Jay-Z: Life, Legacy and Influence
Born Shawn Corey Carter, Jay-Z is not just one of the most successful rappers of all time. He’s a cultural icon whose influence extends far beyond music. Jay-Z started from humble beginnings in the Marcy Projects of Brooklyn and rose to the heights of becoming a billionaire mogul. His legacy is rooted in his ability […]
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs impregnated woman after sexual assault, new lawsuit claims
Sean “Diddy” Combs was hit with new sexual assault allegations Friday as a woman filed a lawsuit in New York saying she was repeatedly raped and drugged at the music mogul’s homes and became pregnant after one of the encounters. It’s the latest of several similar lawsuits by women against Combs, who also was arrested last week on […]
Watch: Congresswoman Plaskett slams Republicans for blocking censure of Higgins over racist post
U.S. Congresswoman Stacey Plaskett lambasted Republicans for blocking a measure by the Congressional Black Caucus to censure U.S. Rep. Clay Higgins, R-La., for his racist and now-deleted tweet disparaging Haitians. “Like nothing to see here. Move on,” said Plaskett of her Republican colleagues in the U.S. House of Representatives. Following backlash for his post, Higgins […]
Watch: 5 questions with Bashir Salahuddin
Hulu’s ”How to Die Alone” has been magnificent from start to finish. The eight-episode series follows Mel, played by Natasha Rothwell, who’s “never been in love and forgotten how to dream until an accidental brush with death catapults her on a journey to finally take flight.” The writing on this show will intrigue you, but […]
Cardi B admits she regrets her ex from Paris
Cardi B is having one interesting week. The rapper has been jet-setting in style across Paris for Paris Fashion Week. She garnered headlines for looks worn to the Rabanne show and Balmain’s. In a dispatch uploaded to Instagram, the “WAP” rapper poses in an industrial kitchen in a black Mugler dress with an exaggerated suit […]
A Black student punished for his hairstyle wants to return to the Texas school he left
HOUSTON (AP) — A Black high school student in Texas who was punished for nearly all of his junior year over his hairstyle has left his school district rather than spend another year of in-school suspension, according to his attorney. But Darryl George, 18, would like to return to his Houston-area high school in the Barbers Hill […]
Justin Simien, the director of ‘Dear White People’ and ‘Bad Hair,’ is next up on ‘Masters of the Game’
Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. Justin Simien is an amazing, unapologetically Black filmmaker and the guest on the latest episode of “Masters of the Game.” Simien came to prominence with the 2014 film “Dear White People,” a hilarious and politically challenging piece […]
LSU football, trippin’ out and TikTok walk into a bar … stop me if you’ve heard this one before
Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. I am not a fan of Louisiana State University’s (LSU) collegiate athletic teams. Full stop. I am a fan of the University of Alabama’s Crimson Tide football team, a team that is often competing […]
Memphis man gets life sentence for killing rapper Young Dolph
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Justin Johnson was found guilty of murder in the death of rapper Young Dolph on Thursday after the jury heard testimony from a co-defendant that the killing was part of a feud between rival record labels. Jurors deliberated for just under four hours before finding Johnson guilty of murder, conspiracy to commit murder […]
Watch: White House reacts to execution of Marcellus Williams
The White House on Thursday declined to comment specifically on the state execution of Marcellus Williams in Missouri, which has caused outrage among those who claimed his innocence. Williams, 55, who had been on death row for nearly three decades, was executed by lethal injection on Tuesday for a 1998 case in which he was […]
