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Colman Domingo fights backs tears as he discusses ‘Sing Sing’

Colman Domingo left everything on screen in his newest role of a wrongfully convicted man.  In “Sing Sing,” Domingo stars as John “Divine G” Whitfield, a real-life person who served as a leader in the Rehabilitation Through the Arts program while incarcerated. RTA is a program that brings creative art workshops to over 230 incarcerated […]

Raygun deserves an Olympic gold medal for colonizing breakdancing

Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. Harry was a cultural appropriator.  Formally trained by Irish clock dancers, Harry Swinton was the undisputed master of the buck and wing, a dance form that merged clogging with the historically Black cakewalk dance. […]

‘The Bachelor’ casts Grant Ellis as second Black male lead

“The Bachelor” has made history once again with the selection of its newest star.  Grant Ellis, 30, will lead season 29 of the hit ABC dating series, making him the second-ever Black male lead, according to Vanity Fair. The announcement was made after Ellis was eliminated in the latest episode of Jenn Tran’s “Bachelorette” season […]

FDA approves first needle-free treatment for anaphylactic shock

The Food and Drug Administration has just approved a first-of-its-kind needle-free alternative to EpiPens or epinephrine autoinjectors. Neffy, a nasal spray that delivers a dose of epinephrine, is the first treatment for anaphylaxis that isn’t delivered by injection. Before Neffy, the only way to intervene during a life-threatening response to an allergic reaction was with […]