Jon M. Chu, of ‘In the Heights’ and ‘Crazy Rich Asians,’ is expected to direct the film adaptation of the popular musical Almost 20 years after premiering on Broadway, the Wicked film adaptation finally found its two leads. Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande are set to star in the feature as Elphaba and Glinda, respectively….
As the one-year anniversary of “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Reunion” approaches, actress Janet Hubert, aka Original Aunt Viv, is giving her fans an update about her current relationship with co-star Will Smith. After a 27-year feud, Smith invited Hubert on the special to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the ’90s sitcom and to hash…
The upcoming series will “explore the remarkable accomplishments and global impact of Johnson’s life” Apple TV+ has announced a four-part docuseries exploring the career and life of NBA legend Earvin “Magic” Johnson. The upcoming series comes at a special time in the legacy of Johnson as Nov. 7 marks the 30th anniversary of Johnson going…
Powell is being remembered at a funeral Friday at the Washington National Cathedral. President Joe Biden is expected to attend but not speak Friends, family and former colleagues are honoring Colin L. Powell, the widely praised soldier-diplomat who rose from humble Bronx beginnings to become the first Black chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff…
Sabrina Dunigan has been charged in connection with the deaths of all her kids on the morning of her 34th birthday. An Illinois mother has been charged with five counts of endangering the life or health of a child after all five of her children died in an apartment fire in August. The tragedy took…
Source: TikTok / texykitchen1 In today’s episode of Why TF Do White People Keep Putting Raisins Where Raisins Don’t Go? a video has recently been posted to TikTok that shows a vicious, violent and graphic homicide…of the tastebuds. The video shows a color-redacted person making macaroni and cheese. Note: the spelling out of “macaroni” was…
“It was racially motivated,” says Tommy Williams, whose home was set on fire and the N-word spray painted on his patio. Williams, 59, is a part of the Connersville, Indiana City Council and is the only Black member. The city is about 65 miles east of Indianapolis and has a population of 12,796 with 94…
The lawsuit filed in the St. Louis-based 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals argues that the authority to compel vaccinations rests with the states, not the federal government Attorneys general in 11 states filed suit Friday against President Joe Biden’s administration, challenging a new vaccine requirement for workers at companies with more than 100 employees. The lawsuit…
OPINION: theGrio’s Jason Johnson writes there were good and bad results for Black voters on Election Day, as well as some lessons to be learned now that the dust has settled As a general rule it’s not good to jump onto too much analysis of an election 24 hours after people have cast votes. There’s…
Greg McMichael and his adult son, Travis McMichael, armed themselves and pursued Arbery in a pickup truck as he ran through their neighborhood just outside the Georgia port city of Brunswick on Feb. 23, 2020 Opening statements began Friday in the murder trial of three white men charged in the shooting death of Ahmaud Arbery,…
