H.E.R. will play Squeak, the role originated by Rae Dawn Chong in the 1985 film adaptation The Color Purple musical is heading to the big screen, and it’s slated to include H.E.R. in its cast. The popular Broadway musical version of the 1985 film of the same name is being developed as a feature length…
The long-married couple are both being treated for COVID The Rev. Jesse Jackson has been transferred to a hospital focused on physical rehabilitation after receiving treatment for a breakthrough COVID-19 infection while his wife, Jacqueline, has been moved to an intensive care unit, according to a family statement released Friday. Jonathan Jackson, one of the…
Source: FG Trade / Getty The U.S. Supreme Court voted to block the Biden’s administration Eviction Moratorium late Thursday, ending a temporary ban on evictions due to the coronavirus pandemic. The decision will allow renters to resume evictions, putting 3.5 million Americans at risk of being put out of their homes. In the decision, the…
Source: SIMON MAINA / Getty Where do I begin? First, let me say I strongly believe in any attempted plot to harm Black people. I can support this belief with historical facts. I also strongly believe in the magic of melanin and other metta powers that can’t be proven through science. This belief, too, can…
Rep. Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) speaks during a news conference to discuss legislation to revoke “The Medal Of Freedom” given to Bill Cosby in 2002 at the Cannon House Office Building on January 7, 2016, in Washington D.C. | Source: Kris Connor / Getty To paraphrase the popular saying, if it walks like a duck and…
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…
