Chappelle’s latest Netflix special, “The Closer”, premiered on the streamer Tuesday. Dave Chappelle is facing some heat. The comic legend is being called out for recent jokes from his latest Netflix special, The Closer, in which he quips about DaBaby‘s homophobia, trans lives and the LGBTQIA+ community at large. As theGrio previously reported, Dave Chappelle’s…
OPINION: Sophia Nelson writes that the real tragedy in the fall of Carlos Watson’s OZY fallout due to alleged shady practices will impact Black entrepreneurs’ ability to get investment and support. The demise of Black-owned OZY Media and the subsequent scandal surrounding OZY Media founder Carlos Watson, a Black man, who had successfully built the…
The trailer offers a preview of candid discussions with stars including Megan Thee Stallion. Taraji P. Henson is returning to Facebook Watch this month with another season of her Emmy-nominated series, Peace of Mind with Taraji. The 10-episode season will premiere October 11 at 12 p.m. EST, with new episodes dropping weekly, PEOPLE reports. On…
Tanitoluwa “Tani” Adewumi has battled a challenging immigrant experience on his way to becoming one of chess’ best young players. Black people eventually come for every sport in which we’re not traditionally known to engage. Now you can add chess to that list. At just 11-years-old, Tanitoluwa “Tani” Adewumi is on deck to become the…
EXCLUSIVE: Emmy-award-winning journalist Tamron Hall breaks her silence with TheGrio on allegations surrounding her talk show and her new novel highlighting the plight of missing Black women and girls. Tamron Hall launched her eponymous talk show to be an authentic space that fostered very real conversations between the veteran journalist, her guests and the audience…
A year after cutting ties with We TV Network, Tamar Braxton hints at the possibility of the return of her family’s show “Braxton Family Values.” Over the weekend of Oct. 2-3, Braxton performed in Nashville for the 8th Annual Old School BBQ Festival. In between one of her performances, the “Hot Sugar” singer began talking…
Collette Hurd has been staying in ICU at a Chicago hospital awaiting a double-lung and kidney transplant. A Chicago woman awaiting a kidney transplant received the surprise of a lifetime recently when her husband and hospital nursing staff helped orchestrate her 20th wedding anniversary gift. Collette Hurd, 57, renewed her vows while staying at Northwestern…
EXCLUSIVE: Ben Jealous and other activists were taken into custody by U.S. Secret Service on the eve of the Senate’s debate on the John Lewis Voting Rights Act. Voting rights activists — including a pastor, nun and an architect of the Souls to the Polls movement — were arrested Tuesday during a peaceful protest in…
UBS, a major player in the world’s financial markets, recently joined forces with a Black-owned investment firm. And owners of that company, Madison Street Capital, see it as an opportunity to provide more opportunities for wealth building in minority communities. “We like to say that as a firm, we bring Wall Street quality services to…
“Hopefully, it works out in the long run and in 10 years I’m still healthy,” said Wiggins. Golden State Warriors forward Andrew Wiggins has spoken out about being forced to choose between his job or getting vaccinated against COVID-19. Earlier this year the Canadian basketball player made clear that he didn’t want to take the…
