Source: Universal History Archive / Getty The Make Good Trouble Rally and March On For Voting Rights are just two of the events in Washington D.C. on Saturday, Aug. 28. The Make Good Trouble Rally kicks off at 11 am at the Washington memorial. Considered a pivotal day in Black history, Aug. 28 marks…
Tamar Braxton is showing her fans what her set looks like. Braxton joined a TikTok trend where the participant plays a certain unnamed TikTok sound that users have been uploading and fake fighting to in the background. The point is to show followers one’s fighting style, and the participant is supposed to just start shadow…
Allen spoke with several key figures, including Dr. Bernice King, on the importance of the Black vote On Friday, Aug. 27, Byron Allen, founder and CEO of Allen Media Group, which owns theGrio, moderated a panel on the voting rights of Black Americans. The panel was streamed online via Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and the King…
After images surfaced last week of students at Salinas High School in California posing with a Black baby doll named “Shaniqua” and engaging in various types of abuse with the doll, three students have been suspended. A student seen posing with the doll on the now-deleted student-run Instagram account “Shaniqua.shs” has also been removed from…
New England Patriots quarterback Cam Newton can’t seem to catch a break. Questions continue to linger regarding Newton’s longevity, whether he will be the team’s starter for week one of the regular season, and criticism continues to mount regarding Newton’s decision to not get the COVID-19 vaccine. (L) Scott Zolak and Cam Newton (R). Photo…
There is no word on when the yet-to-be-titled project will premiere on Netflix It looks like Kenya Barris is teaming up with Netflix again to direct a new comedy, and he’s been able to enlist Hollywood heavyweights Eddie Murphy and Jonah Hill to star in the yet to be titled project. Earlier this year Amazon…
Every other eligible school district in the state is providing all students free meals this year The Waukesha school board in Wisconsin has opted out of a federal program which is giving all students free lunch this year. Every eligible school district in the state is providing all students free meals – but not in…
Russell says he tried to sort out the matter privately and when that failed, he took legal action Kimora Lee Simmons says her ex-husband Russell Simmons has no proof to back up his claims that she and her current husband stole from him. Kimora Lee Simmons and Russell Simmons (Photo by Donald Bowers/Getty Images) Russell…
Source: Anna Moneymaker / Getty Black voters want bold measures passed, according to a new poll. Black to the Future Action Fund conducted a “temperature check” poll in July 2021 with Socioanalítica Research. Those polled were favorable in their opinions of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris. In recent remarks responding to the…
Transcribed by: Cameron Blackwell Completion date: August 27, 2021 Shana Pinnock: [00:00:03] Welcome to Dear Culture, the podcast that gives you news you can trust for the culture, I’m your co-host Shana Pinnock, Social Media Director at theGrio, [00:00:09][6.0] Cortney Wills: [00:00:09] and I’m your guest host, Cortney Wills Entertainment Director at the Grio. And…
