Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton and others have led the fight in establishing the District of Columbia as a state. Washington, D.C. has long been recognized as the capital city of the United States and enjoys the designation along with being the seat of the federal U.S. government. For decades, a growing collation of activists and…
‘We’re really looking forward to [Easter] weekend so we can spend time with the whole entire family,’ Mowry-Hardrict told ET Like many of us, twin sisters Tia Mowry-Hardrict and Tamera Mowry-Housley were separated for months due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Now the dynamic duo is opening up about what it was like finally being reunited. “I was able to…
The executive producer of ‘The Equalizer’ dropped facts on theGrio’s ‘Acting Up’ podcast Debra Martin Chase has been quietly making history in Hollywood for decades and the trailblazing executive sat down with theGrio‘s Cortney Wills on this week’s episode of theGrio’s Acting Up podcast. Read More: BLACK WOMEN IN HOLLYWOOD: Debra Martin Chase The awe-inspiring…
A white designer is in hot water after she was accused of stealing a dress design from a Black-owned fashion brand. Fashion influencer Danielle Bernstein has been accused by designer Ngoni Chikwenengere, owner of the company We Are KIN, of ripping off a maxi dress design for Bernstein’s own line WeWoreWhat. Chikwenengere wrote on Instagram…
Source: Screenshot / facebook Police ID’D Noah Green as the suspect who rammed his car into a U.S. Capitol security checkpoint, injuring one officer and killing another on Friday. Green was shot moments after the crash after he reportedly wielded a knife at Capitol officers. He later died at a nearby hospital. EXCLUSIVE: The man…
Commissioner Rob Manfred made the decision to move the events and the amateur draft, which had been scheduled to be held in Atlanta for the first time Major League Baseball announced Friday it was moving this summer’s All-Star Game from Atlanta’s Truist Park, a response to Georgia enacting a new law last month restricting voting…
Just days after elevator footage was released showing former rap couple Quavo and Saweetie engaging in what appeared to be a struggle over an orange suitcase, the Migos member is now speaking out. In a statement to People, the “WORKIN ME” emcee, whose real name is Quavious Keyate Marshall, said he never “physically abused” his former girlfriend,…
The woman who helped turn Georgia blue says that the corporate response to new voter laws has been tepid Stacey Abrams is a rising star in the Democrat party who always seems to keep her cool no matter what is thrown her way. But this week she didn’t mince any words when calling out the “mealy-mouthed…
Source: Bloomberg / Getty If you are Black and you’ve chosen to turn off the TV, social media discussions and mute imagery from the Derek Chauvin murder trial, there is space for you here. America has desensitized death, and Black death specifically lies at the center of this harrowing ritual. State sanctioned violence is founded…
Rowland gave birth to her second son Noah in January Giving birth during a pandemic is no small feat. Recently during an appearance on Ellen, Kelly Rowland opened up about how she was able to make sure her family was able to involved during her January delivery despite the social distancing guidelines. “The last time, when…
