Now that the Paris Olympics have wrapped up, fans can reflect on the heart-wrenching highs and lows, triumphs and failures, and hair dos and don’ts of their favorite star athlete — of course, we’re talking about Serena Williams. Though Williams cheered the athletes from the sidelines at the Paris Games, she found herself in the center of…
Two-time U.S. Olympic gymnast medalist Jordan Chiles shows her medals after ringing the closing bell at the Nasdaq MarketSite in New York’s Times Square Thursday. (Photo: Richard Drew/AP) An arbitration panel won’t reconsider a decision asking Chiles to return the bronze medal she was awarded at the Paris Olympics. USA Gymnastics officials say an arbitration…
Two Black individuals allege that their former high school in rural New Jersey was rife with an “extreme, egregious, widespread” racist culture that forced one of them to withdraw just to escape the hostility and discrimination. According to the New Jersey Herald, two former students who attended North Warren Regional High School filed a lawsuit…
Pastor Keion Henderson is done with having to turn hundreds of people away from Sunday worship. So, he’s asking that congregants and donors pitch in to help The Lighthouse Church reach a $4 million goal to not only rebound from damage that occurred when Hurricane Beryl battered their north campus, but to start anew with…
LeBron James won his third gold medal of his career at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. However, as the Olympics comes to an end, the America basketball superstar is left facing backlash for an awkward interaction with a young fan in France. Footage circulating on the internet shows the four-time NBA champion getting out…
(Photo credit: Adobe Stock/Rawpixel.com) TheGrio spoke with three event experts — Marc Wilson, Suzette Spann Scarborough, and Jazmine Boutte — about whether or not a wedding planner is worth the investment, and how to decide between different types of planners to make your big day a success. Whether you’ve dreamt of your wedding since a…
When it comes to romance, Steve Harvey has a few tricks up his sleeve, and so do his “Family Feud” contestants. A clip promoting an Aug. 8 episode of the game show revealed the host had an unexpected bonding moment with a man putting up points on the board. During one round, Steve, 67, asked, “If…
He has charmed countless gourmands at A-list restaurants in Manhattan with his wine knowledge, but now the award-winning sommelier Aaron Von Rock faces charges of assault with intent to cause serious injury with a weapon after an altercation with his wife. Von Rock appeared in a Manhattan criminal court on Aug. 7 wearing a suit…
Source: iOne Digital Creative Services Step into the story circle. The dimly lit, living-room-like space rumbles with the hum of bantering voices as the smell of freshly cooked, family delicacies perform an intricate waltz with the sound of soft, R&B harmonies synchronizing in the background. Flanked by dozens of vintage photographs, each one holding a…
Nicolay and Phonte Coleman as “The Foreign Exchange” in the “Asking for a Friend” music video. (Screenshot via YouTube) OPINION: The duo of Phonte Coleman and Nicolay showed us a new way to create timeless music and art, a way that affected my own life in tremendous ways. Editor’s note: The following article is an…
