‘Power Book II: Ghost’ Season 4, Episode 8: Everybody is making so, so many bad decisions that they should all end up dead
Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. If you’ve managed to make it this far into this show then you are most likely watching it just to see who ends up dead by the end of the series. We have a […]
Nicki Minaj and Eve prove that they are both ‘that girl’ in refreshing interaction
Eve and Nicki Minaj are proof that trailblazing female rappers can get along. This weekend, the “Pink Friday” rapper gave Eve her flowers for being a “trendsetter” and the “groundbreaking” remarks she has made recently. “Dear Eve…thank you,” Minaj wrote on X. “The level of grace; the level of emotional & spiritual maturity it takes […]
Uzo Aduba didn’t think she’d find love until she met her husband
Uzo Aduba has been happily married to filmmaker Robert Sweeting since 2020, although, at one point, she didn’t think she’d ever find love. Aduba, 43, told People magazine she was ready to give up after dating in New York City in her 30s resembled “Sex and the City” at times. “I was so sure that […]
Did Janet Jackson actually apologize for her comments on Kamala Harris? Here’s what we know.
This weekend, Janet Jackson sparked controversy after making comments about Vice President Kamala Harris’ race. In an interview published by The Guardian on Saturday, Jackson reportedly questioned the Democratic presidential candidate’s race when asked about the prospect of the United States electing its first Black female president. “Well, you know what they supposedly said? she’s […]
CNN’s Ashley Allison talks new venture and the need to protect Kamala Harris
For Ashley Allison, community is everything. The CNN political analyst and former Obama alum had Black and brown communities in mind when she conceptualized her new media company, Watering Hole Media. Much like the collaborative work it took alongside thousands of campaign staff and volunteers to elect America’s first Black president, Barack Obama — knocking […]
Yolanda Adams addresses the backlash she’s faced throughout her career for her sultry style
The only thing that might be as well known as Yolanda Adams’ music may be her sultry sense of style. The platinum-selling gospel songstress, 63, has garnered headlines since the early 2000s for her bombshell glam and less-than-modest slinky silhouettes. In 2001, she received backlash for a blue knit dress by the GiGi Hunter Collection […]
Phylicia Rashad: A trailblazing actress in Black media
Phylicia Rashad is known for building a legacy of excellence as a Black actress on the stage and screen. From her early life in Houston through her college years and into her later career, Rashad broke barriers. Despite insecurities about her appearance and thinking she wasn’t beautiful as a child, Rashad said she was bitten […]
Outsmarting a Narcissist at the Office
Narcissistic personality disorder is a mental health condition characterized by an inflated sense of self-importance and entitlement, a need for admiration, and a lack of empathy for others, according to Mayo Clinic. Narcissists seek attention and feel superior, and they often have fantasies of power, beauty or success. They take advantage of others; they feel […]
Several Mark Robinson campaign staffers quit as fallout over online posts continues
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Several top staffers in North Carolina Republican Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson’s campaign for governor have quit their posts, marking more fallout from a CNN report outlining evidence that he made disturbing posts on a pornography website’s message board more than a decade ago. The campaign said in a news release Sunday that senior […]
Bureau of Prisons says it’s adding staff and making fixes at jail where Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs is held
NEW YORK (AP) — The federal Bureau of Prisons says it has increased staffing in recent months to make up for staggering shortfalls at the troubled New York City jail where Sean “Diddy” Combs is awaiting trial after pleading not guilty last week to sex trafficking charges. The agency’s push to fix the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn comes as […]
