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Scoop: Biden issues record clemency and pardons for nearly 1,500 Americans

President Joe Biden will issue clemency on Thursday for nearly 1,500 people sentenced to home confinement and 39 individuals who were convicted of non-violent crimes, theGrio is first to report.  President Biden’s executive action is the largest single-day grant of clemency in modern history by any American president. “Mercy is

Matt Sharp

Matt Sharp, labeled “Reality Heatmaker” by The Hollywood Reporter, knows a thing or two about love. As producer and Critics Choice Award winner of the hit reality show 90 Day Fiancé, he is the creative genius behind his TV production company, Sharp Entertainment.  With a passion for contributing to the

Native Son honors 101 Black gay and queer men with annual changemakers list

Native Son, the premiere content and storytelling platform for Black gay and queer men, released its annual Native Son 101 list honoring its 2024 honorees of “change agents and mavericks” making a positive global impact. The honoree list, which includes theGrio’s own White House correspondent and Managing Editor, Gerren Keith

Jamie Foxx reveals a brain bleed led to his stroke in new Netflix special

Jamie Foxx is back, and like most Black people, he’s starting his story with the popular phrase “what had happened was.” In his new Netflix comedy special, the Academy Award-winning entertainer got emotional as he discussed the “mystery illness” that caused his health scare in April 2023.  “Please, Lord, let

Cynthia Erivo, Colman Domingo and more react to Golden Globe nominations

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — The nominations for the Golden Globe Awards are a starry collection of the biggest names from film and television. “Emilia Pérez” is the leading nominee with 10, but Monday’s nominations gave a boost to several films hoping to be in contention for the Academy Awards, including “Wicked” and “The Substance.” The Globes

Scoop: Biden issues record clemency and pardons for nearly 1,500 Americans

President Joe Biden will issue clemency on Thursday for nearly 1,500 people sentenced to home confinement and 39 individuals who were convicted of non-violent crimes, theGrio is first to report.  President Biden’s executive action is the largest single-day grant of clemency in modern history by any American president. “Mercy is

Matt Sharp

Matt Sharp, labeled “Reality Heatmaker” by The Hollywood Reporter, knows a thing or two about love. As producer and Critics Choice Award winner of the hit reality show 90 Day Fiancé, he is the creative genius behind his TV production company, Sharp Entertainment.  With a passion for contributing to the

Native Son honors 101 Black gay and queer men with annual changemakers list

Native Son, the premiere content and storytelling platform for Black gay and queer men, released its annual Native Son 101 list honoring its 2024 honorees of “change agents and mavericks” making a positive global impact. The honoree list, which includes theGrio’s own White House correspondent and Managing Editor, Gerren Keith

Jamie Foxx reveals a brain bleed led to his stroke in new Netflix special

Jamie Foxx is back, and like most Black people, he’s starting his story with the popular phrase “what had happened was.” In his new Netflix comedy special, the Academy Award-winning entertainer got emotional as he discussed the “mystery illness” that caused his health scare in April 2023.  “Please, Lord, let

Cynthia Erivo, Colman Domingo and more react to Golden Globe nominations

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — The nominations for the Golden Globe Awards are a starry collection of the biggest names from film and television. “Emilia Pérez” is the leading nominee with 10, but Monday’s nominations gave a boost to several films hoping to be in contention for the Academy Awards, including “Wicked” and “The Substance.” The Globes