Based on the 1999 film, the show will center on the friendship of three young Black men growing up in the Los Angeles suburb of Inglewood Showtime has given a pilot order to Rick Famuyiwa and Justin Hillian for a show based on their 1999 coming-of-age film The Wood, which centers on the friendship of…
Source: NICHOLAS KAMM / Getty Back from recess, the House of Representatives voted to pass the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act. The bill passed 219-212, with no Republicans crossing over to support voting rights. First introduced in 2019, the bill was renamed for John Lewis shortly after his passing. The earlier version of the bill…
Demarcus Dunn was also a veteran and local sports coach A Louisiana family is feeling lost in the wake of the passing of their loved one and a fiancée is left to pick up the pieces after losing the love of her life just one day before their scheduled wedding. People Magazine reports Baker police…
Yung Joc addressed the heated altercation between himself and his son Amoni Robinson, 20, on Aug. 24 during an Instagram Live. The fight appeared on a recent episode of “Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta” that was filmed back in 2020. The father and son were at odds over Robinson’s involvement with a particular friend that…
Amanda Wilson, CEO of A+X Puzzles, is the first Black woman to have her puzzles featured in Target stores nationwide. Wilson launched the business less than three years ago and will now have her products available in 1,750 Target locations. The company made the announcement about the nationwide launch on Aug. 8. Wilson spoke to…
Both accuse the other of cheating in newly released documents; Sonya admits she’s in a new relationship If you thought that Sonya Curry and Dell Curry would have a harmonious divorce after they announced this week that they were splitting up after 33 years, you’d be wrong. The day after it was reported that Sonya…
A resurfaced video of rapper Busta Rhymes criticizing mask mandates and COVID-19 safety protocols has social media ready to get the rapper all in check. Over the weekend, Busta performed at the annual Summer Jam concert hosted by the Hot 97 radio station, but it was a performance from nearly three months ago that has…
theGrio’s Natasha Alford says talking with family members about COVID-19 isn’t always easy. Here’s how her family’s journey brought them closer together. I knew the tables had turned when I picked up the phone to talk with my dad about COVID-19 last summer. I was in the same situation a lot of other Black millennials…
The police officers were arrested for perjury Three former Philadelphia police officers, Frank Jastrzembski, Manuel Santiago and Martin Devlin, have been arrested and charged for perjury after their testimonies led to the wrongful conviction of an innocent Black man. They were also charged with false swearing. In 1993, then 20-year-old Anthony Wright was convicted of…
Racial justice groups received millions in donations amid the 2020 civil unrest stemming from the murder of George Floyd The police killing of George Floyd ignited global protests and prompted corporate America to pledge billions to racial justice. But more than a year after his death, much of the funds have yet to be distributed…
