Meek Mill’s recent encounter with a flight crew left him feeling profiled as he claimed he was falsely accused of smoking on a chartered plane. The night before Halloween the rapper took to social media and aired out his grievances about what was purportedly a flight attendant exhibiting what he called “racist” behaviors. Meek Mill accused…
AUP EP#26 TRANSCRIPT Transcribed: Cameron Blackwell Completed: 11/1/21 Cortney Wills: [00:00:04] Hello and welcome to Acting Up the podcast that dives deep into the world of TV and film that highlights our people, our culture, and our stories. I’m your host, Cortney Wills, Entertainment Director at theGrio, and this week we’re speaking to Shalita Grant….
Lathan plays Lisa Arthur, a high-powered attorney, on the acclaimed HBO series. Succession‘s newest star is none other than accomplished actress Sanaa Lathan, and she had plenty to say to The Hollywood Reporter about joining the acclaimed series, how she started off her acting career and more. From iconic roles in 1990’s classics like Love…
Exclusive: Grant appeared on theGrio’s Acting Up podcast and broke down her latest role that is taking the internet by storm In the latest episode of Acting Up, Shalita Grant opened up about starring in the third season of the hit Netflix series You, assumptions made about her in the industry, and more. From a…
OPINION: Nathan dips out when things get tough. Is that really what Issa needs? [jwp-video n=”2″ So, I’m a whole Nathan fan. (Not a half one like some of ya’ll.) I speak my love for Nathan with my entire chest, and I even wrote a little something about him last year. But as much as…
Actor TJ Atoms raised the bar with his role as the late Ol’ Dirty Bastard in Hulu’s “Wu-Tang: An American Saga.” Executive produced by Wu-Tang Clan’s RZA and Method Man, the biographical series follows the rise of the iconic hip-hop group in New York City in the early 1990s. ODB, born Russell Tyrone Jones, was…
The “Open” rapper stated on an IG live session that rhymes getting played in the clubs all sound the same. Cardi B took to Instagram Live to tell her fans that she’s found the solution to what’s been missing in the clubs: Cardi B is what’s missing! The Grammy-winning rapper recently aired out some grievances…
Across the aisle, Black women are saying they want more representation: “We are not a monolith.” Virginia voters on Tuesday will make history by electing the commonwealth’s first woman of color lieutenant governor: Democrat Hala Ayala, who is Afro-Latina, or Republican Winsome Sears, who is Black. But for many Black women voters – who have…
OPINION: While the deck may be stacked against Black women seeking statewide elected office, research indicates that they can win. Last week, Letitia “Tish” James announced her candidacy for governor of New York. The sitting attorney general enters into what should be a crowded Democratic gubernatorial primary. If elected, James would be the first Black…
Five ’90’s Warner Bros. sitcoms, including ‘Martin’ and ‘The Jamie Foxx Show’ are hitting the streaming service. A slate of beloved 1990s Black sitcoms hit HBO Max Monday. The streamer acquired five Warner Bros. shows: Hangin’ with Mr. Cooper, In the House, The Jamie Foxx Show, Martin, and The Parent ’Hood. It will also stream the…
