Black women are shattering glass ceilings in the realm of corporate America. According to CNN, Mellody Hobson was recently appointed to serve as the chairwoman of Starbucks’ board of directors. Starbucks has named Mellody Hobson the new chair of its board of directors, the first Black woman in that role at the company. https://t.co/Zl7LS2Iwji —…
As the last few weeks of 2020 pass us by, our favorite celebrities are still making the most of them by venturing out for work and for fun. A Very Mariah Special Mariah Carey takes the stage for “Mariah Carey’s Magical Christmas Special” that aired on Dec. 4 on Apple TV+. Mariah Carey’s Instagram (@mariahcarey)…
Black women in Georgia are fully aware of the unique power they have in the upcoming Senate runoff races and with the opportunity to forge a new path in Congress, according to a new poll. The elections between Democratic candidates Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock, who face incumbents Republican Sens. David Perdue and Sen. Kelly Loeffler, are being watched closely…
Johnson was taken to the locker room on a stretcher Keyontae Johnson is in critical but stable condition after collapsing on the court on Saturday during the first half of a game, according to Sports Illustrated. Johnson, a forward for the Florida Gators, collapsed after performing an alley-oop as the Gators were leading Florida State…
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has penned a new article in which he expressed a need for improved healthcare for Black people in America. In an editorial for WebMD, the NBA icon discussed his likelihood of having health complications and a shorter overall lifespan as a 73-year-old Black man. “In keeping with the statistical risks,” Abdul-Jabbar revealed that…
A white North Carolina man is facing misdemeanor charges after assaulting a white family over a Black Lives Matter sign last week. Nova Tempest, 19, was driving 26-year-old sibling Olivia Pugh and their 17-year-old brother to a dentist’s appointment on Dec. 3 when 55-year-old Rod Steven Sturdy of Lewisville began to drive in an aggressive…
Sidney Powell touted Joshua Merritt as a military intelligence expert to help allege voter fraud In their continued efforts to overturn the 2020 Presidential election results in favor of President Donald Trump, lawyer Sidney Powell has been touting a “military intelligence expert” as a key figure to prove voter fraud. However, The Washington Post reported…
Exclusive: Tommie Smith received the Xernona Clayton Award of Distinction and told theGrio what it meant to him Olympic gold medalist Tommie Smith, who is known for giving the Black Power salute during the 1968 Olympics, received the Xernona Clayton Award of Distinction at the 29th Annual Trumpet Awards that was held December 3. This…
Evelyn Lozada‘s magnifying beauty had the “Basketball Wives” star’s fans in a hypnotic trance after a Dec. 8 post in which she’s wearing a gray low-cut tank top. In the clip, the jewelry designer showed off her collection’s latest earrings as she seductively glanced into the camera. While a selective few raved about the “must-have…
Joshua Feast was targeted by La Marque police officer as a person of interest connected to a previous shooting in the Texas area Joshua Feast, a resident of La Marque, Texas, was shot and killed by police on Wednesday. ABC 13 reports that Feast had been targeted by La Marque Police as a person who…
