Source: Kent Nishimura / Getty On a day which was supposed to inspire remembrance and honor, shots were fired near George Floyd Square in Minneapolis, Minnesota on Tuesday. Police were called to the memorial site in response to reports of gunfire near the location where Floyd was killed by former cop Derek Chauvin exactly one…
Exclusive: “We’ve been working together so long and I’m grateful just to have the opportunity to come into people’s households on a weekly basis and just bring a little bit of joy,” Pulliam says about working on ‘Tyler Perry’s House of Payne’ Keshia Knight Pulliam captured the world’s attention as the lovable Rudy Huxtable on…
A Connecticut high school student was arrested by the Fairfield Police Department and faces multiple charges after he reportedly made a racist post on social media targeting a 16-year-old Black classmate. Jamar Medor, a 16-year-old student at Fairfield Warde High School, didn’t learn that he’s been the target of a racist post shared to Snapchat until…
The company promises to ‘to preserve, collect and uplift the stories, works, and archives that amplify vital voices within communities’ In an effort to support and highlight underrepresented artists, Solange Knowles is founding a creative agency under her Saint Heron brand. Read More: Solange was ‘fighting’ for her life while recording ‘When I Get Home’…
“The idea was to create something that was more long term. We put the whole thing together and conceptualized it with interstitials and everything” Comedian Kevin Iso is the writer and co-creator of Flatbush Misdemeanors, a show about two friends struggling to climb out of their heads and connect with others, while thriving in Flatbush,…
Over the last few years Hollywood has dove into stories about mother’s who suffered from Munchausen syndrome by proxy, a disease where caretakers of children often create fictitious symptoms and disorders in order to maintain the child’s dependence. In Renton, Washington, a white foster mother was charged with second-degree assault of her Black six-year-old foster…
EXCLUSIVE: “All of this lack of economic inclusion, it’s giving a pathway to the other issues in our community,” Allen tells theGrio. Byron Allen’s $10 billion lawsuit against McDonald’s is one of accountability and the desire to create economic inclusion for the Black community. The media mogul — whose Entertainment Studios is the parent company…
The company announced an investment with Berkshire Partnerships and is making change with a bevy of celebrity ambassadors, including Megan Thee Stallion and Keshia Knight Pulliam An industry favorite amongst beauty editors of all hair textures, Mielle Organics is known to help keep your hair healthy. Monique Rodriguez, nurse turned CEO of Mielle Organics, founded…
DJ Spinderella proved to be the belle of her nuptials on Saturday, May 24, after the 49-year-old shared a private video showcasing the customized dress she wore to her wedding to longtime boyfriend, comedian Quenton “Q” Coleman. Spinderella and Coleman, who have been together for over six years, initially met at a strip club in Dallas,…
OPINION: It’s important to remember Floyd in the context of violence against Black Americans and not as a turning point. Not doing so erases the names that came before him. Last week, my editor asked me if I wanted to do an essay for the one-year anniversary of George Floyd’s murder (we can say that…
