‘I became a leader’: Jenifer Lewis opens up about how bipolar disorder gave her the ‘delusion’ to pursue her career
“The mania made me.” Jenifer Lewis is sharing a different side of what it’s like to live with bipolar disorder, a mental health condition that causes elevated mood swings between manic highs and depressive lows. Despite the stigma around the condition, she has been open about how the good and bad of it are inseparable […]
Sudanese paramilitary group RSF killed more than 1,000 civilians in Zamzam camp in April, UN says
CAIRO (AP) — More than 1,000 civilians were killed in a three-day attack by the Rapid Support Forces paramilitary group earlier this year on the largest displacement camp in western Sudan, the U.N. Human Rights Office said in a report released Thursday. RSF stormed Zamzam camp in April as part of its siege of the city of […]
From Wale to Olivia Dean, 8 albums released in 2025 that stayed in constant rotation
Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. The end of the year is a time of much joy and jubilation. We have the holiday season, which usually means some days off with the family and, hopefully, good eats. However, it’s also […]
Tyra Banks facing $2.8 million lawsuit over abandoned ‘Smize & Dream’ ice cream shop location in Washington, D.C.
The scoop on Tyra Banks’ once-upon-a-time Washington, D.C., ice cream dream is messy. The 52-year-old model-turned-ice-cream entrepreneur and her business partner and current romantic partner, Louis Bélanger-Martin, are facing a $2.8 million lawsuit tied to a planned Smize & Dream shop in the nation’s capital, Fox 45 News reported. According to new court filings, Christopher […]
Angela Yee mourns her brother and reflects on dealing with a sudden death
In a moment of vulnerability, Angela Yee shared a few things she’s learned from the death of her older brother, whom she called her “closest person.” The media personality announced on her “Way Up” radio show that her brother passed away suddenly from an aneurysm at 51 years old. According to Yee, 49, her mother […]
Pauline Copes Johnson, descendant of Harriet Tubman, dies at 98
Pauline Copes Johnson, one of Harriet Tubman’s descendants and champions, has died at age 98. The Harriet Tubman A.M.E. Zion Church in Auburn, NY, where Copes Johnson was an active member, announced the news on December 8. Copes Johnson was Tubman’s great-great-great-grandniece and grew up in the same town where Tubman lived the rest of […]
Wiz Khalifa sentenced to 9 months in Romanian prison related to 2024 incident at local music festival
Wiz Khalifa has been handed a prison sentence stemming from a drug-related incident in Romania. The 38-year-old rapper was sentenced on Thursday, Dec. 18, to nine months in prison after being convicted of drug possession in the Southeastern European country, more than a year after his appearance at a local music festival, Rolling Stone magazine […]
Nicolandria gets real about life after ‘Love Island’: ‘Damned if you do, damned if you don’t.’
Over the summer, Olandria Carthen and Nic Vansteenberghe, also known as Nicolandria, became a fan favorite on “Love Island.” Despite winning second place in the reality dating show, Nicolandria, particularly Olandria, earned the first-place spot in fans’ hearts. And now the couple is rounding out a year of campaigns as Glamour magazine’s latest cover stars. […]
Trump signs executive order rescheduling marijuana, but disparages recreational use: ‘It can wreck lives’
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday ordering the federal government to reschedule marijuana, a move he was expected to do. “I’m pleased to announce that I will be signing an executive order to reschedule marijuana from a Schedule I, [to] Schedule III, controlled substance,” said Trump, who said many have called him […]
Chilli and boyfriend, Matthew Lawrence, admit they don’t fight as they gush about their ‘mature love’
Cooler heads truly prevail when it comes to Chilli and her boyfriend, Matthew Lawrence. The 54-year-old R&B icon and the 45-year-old actor revealed they fall firmly in the “no fighting” camp while opening up about what they described as their “mature love” during a recent appearance on Sherri Shepherd’s show, “Sherri.” When Shepherd mentioned that […]