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If you felt uncomfortable watching Teyana Taylor’s character interact with Leonardo DiCaprio and Sean Penn in ‘One Battle After Another,’ it turns out that was kind of the point. The action thriller, which has received a wave of buzz from viewers online and in the entertainment industry, follows a former
Former NFL star Antonio Brown has been arrested on an attempted murder charge stemming from a shooting after a celebrity boxing event in Miami, police confirmed Thursday. Brown, 37, was taken into custody by U.S. Marshals in Dubai, said Miami police spokesman Mike Vega. He was flown to Essex County, New Jersey,
The Federal Aviation Administration‘s unprecedented order to scale back flights nationwide because of the record-long government shutdown took effect Friday morning (Nov. 7,) with some passengers trying to figure out backup travel plans. The 40 airports selected by the FAA span more than two dozen states and include hubs such as Atlanta, Dallas, Denver, Los
After Tyler Perry sounded the alarm on SNAP benefit cuts, many social media users told the entertainment mogul to “put his money where his mouth is.” And it looks like that’s exactly what he did. In a recent interview with People magazine, Perry revealed that he donated $1.4 million to
According to Forbes‘ “highest-earning dead celebrities” list of 2025, six Black male celebrities are making the most posthumous income. The list of 13 celebrities includes Michael Jackson at #1, The Notorious B.I.G. at #5, Miles Davis at #6, Bob Marley at #9, Prince at #11, and Kobe Bryant at #13.
The White House announced on Thursday agreements with two of the nation’s largest pharmaceutical manufacturers to lower prices for weight loss medications. The deals would expand access for millions, including Black Americans who suffer health disparities like obesity and diabetes. President Donald Trump unveiled the agreements with Eli Lilly and
Marshawn Kneeland, the 24-year-old Dallas Cowboys football player who died by suicide, had also lost his mother last year. The Dallas Morning News first reported in June of last year that Kneeland wore a chain around his neck that carried the ashes of his mother, Wendy, in a small urn.
With billionaire author MacKenzie Scott giving record amounts to multiple Historically Black Colleges and Universities, it begs the question: What is her connection to the Black community? In a word, Toni Morrison. As theGrio previously reported on a recent episode of “TheGrio Weekly,” the late Nobel Peace Prize-winning author was
U.S. Senator Tim Scott, R-S.C., called out fellow South Carolina Republican, U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace, after the controversial congresswoman’s meltdown at Charleston International Airport. Mace blew up on airport police with expletives during an encounter last week, resulting in an incident report being filed with the Charleston county aviation authority
Black leaders in politics and the civil rights community are reacting to the announcement of U.S. Rep. Nancy Pelosi‘s retirement from Congress, marking the end of a nearly 40-year historic career. “Over nearly 40 years in the House, she advanced legislation that improved the lives of everyday Americans and served
If you felt uncomfortable watching Teyana Taylor’s character interact with Leonardo DiCaprio and Sean Penn in ‘One Battle After Another,’ it turns out that was kind of the point. The action thriller, which has received a wave of buzz from viewers online and in the entertainment industry, follows a former
Former NFL star Antonio Brown has been arrested on an attempted murder charge stemming from a shooting after a celebrity boxing event in Miami, police confirmed Thursday. Brown, 37, was taken into custody by U.S. Marshals in Dubai, said Miami police spokesman Mike Vega. He was flown to Essex County, New Jersey,
The Federal Aviation Administration‘s unprecedented order to scale back flights nationwide because of the record-long government shutdown took effect Friday morning (Nov. 7,) with some passengers trying to figure out backup travel plans. The 40 airports selected by the FAA span more than two dozen states and include hubs such as Atlanta, Dallas, Denver, Los
After Tyler Perry sounded the alarm on SNAP benefit cuts, many social media users told the entertainment mogul to “put his money where his mouth is.” And it looks like that’s exactly what he did. In a recent interview with People magazine, Perry revealed that he donated $1.4 million to
According to Forbes‘ “highest-earning dead celebrities” list of 2025, six Black male celebrities are making the most posthumous income. The list of 13 celebrities includes Michael Jackson at #1, The Notorious B.I.G. at #5, Miles Davis at #6, Bob Marley at #9, Prince at #11, and Kobe Bryant at #13.
The White House announced on Thursday agreements with two of the nation’s largest pharmaceutical manufacturers to lower prices for weight loss medications. The deals would expand access for millions, including Black Americans who suffer health disparities like obesity and diabetes. President Donald Trump unveiled the agreements with Eli Lilly and
Marshawn Kneeland, the 24-year-old Dallas Cowboys football player who died by suicide, had also lost his mother last year. The Dallas Morning News first reported in June of last year that Kneeland wore a chain around his neck that carried the ashes of his mother, Wendy, in a small urn.
With billionaire author MacKenzie Scott giving record amounts to multiple Historically Black Colleges and Universities, it begs the question: What is her connection to the Black community? In a word, Toni Morrison. As theGrio previously reported on a recent episode of “TheGrio Weekly,” the late Nobel Peace Prize-winning author was
U.S. Senator Tim Scott, R-S.C., called out fellow South Carolina Republican, U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace, after the controversial congresswoman’s meltdown at Charleston International Airport. Mace blew up on airport police with expletives during an encounter last week, resulting in an incident report being filed with the Charleston county aviation authority
Black leaders in politics and the civil rights community are reacting to the announcement of U.S. Rep. Nancy Pelosi‘s retirement from Congress, marking the end of a nearly 40-year historic career. “Over nearly 40 years in the House, she advanced legislation that improved the lives of everyday Americans and served