anticipated Netflix adaptation of Colin Kaepernick’s teen years is almost here. From the minds of Ava DuVernay and Colin Kaepernick, Colin in Black and White is set to drop on Netflix this Friday, and theGrio has five things to expect from this exciting series. Announced in June 2020, Colin in Black and White…
Bot Sentinel issued a report that found 83 accounts coordinated to abuse Meghan Markle on Twitter. Meghan Markle is the target of a coordinated social media hate campaign against her, according to a new analysis. Bot Sentinel, a nonpartisan platform designed to find bots and trolls, conducted an analysis of more than 114,000 tweets about…
After years of being skeptical about bitcoin, Black Americans are leading the cryptocurrency revolution in 2021. A recent Harris poll found that 23 percent of African-Americans own cryptocurrency, compared to 11 percent of white Americans and 17 percent for Hispanics. Stock photo (Pexels) A 2021 University of Chicago survey of 1,004 young adults 18-29 found…
Source: Leon Bennett / Getty Malika Andrews’ name is quickly becoming a fixture in the world of sports, but who is she and why is everyone so excited about her new show “NBA Today?” Prior to her rapid come-up, the 26-year-old journalist built her chops for covering sports news as an online writer and…
Russell Wilson has outdone himself again for his wife Ciara’s birthday. Monday, Oct. 25, marked the day that Ciara turned 36 years old and to commemorate the day of her birth, Wilson took her to a nice dinner. The three-minute video starts off with the couple in an elevator being taken to the top so…
“My college experience has been a roller coaster,” the rapper previously stated. Megan Thee Stallion took to social media on Monday to gush about graduating from Texas Southern University this year. The Grammy-winning rapper hit up Instagram to share her graduation photos along with the caption: “2021 finna graduate collegeeee 😛 taking my graduation pics…
Source: Steven Ryan / Getty Kyrie Irving seems to trend on Twitter every day. But not for his insane layup package, or smooth silky 3-point shot. He isn’t vaccinated, and the choice has left his teammates without a point guard. His decision to not get the vaccine interloped with New York City’s vaccine requirements means…
Taylor is receiving some of the credit for her spouse’s impeccable performance on “Dancing With The Stars” Monday night. The performance of former NBA guard Iman Shumpert on Monday’s night’s Dancing With The Stars episode is being hailed as one of the greatest in the show’s history. His wife, actress Teyana Taylor, is receiving some of…
