Denzel Washington‘s daughter Olivia Washington and her “Slave Play” co-star are defending the production’s controversial approach to making the world of theater a more inclusive and diverse space. Olivia and Kit Harington are the leads in the play that is being performed at the Noel Coward Theatre in London’s historic West End. The story, set…

(Photo credit: Adobe Stock) Next to skin cancer, breast cancer is the most common form of cancer to develop in women in the United States. A popular treatment for breast cancer, a double mastectomy, might not increase breast cancer survivability, but it’s not all bad news. Double mastectomies involve surgically removing both breasts to prevent…

Vanessa Williams attends the Pamella Roland fashion show during New York Fashion Week: The Shows at Starrett-Lehigh Building on Feb. 12, 2024, in New York City. (Photo by Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images for NYFW: The Shows) The actress says she felt that Carson was implying “there had to be one Black judge in order for me…

Bristeria Clark (center), a nursing student who also works full-time in county government, is a member of Morehouse School of Medicine’s first class of rural doulas, called Perinatal Patient Navigators. (Matthew Pearson/WABE) Morehouse School of Medicine just graduated its first, all-Black class of rural doulas; doulas are associated with improved labor and delivery outcomes. When Bristeria…

In a now-viral post on Facebook, a Baton Rouge woman posted about how she was kicked out of a local restaurant because an outfit she’d worn to the establishment before violated the dress code. Y’Mine McClanahan wrote on her Facebook page that she’s a regular customer at Stab’s Prime Steak and Seafood. It wasn’t until…

Coco Gauff of Team USA celebrates winning match point against Ajla Tomljanovic of Team Australia during the women’s singles first round match on Day Two of the Olympic Games on July 28 in Paris. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images) In a recent TikTok video, Team USA’s Coco Gauff gave an exclusive glimpse into life at…

Dr. Umar Johnson is looking for the person or people who called the police on him while he was waiting to take a flight to Europe. The popular Black pan-Africanist was streaming live on Instagram at the terminal gate for his flight to Amsterdam, talking to his over 1 million followers, when he was approached…

FILE PHOTO – Claressa Shields poses with her belts after winning the Women’s World Middleweight Championship, on June 3, 2023, in Detroit. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images) Shields, a two-time Olympic gold medalist, joins Roy Jones Jr. as the only two boxers in over 100 years to win middleweight and heavyweight titles. DETROIT (AP) — Claressa…

Left to right: Vice President Kamala Harris, and former President Donald Trump. (Photo: Getty Images) There’s a lot to track, but thankfully, theGrio has already curated a cheat sheet for you with only three months left to go. With less than 100 days until Election Day on Nov. 5, the 2024 election cycle has been…

FILE – Pro-Palestinian demonstrators march during a visit by President Joe Biden in Warren, Mich., Feb. 1, 2024. Some Arab American leaders in Michigan are expressing cautious optimism about Vice President Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign after months of outrage over Biden’s handling of the Israel-Hamas war. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File) Community leaders who had grown…