Source: Ryan Muir / The FADER Artist Noname is the self-proclaimed “hood librarian” opening a free library called the Book Club. Her radical hood library provides books and other resources to the local community of Chicago. The rapper and activist believes the only way to eradicate the violence of colonization is by studying and practicing….
Moneybagg Yo’s girlfriend Ari Fletcher looked stunning on the red carpet for the pre-recorded 2021 BET Hip Hop Awards, which aired Tuesday night. “I’m in love. I love my man,” Fletcher expressed to Lore’l from “The Morning Hustle Show,” according to a clip on Instagram. (L)Ariana Fletcher, pictured with Moneybagg Yo, had a message for…
Transcribed: Cameron Blackwell October 3,2021 Cortney Wills [00:00:03] Hello and welcome to Acting Up the podcast that dives deep into the world of TV and film that highlights our people, our communities and our stories. I’m your host, Courtney Wills, Entertainment Director at theGrio. And this week we are talking to the amazing, the fantastic…
Transcribed: Cameron Blackwell Completed: 9/27/21 Cortney Wills: [00:00:03] Hello and welcome to Acting Up, the podcast that dives deep into the world of TV and film that highlights our people, our communities, and our stories. I’m your host, Cortney Wills, Entertainment Director at theGrio. And this week we’re speaking with the women behind a mind…
Transcribed: Cameron Blackwell Jul 15, 2021 Cortney Wills: Hello and welcome to Acting Up, the podcast that dives deep into the world of TV and film that highlights our people, our communities, and our stories. I’m your host, Courtney Wills, entertainment director at theGrio, and this week we are talking about the 2021 Emmy nominees. …
Police identified 18-year-old Timothy George Simpkins as the suspect who opened fire at Timberview High School Police have identified the suspect who opened fire in a Texas high school Wednesday. Timothy George Simpkins, 18, allegedly opened fire inside of Timberview High School in Arlington, Texas, which is part of the Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area, theGrio…
Transcribed: Cameron Blackwell Jul 15, 2021 Cortney Wills: Hello and welcome to Acting Up, the podcast that dives deep into the world of TV and film that highlights our people, our communities, and our stories. I’m your host, Courtney Wills, and this week we’re speaking to actor O. T. Fagbenle, star of Hulu’s The Handmaid’s…
Transcribed: Cameron Blackwell Jul 15, 2021 William Jackson Harper: And until equal justice under the law is a real thing and until being able to just move through the world unbothered, especially when you’re not doing anything that requires anyone to check in with what you’re doing and who you are and why you’re there…
Transcribed: Cameron BlackwellJul 15, 2021 Yvonne Orji: [00:00:02] This is now a moment where I’m like, OK, whatever gems I learn, whatever mistakes I made, whatever successes I have, like, let me put that out now for the people. So because I’m in it in real time, like you may be two steps behind me,…
Sage Steele is facing consequences after making controversial comments about former President Barack Obama and covid vaccine mandate last week on the podcast “Uncut with Jay Cutler.” The “SportCenter” host is being taken off air for a week after criticizing Obama for identifying as Black on his U.S. Census form when “his Black dad was…
