Ari Lennox, Martin Lawrence. (Photo credit: Getty Images) Ari Lennox addresses the controversy that kicked off in late July after she shared her thoughts on “Martin” and how she coped. While much of the internet moved on within days after Ari Lennox voiced what she believed were colorism themes in the 1990s sitcom “Martin,” it…
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – NOVEMBER 21: EJ Johnson attends the Out100 Celebration 2025 at Nya Studios on November 21, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Presley Ann/Getty Images for Out.com/equalpride)Photo by: Presley Ann / Getty Images : “I’m not looking for validation,” EJ Johnson discusses embracing femininity and supporting Zaya Wade amid similar criticism….
Getty Images The yearlong boycott saw Target’s sales drop massively year-over-year as Black customers stayed away from the retail giant. What originally began as a simple fast from Target turned into a nationwide boycott organized by faith leaders, including Dr. Jamal Bryant. Now, Bryant says the boycott‘s mission is complete. During an 11-minute news conference…
Donald Trump and his team are determined to portray him as the people’s champ. When his speeches about nonstop winning and attempts to intimidate foreign leaders fail, he resorts to interacting with everyday people. The staged outings are designed to appear like impromptu run-ins between the 79-year-old and his MAGA supporters. However, the orchestrated interactions…
President Donald Trump has spent more than a week scrambling to explain why he launched a deadly war on Iran, offering shifting explanations and increasingly murky comments about the endgame. But when the pressure rises and the backlash builds, Trump has a familiar instinct: find someone else to blame. And no one is ever truly…
A white woman who made a rude comment to a Black shopper at a Boston sporting goods store learned a hard lesson that will stick. After telling the fellow shopper — who goes by Lowtek on social media — that he looked unemployed, he pulled out his phone camera and sought payback. A woman…
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – FEBRUARY 09: Jalen Hurts #1 of the Philadelphia Eagles celebrates with the Vince Lombardi Trophy after beating the Kansas City Chiefs 40-22 to win Super Bowl LIX at Caesars Superdome on February 09, 2025 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)Photo by: Jamie Squire / Getty Images Jalen Hurts…
(Photo: Getty Images) “There is going to be a political price for it,” Austin Davis, lieutenant governor of Pennsylvania, a crucial election swing state, told theGrio. Americans are seeing the consequences of President Trump’s war in Iran at the gas pump, where prices have soared since the U.S. dropped bombs in the Middle East on…
Former President Bill Clinton, 79, and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, 78, are in the spotlight once again. In late February, the married political pair made headlines after testifying for hours behind closed doors before the House Oversight Committee as part of its investigation into the Jeffrey Epstein files. Hillary Clinton’s testimony drew extra…
A Detroit woman’s hair appointment dramatically escalated into a terrifying ordeal after the hairstylist allegedly pulled an automatic rifle on her over a $10 service cost dispute. Robin Phillips recounted the nightmarish experience and said the hairdresser pulled the gun on her while her boyfriend and daughter were with her. A Detroit woman filed a…
