Simone Biles is leaving her Nike partnership behind for a more values-aligned opportunity with Athleta, a woman-run activewear brand. Olympian Simone Biles has ended her partnership with Nike in favor of a new deal with Athleta, a Gap Inc. brand that sells women’s activewear. On Friday, Biles announced her Athleta partnership on social media, speaking…
Actress and comedian Whoopi Goldberg has been a part of Hollywood for nearly four decades and has appeared everywhere from the small screen to the big screen and even on stage. However, her career hasn’t always been easy, and it’s perhaps for reasons most would least expect. While talking with Essence, the 65-year-old reflected on her illustrious…
Opinion: Dr. Stacey Patton, who recounts her personal experiences in the foster care system, says 16-year-old Ma’Khia Bryant deserves to be humanized beyond her tragic police-involved death. “There is no place in this world for Black children.” W.E.B. DuBois wrote these words in 1904 to convey the mean-spiritedness of mainstream life to the first generation…
“Wouldn’t it be fantastic if the legendary Herschel Walker ran for the United States Senate in Georgia?” said Donald Trump Former NFLer Herschel Walker may be gearing up to take Democrat Raphael Warnock’s seat soon. Walker has expressed interest in running for the U.S. Senate seat and would campaign against Warnock, but he has not spilled…
“I did storm the capitol,” the man said on the dating app A man was called out for bragging about his participation in the Capitol riots by a potential date on Bumble. The woman he matched with was not impressed and contacted the authorities, according to The Washington Post. The man, Robert Chapman, was arrested…
“What I saw in the video was another George Floyd,” said Tyrone Bynum, the attorney for the three men A Grand Rapids police officer is seen in a video punching a man in the face several times during an arrest for littering. The bodycam footage of the March 26 incident features a Black man being punched…
Source: Screenshot / Twitter/@AlexisMcAdamsTV The family of Jaslyn Adams breathed a small sigh of relief after their heartbreaking week, following the shooting death of the seven-year-old in a McDonald’s drive-thru. On Thursday Chicago police officers captured a suspect in the deadly shooting after a high-speed chase that resulted in a car crash. Police were surveying…
Porsha Williams disclosed details on her current relationship status with her once close friend and former “Real Housewives of Atlanta” co-star Tanya Sam during her April 18 interview on “Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen.” Williams, alongside Drew Sidora, appeared on the late-night show following the season 13 finale of “RHOA” that aired hours before. Williams replied when…
The cast of ‘A Black Lady Sketch Show’ joined theGrio and dished on the upcoming season of the comedy series. Robin Thede, executive producer, writer and star of A Black Lady Sketch Show sat down with theGrio to discuss the upcoming second season of the Emmy-award nominated series. Read More: ‘A Black Lady Sketch Show’…
It’s been nearly six months since Quawan “Bobby” Charles, a 15-year old Black boy, was found dead in a Louisiana sugar cane field under suspicious circumstances. He was discovered lying face down in a shallow marsh with half his face ripped off on Nov. 3. He’d gone missing from his father’s Baldwin, Louisiana, home four…
