Druski is not only the youngest person to host the BET Awards, he’s also the first content creator
BET has announced its youngest host in history for the upcoming BET Awards. This summer, the 31-year-old content creator and comedian Druski will emcee the event, putting on for the new wave of comedians whose fame came from virality. In an announcement for the award show on June 28, Druski, whose full name is Drew […]
Lexie Brown says she’s received death threats over Klay Thompson affair rumors
Seattle Storm guard Lexie Brown says that she has gotten death threats after being accused of having an affair with Klay Thompson. The 31-year-old professional basketball player spoke to Fox News about being hit by the cheating rumors, which she has denied any involvement with. And now, she is calling out both Megan The Stallion […]
Robin Thede reveals she turned down 5 different marriage proposals
Robin Thede is not settling just because a man proposes. During a recent appearance on “Baby, It’s Keke Palmer,” the actress and comedian revealed that she’s been proposed to multiple times by multiple men. “I’ve been proposed to five times, and I’ve said ‘no’ five times,” the “Relationship Goals” actress shared, also noting that they […]
Teyana Taylor pushes through Billboard Women in Music tech mishap
The 2026 Billboard Women in Music Awards were held Wednesday night at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles, with many celebrities and artists in attendance to celebrate women in the industry. Multihyphenate Teyana Taylor was among the honorees but faced a technical mishap during her acceptance speech for the Visionary Award. Legendary singer Dionne Warwick […]
Rep. Wesley Hunt on all 4 Black House Republicans leaving Congress: ‘I don’t care how many Black people are here’
Despite historic gains in the number of Black Republicans serving in the United States Congress, all four Black GOP members of the U.S. House of Representatives will be leaving by the end of the current session in January 2027. When confronted about the mass exodus of Black Republicans leaving the House after years of the […]
Twin sisters earn valedictorian and salutatorian honors at Cheyney University
Twin sisters Tia Criss and Jasmin Criss are set to graduate at the top of their class at Cheyney University of Pennsylvania, earning the titles of valedictorian and salutatorian (respectively) in what they describe as a “surreal” achievement, according to CBS News. The sisters, who are just minutes apart in age, say they were not […]
The History Of Black GOP Leaders
Source: Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images/Photo by: GHI/Universal History Archive/Universal Images/Getty Images/White House website. Black GOP leaders over the years. The Republican Party has had a complex and evolving relationship with Black Americans, from its early days as an abolitionist movement to its more recent controversies over race and civil rights. One of the […]
Is Megan Thee Stallion the new relationship litmus test?
Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. After Megan Thee Stallion announced she and Dallas Mavericks player Klay Thompson had parted ways following a whirlwind romance, the internet did what it does best: It spiraled. Since the news arrived, timelines across platforms […]
Louisiana Republicans Postpone Primary Elections Following SCOTUS Decision To Gut Voting Rights Act
Source: Bill Clark / Getty On Wednesday, the Republican-dominated U.S. Supreme Court validated the fears of voting rights advocates spent months expressing, by using its decision in Louisiana v. Callais to strip away Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, essentially cementing the ruling that diluting Black voting power is fine, but correcting that act of systemic racism […]
What The SCOTUS Ruling Means For Black Voting Rights And How We Move Forward
✕ By now, you’ve seen the news of the Supreme Court’s devastating decision in Louisiana v. Callais. Coming nearly 20 years after Republicans last supported reauthorizing the Voting Rights Act, the 6-3 ruling undermines key protections for fair representation and fair maps. Written by Justice Samuel Alito, noted for his vivid imagination and distortions of […]