Composer and conductor Tania León arrives to attend the Kennedy Center honorees reception at the White House in Washington, Dec. 4, 2022. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File) Tania León, noted composer, conductor, and co-founder of the Dance Theatre of Harlem, immigrated to the United States in 1967. Tania León, the noted composer and conductor who…
A U.S. Supreme Court police officer stands watch as anti-abortion protesters rally outside of the Supreme Court, Thursday, June 26, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib) The birthright citizenship order has been blocked nationwide by three lower courts. The Supreme Court is meeting Friday to decide the final six cases of its term, including President Donald Trump’s…
Sean Combs arrives at the Pre-Grammy Gala And Salute To Industry Icons at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Jan. 25, 2020, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Mark Von Holden/Invision/AP, File) “It’s time to hold him accountable. It’s time for justice,” said Assistant U.S. Attorney Christy Slavik. Sean “Diddy” Combs “committed crime after crime” for two…
An Atlanta sports reporter and an Uber driver are both maintaining two different accounts about who initiated an attack that happened on the highway after a dispute over the car’s temperature escalated to physical violence. Tabitha Turner, a reporter who covers the Atlanta Hawks and Atlanta Dream, held a press conference with her attorney about…
Source: Prince Williams / Getty At his best, one of the things that made Timbaland’s music so great was the way it oozed personality. Even now in 2025, his beats from the 90s and 2000s still sound ahead of their time. Splicing baby coos, Godzilla shrieks, and mouth-made percussion into his creations made for some…
Melania Trump shrugged off her duties as first lady once again. The 55-year-old was noticeably absent during her husband’s trip to the Netherlands where he met with King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima on Tuesday, June 24. President Donald Trump went overseas for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization summit which was the country’s first time hosting…
On June 25, California Rep. Lateefah Simon made sure her voice was heard loud and clear at a congressional hearing that appeared to have the sole purpose of discrediting and dismantling DEI. When Republican Virginia Rep. John McGuire used a Dr. Martin Luther King quote out of context to justify the White House’s anti-DEI crusade,…
Photos by Getty Images/Collage by TheGrio Keke Palmer’s One of Them Days and seven other roles defined a career that made its own path. Some actors follow a script. Keke Palmer rewrites the whole story. She’s not just talented—she’s strategic, shape-shifting, and one step ahead of wherever the industry tries to put her. With each…
Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco, left, reacts after hearing his sentence during his trial on charges of sexual abuse of a minor, in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic, Thursday, June 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Fran Afonso) The suspended MLB star was convicted of child sexual abuse in the Dominican Republic but avoided prison time—while the girl’s…
Photos by Getty Images/Collage by TheGrio Zul-Qarnain Kwame Nantambu had clearance to perform during Kendrick Lamar’s set—but what he did with that access is now landing him in legal trouble. A Super Bowl halftime show performer was charged Thursday with two misdemeanors, about 4 1/2 months after he ran across the field at the Superdome…
