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The gospel community is in mourning as Elder Goldwire McLendon, who broke through on Season 3 of BET’s “Sunday’s Best” in 2010, has passed away, according to reports. He was 95. A cause of death was not revealed for the singer, who frequented churches across the country after his stirring
The fall of 2024 was the initial breakthrough for Leon Thomas. At the time, his “MUTT” single and album had just been released, and fans were not only gravitating toward the music but also sharing it with the world. Year-end playlists turned into Thomas going on tour and ultimately being
The Department of Justice on Friday released some of its records related to its investigations of Jeffrey Epstein. The convicted sex offender and wealthy financier known for his connections to some of the world’s most powerful people, including President Donald Trump, who long sought to keep the files sealed. Among the thousands of
Keith Lee is officially top dog on TikTok. The 29-year-old food influencer, who has ascended to new heights on the platform over the past year, was named TikTok’s Creator of the Year on Thursday, Dec. 18, during the first-ever TikTok Awards in the United States, held at the Hollywood Palladium
A federal judge has overturned the conviction of one of two men who were found guilty of the 2002 murder of Run-DMC’s Jam Master Jay (Jason Mizell). According to Billboard, Judge LaShann DeArcy Hall granted the motion for acquittal of Karl Jordan Jr., who was found guilty in 2024 of
There’s a particular kind of magic that only a holiday movie can conjure the second it starts — the way it makes you feel held, hopeful, and a little bit more open to joy. It doesn’t matter who’s on the couch with you or if you’re watching on your own,
Three years after an explosive, highly publicized trial, Tory Lanez, born Daystar Peterson, has broken his silence. After being found guilty of shooting Megan Thee Stallion in the foot, Lanez was sentenced to 10 years in state prison. Now, three years into his prison tenure, the rapper sat down with
U.S. Reps. Ayanna Pressley and Yvette Clarke are demanding that the Federal Reserve Board take “immediate action” to address the alarming spike in the Black unemployment rate. They are requesting that the Fed board brief members of the Congressional Black Caucus on the matter, theGrio exclusively reports. In a letter
A frantic search for the suspect in last weekend’s mass shooting at Brown University ended at a New Hampshire storage facility where authorities discovered the man dead inside and then revealed he also was suspected of killing a Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor. Claudio Neves Valente, 48, a former Brown student and Portuguese
Marlon Wayans said he dropped the beef with 50 Cent because his brothers told him to. He shared this in an interview with KTLA, where he was asked how his “family chat” felt about him fighting with the rapper over the new docuseries, “Sean Combs: The Reckoning.” “My brothers, they
The gospel community is in mourning as Elder Goldwire McLendon, who broke through on Season 3 of BET’s “Sunday’s Best” in 2010, has passed away, according to reports. He was 95. A cause of death was not revealed for the singer, who frequented churches across the country after his stirring
The fall of 2024 was the initial breakthrough for Leon Thomas. At the time, his “MUTT” single and album had just been released, and fans were not only gravitating toward the music but also sharing it with the world. Year-end playlists turned into Thomas going on tour and ultimately being
The Department of Justice on Friday released some of its records related to its investigations of Jeffrey Epstein. The convicted sex offender and wealthy financier known for his connections to some of the world’s most powerful people, including President Donald Trump, who long sought to keep the files sealed. Among the thousands of
Keith Lee is officially top dog on TikTok. The 29-year-old food influencer, who has ascended to new heights on the platform over the past year, was named TikTok’s Creator of the Year on Thursday, Dec. 18, during the first-ever TikTok Awards in the United States, held at the Hollywood Palladium
A federal judge has overturned the conviction of one of two men who were found guilty of the 2002 murder of Run-DMC’s Jam Master Jay (Jason Mizell). According to Billboard, Judge LaShann DeArcy Hall granted the motion for acquittal of Karl Jordan Jr., who was found guilty in 2024 of
There’s a particular kind of magic that only a holiday movie can conjure the second it starts — the way it makes you feel held, hopeful, and a little bit more open to joy. It doesn’t matter who’s on the couch with you or if you’re watching on your own,
Three years after an explosive, highly publicized trial, Tory Lanez, born Daystar Peterson, has broken his silence. After being found guilty of shooting Megan Thee Stallion in the foot, Lanez was sentenced to 10 years in state prison. Now, three years into his prison tenure, the rapper sat down with
U.S. Reps. Ayanna Pressley and Yvette Clarke are demanding that the Federal Reserve Board take “immediate action” to address the alarming spike in the Black unemployment rate. They are requesting that the Fed board brief members of the Congressional Black Caucus on the matter, theGrio exclusively reports. In a letter
A frantic search for the suspect in last weekend’s mass shooting at Brown University ended at a New Hampshire storage facility where authorities discovered the man dead inside and then revealed he also was suspected of killing a Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor. Claudio Neves Valente, 48, a former Brown student and Portuguese
Marlon Wayans said he dropped the beef with 50 Cent because his brothers told him to. He shared this in an interview with KTLA, where he was asked how his “family chat” felt about him fighting with the rapper over the new docuseries, “Sean Combs: The Reckoning.” “My brothers, they