Historically Black Colleges and Universities are continuing to get noticed in the U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Colleges 2022” guidebook. Most notable is the improved ranking of Florida A&M University, which managed to secure a third year as the highest-ranking HBCU among top public universities across the country. This year FAMU landed at 104,…
Shahidi presented the Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series, which went to Brett Goldstein of “Ted Lasso.” Grown-ish star Yara Shahidi presented a trophy at the 73rd Primetime Emmy Awards this weekend, but the actress had to leave the ceremony early to attend college classes on time. Shahidi requested to present an…
In a recent school board meeting, one member, Mike Wagner, noted that the book ban amounted to distrust of local teachers. The school board of Central York in the state of New York reversed its decision on Monday to ban books written by authors of color after protests from students, parents and teachers and a…
Kevin Hart fans are seeing double after the comedian posted a birthday tribute to his older brother, Robert Hart. On Sunday, Sept. 19, Kevin wished his brother Robert a Happy Birthday by uploading a photo of the two of them together. In the photo, Robert stands to the left of Kevin, who has his arm…
Tamika Mallory on Instagram Live on Tuesday, Sept. 21, 2021. | Source: Instagram / Instagram.com/tamikadmallory Tamika Mallory delivered a veritable sermon Tuesday morning responding to the devastating images of Border Patrol agents appearing to use whips from horseback in order to corral Haitian migrants attempting to cross into the U.S. from Mexico. MORE: Whips On…
Jermaine Dupri disclosed on Monday, Sept. 20, why he didn’t preview any music in an impromptu “Verzuz” battle with Diddy during an interview with V103 Atlanta. Last week, Dupri called out Diddy in a Twitter post following Fat Joe and Ja Rule’s battle at Madison Square Garden. The music producer wrote, “Somebody let @Diddy know…
Exclusive: The Public Enemy frontman speaks with theGrio about the importance of physical and mental health as he aides in a public service announcement to raise awareness on colorectal cancer. Music has always been a rallying cry for Black Americans to overcome adversity and inspire change in themselves and others in the face of turmoil…
Source: PAUL RATJE / Getty First, let’s be clear about one thing: America has never cared about the devastation Black and brown immigrants are trying desperately to escape when crossing the border. The attitude in this country has always been, “Nah, don’t come here.” Certainly, there are plenty of Americans who are empathetic and not…
Union opened up about filming “The Public” with the late actor In a recent interview promoting her new memoir, Gabrielle Union shared a story about an interaction with the late Michael K. Williams that left her “bawling”. Williams, of The Wire and Lovecraft Country, tragically passed away earlier this month, theGrio previously reported. Since his…
Waithe’s imprint will be an extension of the Hillman Grad production company she founded with Rishi Rajani “Gone Girl” author Gillian Flynn is a familiar name on bestseller lists, but her personal reading tastes run to books most haven’t heard about. “I start every conversation about books with ‘What’s the weirdest things you’ve read this…
