A Black woman entrepreneur found herself having to correct a locksmith when he challenged her status as the owner of a business where he was hired to change locks. Shelita Meadows, the franchise owner and operator of a Chick-fil-A in Chesapeake, Virginia, took to social media to recall the moments a locksmith questioned her identity….
What Donald Trump lacks in intelligence, he makes up for in height — or at least that is what some people would like to think. After years of speculation about special shoes and whispers that he relies on lifts to look taller, a new video isn’t exactly helping him beat the allegations. A snapshot pulled…
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – NOVEMBER 15: Jada Pinkett Smith attends Debbie Allen’s Honorary Oscar party at Debbie Allen Dance Academy on November 15, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Leon Bennett/Getty Images) Pinkett Smith starred on the NBC sitcom from 1991 to 1993 and had several memorable episodes, including one with longtime friend Tupac…
Adjani Salmon as Kwabena in Dreaming Whilst Black, season 2, episode 3, streaming on Paramount+. Photo Credit: BBC/Big Deal Films/Gary Moyes/Paramount+ The creator and star of the acclaimed comedy series talks with theGrio about storytelling, representation, and the real-life experiences that shaped the show’s second season. If you’ve ever tried to break into entertainment while…
WEST HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA – FEBRUARY 09: J. Alexander attends the 28th Annual Elton John AIDS Foundation Academy Awards Viewing Party sponsored by IMDb, Neuro Drinks and Walmart on February 09, 2020 in West Hollywood, California. (Photo by Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images for EJAF) The former ‘America’s Next Top Model’ coach previously revealed the effects of the…
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS – OCTOBER 29: Former U.S. President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle close the Obama Foundation Summit together on the campus of the Illinois Institute of Technology on October 29, 2019 in Chicago, Illinois. The Summit is an annual event hosted by the Obama Foundation. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)Photo by: Scott Olson…
(Photo: Getty Images) “Talk about unpresidential,” President Trump said of his predecessor, former President Barack Obama, while delivering remarks at a rally in Kentucky. President Donald Trump repeatedly invoked the name of his predecessor, former President Barack Obama, hurling multiple jabs at America’s first Black president, from his 2015 Iran nuclear deal and his recent…
Jennifer Hudson attends the 8th annual American Black Film Festival Honors at SLS Hotel, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Beverly Hills on February 16, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images) Sherri Shepherd and Kelly Clarkson’s daytime talk shows are ending later this year amid a shakeup in daytime television. Jennifer Hudson is…
Getty Images The 2000s era collective featured a who’s who of Black musicians including Erykah Badu, Common, Mos Def, Jill Scott, Q-Tip, J Dilla, The Roots and more. One of the greatest collectives of Black musicians from the early 2000s may be on the verge of a reunion, according to Questlove. During an episode of…
RICHMOND, VIRGINIA – MARCH 02: Speaker Don Scott speaks during the investiture ceremony of Chief Justice Cleo E. Powell in the chamber of the Supreme Court of Virginia, on March 2, 2026 in Richmond, Virginia. (Photo by Mike Kropf-Pool/Getty Images) The mailers included images of Black Americans being terrorized by the Ku Klux Klan and…
