Joseph “Jo Mersa” Marley embodies the spirit of his grandfather’s song “Three Little Birds.” The free-spirited 30-year-old son of Stephen Marley approaches life in a carefree manner, and it shines through his music. Growing up as reggae royalty, Jo Mersa started appearing on stage at 4 years old alongside Ziggy Marley and The Melody Makers,…
theGrio’s Matthew Allen highlights artists who have covered, sampled, or borrowed from the essence of the late singer Music has a way of changing over time. The further along we get, the faster trends and fads come and go. So, whenever an artist has the ability to shine and influence from one era to the…
Keziah London Taylor was born in May 2021 and spent several weeks in the NICU before joining the Barrino-Taylor family at home in North Carolina Fantasia is proudly showing off her three-month-old bundle of joy, daughter Keziah London Taylor. Keziah, who she shares with her husband Kendall Taylor, was born on May 23 but the…
Hochul will make a “special announcement” with Benjamin on Thursday in Harlem, according to a public schedule New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has selected Brian Benjamin, a state senator from New York City, as her choice for lieutenant governor, according to a person familiar with the administration’s internal discussions. The person spoke Wednesday with The…
Jamaica’s bobsled team is determined to get the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, and they have come up with an innovative way to raise the money to do it. In an Aug. 12 press release, the team issued more details on its plan to use proceeds from selling non-fungible tokens to finance their Olympic campaign….
Delvin White reportedly called a student the N-word while he was arresting him A Black Florida police officer who was fired by the Tampa Police Department earlier this year after being caught saying the N-word is now back on the job. Delvin White, who worked as a school resource officer at Middleton High School, was…
The family of Army veteran Gulia Dale III has filed a wrongful death complaint a month after the father of three was fatally shot by police. Dale, who is Black, was shot multiple times by officers responding to an emergency call at his Newton, New Jersey, residence on the evening of July 4. According to…
Source: Elijah Nouvelage / Getty Ever since ex-President Donald Trump lost his bid for reelection and famously Republican states like Georgia up and turned blue, we have seen a blatant effort by Republicans to suppress the vote and disenfranchise people—and especially Black people and people of color—who wish to take part in our electoral process….
The virtual event is set to include familiar faces from hit Netflix shows Netflix fans, get ready. The streaming service announced a global fan event set to take place in September, which will connect the many Netflix stars and creators with viewers around the world. With hit shows like Bridgerton and The Crown, Netflix continues…
Tamar Braxton took the high road on Aug. 25 after sharing an unplanned appreciation post to her big sister Traci Braxton. In the initial upload the 44-year-old expressed how amazing Traci is despite their once estranged relationship.Tamar also shared her sole reasoning behind this dedication post was to apologize for a previous tweet she wrote…
