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Phylicia Rashad is known for building a legacy of excellence as a Black actress on the stage and screen. From her early life in Houston through her college years and into her later career, Rashad broke barriers. Despite insecurities about her appearance and thinking she wasn’t beautiful as a child,

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Several top staffers in North Carolina Republican Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson’s campaign for governor have quit their posts, marking more fallout from a CNN report outlining evidence that he made disturbing posts on a pornography website’s message board more than a decade ago. The campaign said in a

NEW YORK (AP) — The federal Bureau of Prisons says it has increased staffing in recent months to make up for staggering shortfalls at the troubled New York City jail where Sean “Diddy” Combs is awaiting trial after pleading not guilty last week to sex trafficking charges. The agency’s push to fix the Metropolitan

NEW YORK (AP) — Most New Yorkers, Lin-Manuel Miranda argues, have an answer to the following question: When did you first see “The Warriors”? “I saw it when I was 4 years old, an unsupervised youth was I. A friend’s older brother had the VHS. There were no adults around,” he told

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 think I’m the only person I’ve ever met who knows of the group Kiara, an R&B duo from Detroit. My father bought their sophomore album, “Civilized Rogue,” which

Unless you’ve spent the last few months living under a rock with no internet access, you’ve no doubt heard about the Drake and Kendrick Lamar drama. It’s one of the biggest beefs in recent hip-hop history, dominating social media and showing up on news sites since the first diss track

Natasha Rothwell is ready to step into her upcoming role as “Reesa Teesa.”  As previously reported by theGrio, the actress is scheduled to star in the TV adaption of the viral “Who TF did I Marry” TikTok saga. While fans reportedly envisioned her playing in a Hollywood adaptation of the

Dana Elaine Owens, better known by her stage name Queen Latifah, is gearing up to develop her life story into a feature film with Will Smith. On Thursday, HarbourView Equity Partners, founded by Sherrese Clarke Soares, announced its plans to develop “a slate” of hip-hop biopics in an Instagram post.

Raven-Symoné and Kenan Thompson are discussing the cost of childhood stardom. The two joined other child stars, including Christina Ricci, Drew Berrymore and Alyson Stoner, who rose to fame dancing alongside Missy Elliott in the 2000s, in Hulu’s new documentary “Child Star” co-directed by Demi Lovato. Symoné, who started her

Rapper turned politician Moses “Shyne” Barrow has broken his silence about former mentor  Sean “Diddy” Combs’ arrest. After federal agents arrested Combs in New York on Sept. 16, Barrow, who currently serves as the Leader of the Opposition in the Belize House of Representatives, shared his thoughts on the man