Owners of Nottoway Plantation express desire to rebuild after fire, insist they are ‘non-racist’
After the nation’s largest antebellum mansion, Nottoway Plantation, burned to the ground in an unexpected and devastating fire, the owners are sharing what’s next. Last week, just days after the property’s main house was consumed in what authorities presume was an electrical fire, the property’s owner, William Daniel Dyess, an attorney and preservationist, told the […]
‘Protecting his public image was very important’: Psychologist, ex-assistant testify at Diddy trial
Dawn Hughes, a board-certified clinical and forensic psychologist, testified on Wednesday in the federal criminal sex trafficking case against hip-hop mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs. Hughes, who notably testified as an expert witness in the 2022 defamation trial of Amber Heard and Johnny Depp, said she was at court to provide contextual information about individuals who […]
Tabitha Brown addresses negativity after speaking about impact of Target boycott on Black authors’: ‘I pray that love finds you’
Tabitha Brown will always advocate for Black authors, Black-owned businesses, content creators, and creatives, regardless of what the haters may say. Following backlash after she spoke out about how the Target boycott impacts Black authors, on Tuesday, May 20, the 46-year-old internet personality and author doubled down on her support of her peers in a […]
Trump leans into white grievance politics in tense meeting with South Africa’s president
President Donald Trump and White House officials were accused of engaging in political theater after clashing with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa during a Wednesday Oval Office meeting over what he has repeatedly called a “genocide” against white South African farmers. Trump displayed printed articles about the alleged deaths of white farmers and had his […]
Rapper Rod Wave faces more than a dozen charges, some involving a gun, in Georgia
The rapper known as Rod Wave faces more than a dozen charges, some involving a gun, after he turned himself in to sheriff’s officials in Georgia on Tuesday. Wave, whose real name is Rodarius Green, voluntarily surrendered to the Fulton County Sheriff’s Office on warrants stemming from an April 21 police call in the Atlanta […]
Black Americans critically rely on Medicaid and SNAP. Trump-GOP budget bill cuts nearly $1 trillion.
Republicans in Congress are racing to pass President Donald Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” which would extend his 2017 tax cuts and make significant spending cuts to Medicaid and food assistance totaling nearly $1 trillion. The legislation, which is being advanced without any support from Democrats, is being slammed by critics who say it […]
Kerry Washington on ‘Shadow Force’: Maternal instincts, career climbing, and the joy of creating
On How Motherhood Shaped Her Character in Shadow Force Kerry Washington is a mother who plays no games in her new action film “Shadow Force”! In a recent conversation with TheGrio’s John Kelly where he praised Washington as a “strong, powerful, wise, multi-talented mama,” Kelly asked how motherhood prepared her for the fierce role she […]
Tina Knowles wants you to know: Rumi is living her best life on the ‘Cowboy Carter’ tour
Tina Knowles wants you to know—her granddaughter Rumi is having the time of her life on tour with her mama, Beyoncé, and big sister Blue Ivy. During the New York City stop of her Matriarch book tour, Knowles sat down with CBS anchor Gayle King and opened up about life on the road with her […]
‘Love Is Blind’ cast member Ashley Adionser speaks out following her split from Tyler Francis: ‘He is a pathological liar’
Ashley Adionser from Netflix’s “Love Is Blind” S7 is finally breaking her silence about the scandal surrounding the fallout from her marriage to Tyler Francis. The 32-year-old reality TV star appeared on the latest episode of the “What’s the Reality” podcast, hosted by fellow “Love Is Blind” star AD Smith, and addressed the scandal, the […]
Maintenance Man Arrested For Allegedly Assisting Prisoners Escape At New Orleans Jail
by Cedric ‘BIG CED’ Thornton May 21, 2025 Sterling Williams claims he was threatened by one of the escaped prisoners A person who worked at the Orleans Justice Center, where 10 inmates escaped, has been arrested for allegedly helping the men escape from jail. Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill announced the arrest of 33-year-old maintenance […]
