Lee is the first Black jury president at Cannes, and described it as “the world’s greatest film festival” during Tuesday’s official press conference At the Cannes Film Festival press conference on Tuesday, jury president and esteemed filmmaker Spike Lee spoke on “Black people being hunted down,” Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin and more. As theGrio previously…
JT took to Twitter to break down her heartfelt interaction with the Grammy award-winning singer, in which she gave advice and called the rapper “beautiful” It seems City Girls‘ JT was in the presence of a queen this weekend. The rapper took to social media to gush about her encounter with Beyoncé at a Fourth…
Following an extensive investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct and a “highly unprofessional” work environment, the National Football League has fined the Washington Football Team $10 million — reportedly the highest amount the organization has ever charged one of its teams. According to an article published by Forbes, attorney Beth Wilkinson, who was initially hired…
“Now the world will understand how big of a business the weather business is and how important it is,” Allen said. Media mogul and billionaire Byron Allen, the owner of theGrio’s parent company Entertainment Studios, says he welcomes the competition from fellow mogul Rupert Murdoch, who is set to debut the 24-hour streaming channel Fox Weather…
“People used to tell me my hair was ‘too big’ for the cap – never that the cap was too small for my hair,” Alice Dearing wrote. The International Swimming Federation (FINA) is considering reversing their decision to deny certification for swimming caps designed for natural Black hair following backlash. This comes after a Soul…
Source: Stephen Maturen / Getty UPDATED: 2:19 p.m. ET, July 6, 2021 — Tuesday marks five years since the world witnessed the infamous video of Philando Castile bleeding and taking his last breaths after he was shot by a police officer in Minnesota. The 32-year-old was shot by St. Anthony police officer Jeronimo Yanez less…
On Tuesday, June 29, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis vetoed a bill that would have provided a way for juveniles to have their records expunged after completing a behavioral program. The veto shocked lawmakers after the proposal, which supporters say would have removed barriers to housing, education and employment, moved through the legislature with little opposition….
Long Beach residents found the statue sprayed with white supremacist, Nazi-affiliated symbols Friday and called police. A statue of iconic civil rights leader Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was recently vandalized in Long Beach, California. Residents discovered the statue had been sprayed with white supremacist, Nazi-affiliated symbols on Friday afternoon and called local police,…
Fatima Johnson was found dead, wrapped in a blanket, with her hands tied behind her back and her mouth gagged. A well-known mother of six was found slain in her in South Los Angeles home, and police are looking for the attacker. Fatima Johnson was reported missing after she failed to show up at the…
Naturi Naughton called out her former 3LW bandmate Kiely Williams on Tuesday, July 6, after Williams seemingly exposed her role in the infamous KFC altercation between the two women by confirming she wanted to throw a “two piece” at the “Power” actress following her vouch for Phylicia Rashad. The former 3LW members’ fight occurred in the early 2000s during Naughton’s…
