“The Obamas have in some ways defined Chicago,” Art Institute director James Rondeau said. Digital versions of the official portraits of former President Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama were projected on to Chicago’s Merchandise Mart this week and will continue every night through September as part of a national tour. The Smithsonian’s…
Initially written for white characters, Hart says the Netflix movie gave him the chance to show a loving Black dad Father’s Day is coming and what better way to celebrate than to watch Kevin Hart‘s new dramedy film Fatherhood. The heartfelt film which premieres on June 18 on Netflix will tell the story of a…
The former president allegedly said that African-Americans didn’t vote for him and that he should have been harder on racial protesters An upcoming book from Wall Street Journal reporter Mike Bender alleges former President Donald Trump blamed his son-in-law for the civil unrest that erupted in the country following the death of George Floyd. The…
Eva Marcille‘s support for her “good friend” Michael Costello on June 17 rubbed fans the wrong way after the fashion designer was accused this week of bullying black women. Costello faced massive backlash after he called out Chrissy Teigen in hopes of getting an apology from her for trying to blackball him years ago over an…
REVIEW: While there are times when A Choice of Weapons seems at odds with itself, it also accentuates the challenge of telling the story of a figure through your eyes and admiration for him There’s a tiny detail in Gordon Parks’ gorgeous—and heavily repurposed—photo of a woman and her niece standing below a neon “Colored…
Kelly is accused of leading an enterprise made up of his managers, bodyguards and other employees who helped him recruit women and girls for sex Jailed R&B singer R. Kelly will likely get to keep a new lawyer in his federal sex-trafficking case despite questions about the attorney’s texts and other communications with one of Kelly’s ex-girlfriends….
The sixth-annual Black Music Honors promises to be an extra special one this year as it falls on June 19, also known as Juneteenth, which commemorates the end of slavery in Texas and, for the first time in over 150 years, will be observed as a federal holiday formally known as Juneteenth National Independence Day. …
As theGrio previously reported, Drake appeared at Bronny James basketball game last week as well, in which he seemed to get into it with the referee Drake and Michael B. Jordan made an exciting and unexpected appearance on Thursday night. The two celebrities went to a high school varsity basketball game (for the Sierra Canyon…
“There were many more people who contributed to the beginnings of this country, to making this country what it is, than just one group of people — and the history needs to be told by many people,” Lemon said. If you are a vocal opponent of critical race theory, Don Lemon wants you to “stop…
The new seven-member Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee features four scientists who have served on the panel previously The head of the Environmental Protection Agency said Thursday he has fully reinstated one of two key advisory boards he dismantled earlier this year in a push for “scientific integrity” at the agency. The new seven-member Clean…
