Source: Mario Tama / Getty On Aug. 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina struck New Orleans with devastating force, bringing 120 mph winds and flooding that would kill over 1,800 people and leave more than $160 billion in damage that would impact property, infrastructure, and Black residents’ economic stability, according to ICRS. But the disaster wasn’t just…
Denzel Washington loves the Dallas Cowboys football team, but it seems like he may have it out for the team’s owner, Jerry Jones. Washington and filmmaker Spike Lee paid a visit to the “First Take” set earlier this week to promote their upcoming film “Highest 2 Lowest.” But during their Aug. 12 conversation, of course,…
California Gov. Gavin Newsom isn’t opposed to taking jabs at Donald Trump. But now the president’s underlings are getting caught in the crossfire. On Aug. 14, Newsom mocked White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt after she defended Trump’s decision to freeze $584 million in federal funding for the University of California, Los Angeles. Gavin Newsom…
Source: Icon Sportswire / Getty Shedeur Sanders is a character. Sure, he’s the son of college and NFL Hall of Famer Deion Sanders and was a standout quarterback at Jackson State and the University of Colorado. So, he’s got the bona fides on the field. And yes, the sports world was captivated when he dropped…
Tracee Ellis Ross, Barack and Michelle Obama. (Photo credit: Getty Images) Tracee Ellis Ross reveals she seeks dating advice from Barack and Michelle Obama while discussing her latest romantic prospects. Ever wondered what it would be like to have Barack and Michelle Obama on speed dial for dating advice? Just ask Tracee Ellis Ross. During…
A man who was tased, injured and arrested by police in front of his 6-year-old daughter after crashing his car during a diabetic emergency is suing the city of Sebastopol, California and three of its officers for excessive force and false imprisonment, among other claims. In his lawsuit filed in federal court in California on…
Courtesy A24 Denzel Washington and Jeffrey Wright talk with TheGrio’s Natasha S. Alford about how the film turns a friendship into a mirror for America’s economic and moral truths. At the center of Spike Lee’s newest film “Highest 2 Lowest” is a friendship between two Black men that crosses multiple dividing lines. Denzel Washington (“David…
BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA – OCTOBER 05: Gladys Knight performs onstage during the 2024 Carousel Of Hope Ball at The Beverly Hilton on October 05, 2024 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Joe Scarnici/Getty Images for the 2024 Carousel of Hope Ball)Photo by: Joe Scarnici / Getty Images The 81-year-old singer said that she is “healthy…
Source: AFP Contributor / Getty A Los Angeles museum exhibit will display four of Baltimore’s Confederate statues eight years after their removal. According to WBFF, Baltimore’s Confederate statues will stand alongside removed Confederate monuments from Richmond, Charlottesville, New Orleans, and Raleigh. The exhibit, simply titled Monuments, is curated by Hamza Walker, Director of The Brick;…
Texas State Senator Carol Alvarado, a Democrat, speaks in a crowd of other Democratic state lawmakers outside the Massachusetts State House on Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2025 in Boston. (AP Photo/Leah Willingham) Texas’ mid-decade congressional map changes spark calls for similar moves in states from California to Florida, raising the stakes ahead of the 2026 midterms….
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