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by Jeroslyn JoVonn May 21, 2025 Founded by Derrick Hayes, Big Dave’s Cheesesteaks became the first majority Black-owned brand named on the esteemed list Big Dave’s Cheesesteak’s is the first majority Black-owned brand to earn a spot on Fast Casual’s Top 100 Movers and Shakers, landing at #6. It’s a
by Jeroslyn JoVonn May 21, 2025 Four distinguished business leaders will be honored at the BLACK ENTERPRISE 2025 Black Men XCEL Summit. The 2025 BLACK ENTERPRISE Black Men XCEL honorees have been announced, with Dr. George Fraser, John Hope Bryant, Larry Fitzgerald, and Rev. Dr. W. Franklyn Richardson set to
Two Navy SEALs based in Virginia are facing disciplinary action for racist conduct, and several of their platoon and team leaders are being disciplined for leadership failures, according to a defense official. The two enlisted Team 4 members are being punished for developing racist memes targeting a Black sailor in
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey on Tuesday appointed state appellate Judge Bill Lewis to the Alabama Supreme Court. He will be the first Black Republican to serve on the court. Lewis replaces Justice Jay Mitchell, who resigned Monday. Lewis most recently served on the Alabama Court of Civil Appeals. Ivey appointed
Al Roker is making sure Joseph Biden knows he’s not alone amid his recent prostate cancer diagnosis. On Friday, May 18, Biden’s personal office announced that the 82-year-old former president has been diagnosed with prostate cancer with a Gleason score of 9. “While this represents a more aggressive form of
Singer and model Cassie Ventura’s mother, Regina Ventura, took the witness stand today in the federal criminal sex trafficking case against hip-hop mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs. Regina Ventura, who first met Combs in 2006 when Cassie Ventura signed with Combs’ record label, testified that she feared for her daughter’s safety,
TheGrio Green Book is a modern-day twist on the historic African American Green Book, which guided Black travelers to welcoming and safe places across the country. We continue this tradition with hope, joy, and the will to explore places that were once only dreams for our ancestors or places where
Brandon Johnson, the mayor of Chicago, is being investigated by the U.S. Department of Justice Office of Civil Rights after he made remarks boasting about the hiring of Black people in his administration. Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon, who was nominated to the position by President Donald Trump, announced the
Last week, Halle Bailey opened up about why she requested her sister—Chloe Bailey—remove a TikTok video from her feed: She was feeling insecure about her body image. The 25-year-old singer and new mom opened up in a video about how her weight has fluctuated since welcoming her son, Halo, in
After a fire engulfed a mansion at Louisiana’s Nottoway Plantation, one of the largest remaining pre-Civil War houses in the Deep South where scores of enslaved Africans labored, video footage of the combusted landmark lit the internet ablaze with mass jubilation and consternation over the weekend. For some, it was a
by Jeroslyn JoVonn May 21, 2025 Founded by Derrick Hayes, Big Dave’s Cheesesteaks became the first majority Black-owned brand named on the esteemed list Big Dave’s Cheesesteak’s is the first majority Black-owned brand to earn a spot on Fast Casual’s Top 100 Movers and Shakers, landing at #6. It’s a
by Jeroslyn JoVonn May 21, 2025 Four distinguished business leaders will be honored at the BLACK ENTERPRISE 2025 Black Men XCEL Summit. The 2025 BLACK ENTERPRISE Black Men XCEL honorees have been announced, with Dr. George Fraser, John Hope Bryant, Larry Fitzgerald, and Rev. Dr. W. Franklyn Richardson set to
Two Navy SEALs based in Virginia are facing disciplinary action for racist conduct, and several of their platoon and team leaders are being disciplined for leadership failures, according to a defense official. The two enlisted Team 4 members are being punished for developing racist memes targeting a Black sailor in
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey on Tuesday appointed state appellate Judge Bill Lewis to the Alabama Supreme Court. He will be the first Black Republican to serve on the court. Lewis replaces Justice Jay Mitchell, who resigned Monday. Lewis most recently served on the Alabama Court of Civil Appeals. Ivey appointed
Al Roker is making sure Joseph Biden knows he’s not alone amid his recent prostate cancer diagnosis. On Friday, May 18, Biden’s personal office announced that the 82-year-old former president has been diagnosed with prostate cancer with a Gleason score of 9. “While this represents a more aggressive form of
Singer and model Cassie Ventura’s mother, Regina Ventura, took the witness stand today in the federal criminal sex trafficking case against hip-hop mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs. Regina Ventura, who first met Combs in 2006 when Cassie Ventura signed with Combs’ record label, testified that she feared for her daughter’s safety,
TheGrio Green Book is a modern-day twist on the historic African American Green Book, which guided Black travelers to welcoming and safe places across the country. We continue this tradition with hope, joy, and the will to explore places that were once only dreams for our ancestors or places where
Brandon Johnson, the mayor of Chicago, is being investigated by the U.S. Department of Justice Office of Civil Rights after he made remarks boasting about the hiring of Black people in his administration. Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon, who was nominated to the position by President Donald Trump, announced the
Last week, Halle Bailey opened up about why she requested her sister—Chloe Bailey—remove a TikTok video from her feed: She was feeling insecure about her body image. The 25-year-old singer and new mom opened up in a video about how her weight has fluctuated since welcoming her son, Halo, in
After a fire engulfed a mansion at Louisiana’s Nottoway Plantation, one of the largest remaining pre-Civil War houses in the Deep South where scores of enslaved Africans labored, video footage of the combusted landmark lit the internet ablaze with mass jubilation and consternation over the weekend. For some, it was a