theGrio talks to Cuba expert Dr. Danielle Clealand, who provides perspective on the recent crisis in the island nation Protests in Cuba erupted last week when the island nation expressed its dissatisfaction after food shortages, electricity outages, and rising COVID-19 cases made life there unbearable. In dissent not seen in the last few decades, Cubans…
The video serves as a tease to his next single, “Industry Baby” which was produced by Kanye West Lil Nas X is once again winning the internet. In a new video released on his social media, the rapper pokes fun at the response to his “Satan Shoes” song and coming out as a gay man….
A Staten Island, New York, man has been granted a new hearing, a state Appellate Division panel announced on July 14. Wesley Brissett, 34, was convicted five years ago of criminal possession of stolen property in the fifth degree under Richmond County Supreme Court Justice William E. Garnett. But an appeals panel ordered that Brissett receive…
Source: Kevin Mazur / Getty Megyn Kelly has finally been silenced on social media after tennis star Naomi Osaka blocked the disgraced former TV anchor from following her on Twitter. The deliberate action came after Kelly, who once openly questioned on national TV why blackface is wrong, attacked Osaka for being featured on the cover…
“She is going to be missed by everyone that knew her, especially her family,” her grandmother told reporters. A 6-year-old girl was fatally shot and her mother was among those wounded in Southeast D.C. in a mass shooting that has rocked the city. The shooting occurred just after 11 p.m. on Friday outside a liquor…
Naomi Campbell paid tribute to her slain friend fashion designer Gianni Versace on July 15 by sharing a cropped photo of an infant — presumably the daughter she announced had come into her life in May — sporting a colorful Versace onesie. Campbell’s initial upload, which depicted the baby from the neck down, was one of two posts…
Source: Samuel Corum / Getty The first person to be sentenced to prison for their role in the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol has gotten decidedly less time than prosecutors asked for and what guidelines recommend, suggesting leniency will be shown to the hundreds of other Capitol rioters facing similar charges from that fateful day….
One popular sitcom of the past, “Friends” continues to be a talking point when it comes to the show’s lack of diversity. In recent years, the show centering around six white friends based in New York has drawn criticism for having a successful 10-year run without ever bringing on any Black actors in a full-time…
RHOA insiders claim producers have “no idea who they want to round out the cast.” Sheree Whitfield is reportedly in talks to rejoin the cast for season 14 of The Real Housewives of Atlanta after exiting the show during season 10. Whitfield was a full-time housewife during seasons 1 through 4, and returned for season…
The undertaking, made possible by an unexpected budget surplus, will be the largest free student lunch program in the country When classrooms in California reopen for the fall term, all 6.2 million public school students will have the option to eat school meals for free, regardless of their family’s income. The undertaking, made possible by…
