A Black man who has worked as a custodian and laborer for the city of Morgantown, West Virginia, for 24 years without a promotion amid a racially hostile work environment is suing the city for discrimination after it allegedly breached a 2020 settlement agreement promising to treat him better. Lamar Johnson, now 48, started working…
Joseline Hernandez is transforming into a new kind of woman right before her followers’ eyes. The former “Love & Hip Hop” star, who is also known as the self-proclaimed “Puerto Rican Princess,” had her breakout moment on the drama reality TV series in 2012. She was unapologetically outspoken and didn’t mind putting hands on some…
Getty Images On the 7th anniversary of launching his show, Roland Martin Unfiltered, the pioneering journalist sat with theGrio to unpack how DEI attacks have hurt Black journalists and newsrooms. Roland Martin has always known the worth of Black-owned media outlets. The popular journalist may have been a regular on TV networks, but never lost…
When Donald Trump dropped a new AI-generated video on X, it quickly became meme fodder, but probably not in the way he had intended. Recycling his favorite song, The Village People’s “YMCA,” Trump walked into a Cracker Barrel ad and proceeded to shimmy and shake along with “Uncle Herschel,” the company’s old-timey mascot who was…
Musiq Soulchild performs during the 2024 ESSENCE Festival Of Culture™ Presented By Coca-Cola® at Ernest N. Morial Convention Center on July 07, 2024 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Marcus Ingram/Getty Images for ESSENCE) Musiq Soulchild is the latest Black artist to make headlines for recently performing at a wedding related event. Musiq Soulchild helped…
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt got so frustrated at the daily press briefing Wednesday that she almost cursed, not once but twice. And Leavitt’s barely concealed anger and blunt response occurred after a question about, what else, the Epstein files, of course. Convicted sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein was a former friend of President Donald…
L-R) Future Zahir Wilburn, American football quarterback Russell Wilson, Sienna Princess Wilson, and singer Ciara attend the game between the Brooklyn Nets and the Boston Celtics at Barclays Center on February 13, 2024 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using…
Source: Peter Forest / Getty Tabitha Brown, affectionately known as “Auntie Tab” to her followers, found herself in the hot seat this week after sharing what she described as a reality check for entrepreneurs. Taking to social media earlier this week, the vegan entrepreneur posted a video that was intended to encourage and share wisdom,…
Taylor Swift’s falling out with Blake Lively could have an impact on her former friend’s family. Lively, 38, and her 48-year-old husband, “Deadpool” actor Ryan Reynolds, chose Taylor to be the godmother of the celebrity couple’s three daughters – James, 10, Inez, 8, and Betty, 5. Pop star Taylor Swift is said to be distancing…
(Photo: Getty Images) The rate of jobless Black Americans has hit 7.5%, further driving alarm among economists and advocates. The Black unemployment rate spiked for another consecutive month, according to the latest report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. In August, the number of jobless Black Americans climbed to 7.5%, up from 7.2% in…
