To many, Pam Grier is an icon of the ’70s: a timeless symbol of Black beauty, strength and resilience. In her acting career, she became a household name through a string of Blaxploitation films, including “Hit Man,” “Coffy” and “Foxy Brown.” So, it was unfathomable to a large swath of Twitter users, that one of…
Source: Handout / Getty Two days after Meghan Markle and Prince Harry sat down with Oprah in a revealing interview that crossed the difficult layers of race, class and claims of emotional abuse, Buckingham Palace remains eerily silent. It also highlighted Markle’s particular experience and the blind spots Prince Harry said he had to overcome…
A Kentucky state Senate committee passed a bill last week that would make it a crime to insult or taunt a police officer in any way that might provoke a violent response. Supporters of the bill claim it’s aimed at punishing those who “cross the line” unlawfully, while critics say the legislation would violate protesters’…
“Real Housewives of Atlanta” newbie LaToya Ali seemingly has moved on from her estranged husband Adam Ali and taken up with her personal trainer, Von Rhé. On Sunday, March 7, the instructor took to his Instagram page and shared a handful of photos of the two getting real cozy with each other. Von could be seen playing…
They ‘very likely seek affiliation with military and law enforcement entities in furtherance of’ racist agendas, officials say. In today’s water-is-wet news, a new report from the FBI declares white supremacists intentionally seek jobs within law enforcement in order to be able to commit acts of violence against minorities. The FBI report, which was obtained…
The legendary group sat down with theGrio and opened up about their big screen moment After months of anticipation, Coming 2 America has finally dropped on Amazon Prime Video. Eddie Murphy, Arsenio Hall, James Earl Jones, and more return to Zamuda in the hilarious sequel of the beloved 1988 film. Not only does the film…
OPINION: When it comes to solving problems like colorism, our collective healing would go a lot further if we honored the specificity of each other’s experiences I was sitting at a lunch table in 10th grade when an amber-skinned boy told me that I was the darkest girl he would go for. I remember being…
In Rep. Gosar’s since-deleted cartoon of a sex worker, a man says ‘CAN YOU… TELL EVERYONE AMERICA FIRST IS INEVITABLE.’ Arizona Rep. Paul Gosar shared a motto of a white nationalist group on his official Twitter page Sunday, making the Republican congressman’s allegiances crystal clear. In a post that has since been deleted, Gosar, 62,…
Drew Sidora wants fans to know that if they thought the highlight of the current 13th season of “The Real Housewives of Atlanta” was Strippergate, they’ve got another thing coming. During an interview with The Jasmine Brand, the actress was asked to share any bit of tea she could regarding what fans can look forward…
‘She’s entitled to cut you off if she wants to,’ his ‘Good Morning Britain’ co-host, Alex Beresford, told Morgan of the duchess. This morning on Good Morning Britain, Piers Morgan stormed off the set after a Black co-host said Meghan Markle was “entitled” to cut the host off. Morgan is one of the loudest critics…
