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The aunties, uncles, and R&B lovers are going to be outside this spring because four of the biggest names in R&B and soul are hitting the road together. Gladys Knight, Chaka Khan, Patti LaBelle, and Stephanie Mills have announced “The Queens” tour, a North American arena tour kicking off in
A federal judge ruled Tuesday that the dismantling of the U.S. Agency for International Development likely violated the Constitution and blocked billionaire Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency from further cuts to the agency. U.S. District Judge Theodore Chuang in Maryland ordered the Trump administration to restore email and computer
Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. I’d seen segments of “Pop The Balloon or Find Love,” the popular match-making YouTube show hosted by creator Arlette Amuli before I knew that it was an actual show.
Tracy Morgan wants the world to know he’s going to be okay after he fell ill during a New York Knicks basketball game and was removed by wheelchair last night. On Tuesday, the 56-year-old actor updated fans in an Instagram post featuring a photo taken from his hospital bedside of
Good news is on the horizon for fans of predominantly Black-led shows like “Snowfall.” According to Variety, FX just gave the green light for a pilot of a potential spinoff, and it looks like familiar faces will be back on our screens soon. The untitled project will reportedly pick up
With mass layoffs sweeping across industries lately, job security feels like a distant memory for many professionals. Whether it’s tech, media, or even entertainment, no one seems exempt from the looming threat of sudden cuts. But if you’ve recently been let go, Emmy Award-winning actress Sheryl Lee Ralph has a
The gutting of 1,300 employees from the U.S. Department of Education has sent shockwaves across the education industry, with increased worry about how day-to-day functions will be impacted. Of the four main areas that the DOE focused its work on– Title I funding, student loans, data and research, and civil
The Pentagon said Monday that internet pages honoring a Black Medal of Honor winner and Japanese American service members were mistakenly taken down — but staunchly defended its overall campaign to strip out content singling out the contributions by women and minority groups, which the Trump administration considers “DEI.” A
Actor and comedian Tracy Morgan got sick in the second half of Monday night’s Heat-Knicks game, interrupting the action at Madison Square Garden. There was a pause in play with 6:09 left in the third quarter while workers cleaned up the area around Morgan’s seat. The delay lasted for more
An unprecedented exhibition at the Pompidou Center in Paris explores the presence and influence of Black artists in the city from the 1950s to 2000, offering a vibrant immersion in France’s cosmopolitan capital and a history of anti-colonial, civil rights struggles. The “Black Paris” exhibition features the works of about 150 major
The aunties, uncles, and R&B lovers are going to be outside this spring because four of the biggest names in R&B and soul are hitting the road together. Gladys Knight, Chaka Khan, Patti LaBelle, and Stephanie Mills have announced “The Queens” tour, a North American arena tour kicking off in
A federal judge ruled Tuesday that the dismantling of the U.S. Agency for International Development likely violated the Constitution and blocked billionaire Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency from further cuts to the agency. U.S. District Judge Theodore Chuang in Maryland ordered the Trump administration to restore email and computer
Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. I’d seen segments of “Pop The Balloon or Find Love,” the popular match-making YouTube show hosted by creator Arlette Amuli before I knew that it was an actual show.
Tracy Morgan wants the world to know he’s going to be okay after he fell ill during a New York Knicks basketball game and was removed by wheelchair last night. On Tuesday, the 56-year-old actor updated fans in an Instagram post featuring a photo taken from his hospital bedside of
Good news is on the horizon for fans of predominantly Black-led shows like “Snowfall.” According to Variety, FX just gave the green light for a pilot of a potential spinoff, and it looks like familiar faces will be back on our screens soon. The untitled project will reportedly pick up
With mass layoffs sweeping across industries lately, job security feels like a distant memory for many professionals. Whether it’s tech, media, or even entertainment, no one seems exempt from the looming threat of sudden cuts. But if you’ve recently been let go, Emmy Award-winning actress Sheryl Lee Ralph has a
The gutting of 1,300 employees from the U.S. Department of Education has sent shockwaves across the education industry, with increased worry about how day-to-day functions will be impacted. Of the four main areas that the DOE focused its work on– Title I funding, student loans, data and research, and civil
The Pentagon said Monday that internet pages honoring a Black Medal of Honor winner and Japanese American service members were mistakenly taken down — but staunchly defended its overall campaign to strip out content singling out the contributions by women and minority groups, which the Trump administration considers “DEI.” A
Actor and comedian Tracy Morgan got sick in the second half of Monday night’s Heat-Knicks game, interrupting the action at Madison Square Garden. There was a pause in play with 6:09 left in the third quarter while workers cleaned up the area around Morgan’s seat. The delay lasted for more
An unprecedented exhibition at the Pompidou Center in Paris explores the presence and influence of Black artists in the city from the 1950s to 2000, offering a vibrant immersion in France’s cosmopolitan capital and a history of anti-colonial, civil rights struggles. The “Black Paris” exhibition features the works of about 150 major