The COVID-19 Emergency Eviction and Foreclosure Prevention Act will stop evictions in New York for two months. The New York State Senate passed a bill to extend the state’s eviction moratorium beyond New Year’s Day, and Governor Andrew Cuomo signed it on Monday. The bill, called the COVID-19 Emergency Eviction and Foreclosure Prevention Act, will…
Actor Tyler Lepley is directly dismissing rumors he is gay by also addressing claims that have been thrown around concerning his co-worker and director, Tyler Perry. Lepley recently appeared on Angela Yee’s podcast “Lip Service,” during which Yee and her co-hosts mentioned hearing speculation about his sexuality on Instagram, and the “P-Valley” star responded. Tyler…
Exclusive: Nikki Giovanni just released her latest collection, ‘Make Me Rain: Poems & Prose’ and shares her thoughts on the election, Black Lives Matter and growing older Nikki Giovanni is one of the most world-renowned and celebrated poets, activists, and literary giants. A pioneer during the Black Arts Movement, her award-winning writings has permeated through…
EXCLUSIVE: The vice president-elect also urged the Senate to pass a bill that would increase relief stimulus checks to $2,000 Vice President-elect Kamala Harris made a plea to the public at the United Medical Center in Southeast Washington D.C., a predominantly Black community, where she received her first dose of the Moderna vaccine. TheGrio was on…
For many people, 2020 has brought heartbreaking and unexpected deaths and a pandemic that will change life as most know it moving forward. With 2021 around the corner, many are ready to put this year behind and set forth toward new ambitions. That includes reality TV star Angela Simmons. On Monday, Dec. 28, the “Growing Up…
A Grammy-winning jazz musician has received an apology from a New York hotel after a woman accosted his teenage son over the weekend, wrongfully accusing the 14-year-old of theft. Keyon Harrold posted the video to Instagram on Sunday of his family’s Saturday interaction with the woman at the Arlo Soho hotel in New York City….
In an email, Rev. Raphael Warnock says polls show him leading by a percentage point, but he’s being outspent. Democratic U.S. Senate candidates Jon Ossoff and Rev. Raphael Warnock are warning that both their campaigns need more financial support in order to compete against the two incumbent Georgia Republicans. “To win this election in 8…
‘When we create access to the right to vote for eligible citizens,’ Abrams told CNN, ‘more people participate.’ Former Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams, the founder of Fair Fight, blasted Republicans this week for their pattern of voter suppression. “When we create access to the right to vote for eligible citizens, more people participate,” Abrams…
Actor and comedian Mike Epps revealed his mother, Mary Reed, passed away recently. In a heartfelt post shared to his Instagram account on Sunday, Dec. 27, the “Next Friday” star announced the tragic news. “Rest in paradise mama thank you for all the lessons and life it’s self you fought hard baby because of you I will…
‘It started out very fun and light,’ Samuels told Fox 5 DC, ‘and now it’s like, heavy, and the hate is very real.’ While Season Five of The Real Housewives of Potomac came to a close with Part Three of the explosive reunion on Sunday, it looks like the drama is raging on. In a…
