Author and playwright Shay Youngblood at Yaddo artists retreat, on Aug. 4, 1989, in Saratoga Springs, New York. (Photo by John Carl D’Annibale /Albany Times Union via Getty Images Archive) Acclaimed novelist and playwright Shay Youngblood, known for her work centering Black women’s lives, died on June 11, 2024. A writer whose work gave voice…
Marijuana plants grow at a secured growing facility in Washington county, N.Y., May 12, 2023. (AP Photo/Hans Pennink, File) OPINION: NCAA takes a common sense approach by removing weed from its list of banned substances, which will help some folks cope with the nonsense elsewhere. There’s never been a better time for young athletes with…
Keke Jabbar is shown in an Instagram photo. (Credit: @kekejabbar) Jabbar died “peacefully at home surrounded in love,” the family shared in a statement. “Love & Marriage: Huntsville” reality TV personality Keke Jabbar has died at the age of 42, her family announced on Tuesday. Jabbar died “peacefully at home surrounded in love,” the family…
A North Carolina cop was charged with embezzlement after a man he arrested alleged that the officer stole $900 from him during a traffic stop in March. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Officer Henry Chapman was charged by his own department on March 15, just one day after the traffic stop. Police released bodycam footage showing the stop…
Brian McKnight has had a rough few years due to constant criticism for disowning his eldest kids and most recently for calling them products of “sin.” Many are still not over the fact that he named his youngest child with his current wife, Lelani, Brian Kainoa Makoa Jr., despite his oldest son being named Brian…
Andrew McKenzie works on placing cinderblocks along a roof as he makes last-minute preparations for the arrival of Hurricane Beryl on July 3, 2024, in Kingston, Jamaica. | Source: Joe Raedle / Getty Hurricane Beryl was the latest Atlantic storm to rapidly intensify, growing quickly from a tropical storm into the strongest June hurricane on…
(Photo: Adobe Stock) It’s been five years since the CROWN Act was first passed, and now there’s legislation in more than half of the country. This CROWN Day, also known as Black Hair Independence Day, there is quite a lot to celebrate. Since the Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair (CROWN) Act…
(Photo by Rawpixel.com/Adobe Stock Images) OPINION: Of all the insane things I’ve alleged, suggested or claimed, kids not being expensive is the worst take I’ve ever made. Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. I used to say some foolish things….
Actress Sheryl Lee Ralph is in Jamaica with family and taking precautions against the Hurricane Beryl threat. Above, she attends the Daytime Emmy Creative Arts and Lifestyle Awards last month in Los Angeles. (Photo by Unique Nicole/Getty Images) As Hurricane Beryl heads toward Jamaica, actress Sheryl Lee Ralph shared how she’s preparing for the storm….
Colman Domingo attends the 2024 TIME100 Gala at Jazz at Lincoln Center on April 25, 2024, in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for TIME) “Michael Jackson is undeniably one of the most prolific artists that has ever been on this planet,” Domingo says. Colman Domingo opens up about the upcoming Michael Jackson…
