‘Please don’t act like everyone loved my father. He was assassinated.’ Martin Luther King III said his father would be disappointed by the current state of poverty and income equality, which he fought passionately against as a leader of the civil rights movement in the 1960’s. In a New York Times video op-ed published on…
‘It is our esteemed honor to be involved in the historic inauguration.’ Vice President-elect Kamala Harris will be escorted by the drum line from her alma mater, Howard University, at the 59th presidential inauguration on Jan. 20. Howard University announced in a statement on Monday (Jan. 18) that the Showtime Marching Band will accompany Harris…
The singer’s memoir is set for release later this year In an exchange under a recent Instagram video, Michelle Williams slams an internet troll who questioned why the Destiny’s Child singer has yet to produce any children. Williams is gearing up to release her official memoir, “Checking In: How Getting Real About Depression Saved My…
The R&B singer who hails from Philadelphia is back with her latest release, one her fans say is among her best work Jazmine Sullivan’s latest project Heaux Tales continues to get recognition. The 33-year-old Philadelphia native recently dropped the new release after a five-year break. Her last project, Reality Show came out in January of…
The 22-year-old home healthcare aide told the judge she suffers from drug addiction and mental illness Corrie Shanikah Cowlay-Saunders told authorities she killed her infant daughter after allegedly stabbing her child’s father in the neck on Thursday. She is being held on homicide charges, amongst others, per Pennlive.com. The 22-year-old home healthcare aide is being charged with…
The actress turned director talks to theGrio about her feature film directorial debut Regina King released One Night in Miami…to the world on her 50th birthday, which she shares with Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The film, starring Aldis Hodge as Jim Brown, Kingsley Ben-Adir as Malcolm X, Leslie Odom, Jr. as Sam Cooke…
An Instagram user bringing unsolicited advice to gospel singer Michelle Williams is getting a lesson on why it’s not safe for strangers, male or female, to tell a woman what to do when it comes to her reproductive system. On Friday, Jan. 15, an Instagram user was strolling down the former Destiny Child member’s page when…
‘I just hope you all are taking care of yourselves and finding joy in the smallest moments,’ the former First Lady wrote on Instagram. Former First Lady Michelle Obama commemorated her birthday on social media with a natural hair, no-makeup selfie accompanied by an uplifting caption. Read More: Sanaa Lathan shows off natural hair 3…
Five anti-vaccine organizations received more than $850K from the federal Paycheck Protection Program According to a new report, multiple anti-vaccine organizations have received more than $850K in loans from the federal Paycheck Protection Program installed to provide relief to companies amid the coronavirus pandemic. Read More: Trump supporter charged for spitting, coughing on Black Lives…
The embattled Brooklyn Nets star has reportedly purchased a home for Floyd’s daughter and her mother NBA player Kyrie Irving may be MIA from the Brooklyn Nets, but he’s remained involved in his social justice work. The outspoken player has been fined almost a million dollars for violating COVID-19 protocols after giving his sister, Asia,…
