Amanda Gorman’s life has changed immensely since delivering a powerful performance at the January inauguration of President Joe Biden and in an interview with Vogue, the 23-year-old revealed that she turned down $17 million in endorsements because they didn’t create the kind of content she aligned with. “I didn’t really look at the details because…
Antone Austin and his girlfriend Michelle Michlewicz have a lawsuit stemming from the incident where they were both arrested. Body camera footage has been released in the May 2019 incident where two Los Angeles Police Department officers arrested a Black man although they were in pursuit of a white suspect. Read More: No charges filed in…
Source: Screenshot / Court TV Another damning testimony aimed at disqualifying the defense’s theory that George Floyd died of a drug overdose took place during the Derek Chauvin murder trial on Thursday. Prosecutors relied on the testimony of Dr. Martin Tobin, a pulmonary specialist at the Edward Hines, Jr. VA Hospital and Loyola University’s medical…
Keyshia Cole might be off the market again. On Tuesday, April 6, she uploaded multiple photos and videos, which hinted that she may have finally found her perfect match. The first now-deleted photo had the words “when you find someone that matches your energy.” Keeping his identity hidden, Cole’s next post just shows two people…
EXCLUSIVE: The Legit Boss of the WWE tells theGrio she intends to be the youngest Hall of Fame inductee Sasha Banks‘s rise in the WWE has seen the Grand Slam champion master her craft in the squared circle and make history in the process. WrestleMania 37 will provide be another opportunity for Banks to leave…
EXCLUSIVE: In an exclusive interview with theGrio, former President Barack Obama tells voters to ‘keep showing up to the polls to demand change’ Former President Barack Obama knows a thing or two about organizing and building coalitions for change. As a community organizer in Chicago, Mr. Obama developed the art of bringing people together around…
Breakout star Regé-Jean Page is speaking out following reports that he was turned down for a movie due to his skin tone. On Tuesday, April 6, The Hollywood Reporter released an article stating that Page had auditioned to play the role of Superman’s grandfather in the upcoming Syfy series “Krypton.” However, he was allegedly turned away after…
Powell was first an offensive line coach for Southern Methodist University and later an offensive quality control analyst. Jamal Powell, an assistant football coach at Southern Methodist University, has died at the age of 39, just four days shy of his 40th birthday. While his cause of death has not been immediately disclosed, local reports…
Source: Handout / Getty The suspect who shot six people in Rock Hill, South Carolina, on Wednesday, killing five, before later killing himself has been identified as former NFL player Phillip Adams, 33, according to the Associated Press, who spoke with an anonymous source. On Wednesday, Dr. Robert Lesslie, 70, and his wife, Barbara Lesslie,…
On his REVOLT site, Combs joined those decrying the racism behind General Motors’ limited spending with Black media. Music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs has added to the chorus of media magnates calling on major corporations to spend advertising dollars with Black-owned companies. Combs penned an open letter on REVOLT, his cable network’s entertainment and news site, where…
