Birdman shares rare video with wife Toni Braxton after years of keeping marriage private
Birdman has given fans a rare look at life with wife Toni Braxton, sharing a new video of the couple after years of keeping their relationship largely private. The Toni Braxton Birdman video comes one month after Braxton marked their second wedding anniversary with rare bridal photos and nearly a year after she described the […]
‘Refined insanity’: Cast of ‘Why Did I Get Married Again’ cast reveals how Tyler Perry needed less than a week to shoot film
Tyler Perry‘s fast-paced shooting schedule has been well-documented for any actor who has worked on their most recent films and TV shows. “Why Did I Get Married Again” was no exception. In an interview with BlackTree TV, Sharon Leal, Tasha Smith and Taraji P. Henson each dished on how the third installment in the acclaimed […]
This Ghanaian Entrepreneur Built A Black Bridal Beauty Business In Italy
AI-generated image by Selena Hill September 12, 2026 Harriet Akotowah Mensah saw an underserved market for Black beauty services in Italy and turned it into a growing mobile bridal business. For Black women planning destination weddings in Italy, finding a beauty professional who understands textured hair and deeper skin tones can be tough. However, that’s […]
AOC Rides For Florida Senate Candidate Angie Nixon
Source: A collage featuring Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Angie Nixon. The progressives are coming in hot, baby—much to the chagrin of establishment Democrats, neoliberals (same thing), and those who apparently don’t worry about money. In the last year or so, there’s been a surge across the country in support of progressives mostly in places where […]
15-year-old charged after Black man was pushed to death from Chicago Red Line train
A teenage girl is facing first-degree murder and other charges after Chicago police say a 29-year-old man was pushed from a moving CTA Red Line train during an altercation. The teen was charged in connection with the death of Kyle T. Bickham, a 29-year-old Chicago-area man who police say was pushed from a moving Chicago […]
Ohio Senator’s Staffer Canned For Posting Nazi Pics On Social Media [Op-Ed]
Source: Stephen Waytek / facebook Given the current global political climate, a president who made racism great again, the richest man in the world making goo-goo eyes at the Third Reich, and that tool who was bounced from Fox News now giving platforms to Jewish hate, it “makes sense” that a white man who runs […]
Gladys Knight’s son fears she’ll be worked ‘until she dies’ as she continues touring
Gladys Knight said last month that she was ready to ease into fewer performances. But nearly three weeks later, the 82-year-old soul legend is still on the road, prompting renewed questions about what that transition actually looks like. The latest development comes after Knight continued performing following her Aug. 27 announcement that she planned to […]
Remy Ma tells Papoose to ‘sign the papers’ as Claressa Shields feud flares again
Remy Ma and Claressa Shields are trading shots online again, with the rapper dragging her pending divorce from Papoose into the latest exchange. The feud follows months of public tension, including Remy’s “W.Y.F.L.” freestyle, which fans believed targeted Shields, and Shields’ recent insistence that Papoose should not be described as “somebody’s husband” because he has […]
Black Man Arrested In The Hanging Death Of Tasia Fortune
Source: Etta Avolio / GoFundMe In the wake of the spate of suspicious hanging deaths of Black folk across the country, many have raised eyebrows when police have ruled them “accidents,” acts of self-harm, or “inconclusive” during or after their investigations. Given this country’s history, when a Black person is found hanged, foul play is […]
Maryland residents sue ICE over alleged warrantless arrests
Four Maryland residents and the immigrant rights group We Are CASA have filed a proposed federal class-action lawsuit seeking to stop alleged warrantless immigration arrests by ICE. The lawsuit comes as TheGrio has reported on a surge in street arrests affecting Black immigrants and a recent Maryland airport detention involving Johns Hopkins researcher Fatima Ameaka. […]