Whether wearing them on stage or in shows like “Power Book II: Ghost,” Mary J. Blige is known for her iconic boot collection. So much so, that earlier this year, the R&B singer launched a long-awaited and instantly sold-out boot collection in collaboration with Giuseppe Zanotti.  My fans have been

Many scientists at the federal health agencies await the second Donald Trump administration with dread as well as uncertainty over how the president-elect will reconcile starkly different philosophies among the leaders of his team. Trump announced Thursday he’ll nominate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to be secretary of the Health and

When Daniel Penny wrapped his arm around the neck of a homeless man on a Manhattan subway last year, the 25-year-old veteran appeared to be deploying a non-lethal chokehold long drilled into U.S. Marines. Done right, the maneuver should knock a person out without killing them, according to Joseph Caballer,

Three daughters of Malcolm X have accused the CIA, FBI, the New York Police Department and others in a $100 million lawsuit Friday of playing roles in the 1965 assassination of the civil rights leader. In the lawsuit filed in Manhattan federal court, the daughters — along with the Malcolm X estate

Celebrities, they’re just like us: some can’t afford not to work. Whoopi Goldberg is the latest famous face to speak out about having to still work to maintain her lifestyle. During the Tuesday, Nov. 12 episode of “The View,” the 69-year-old and her fellow co-hosts were engaged in a nuanced

Snoop Dogg is stepping into a new business venture. This week, the rap legend announced his new jewelry line, Lovechild, a collaboration with jewelers Metal Alchemist and gamma. “I chose to name the collection Lovechild because I felt like the world is so full of anger and negativity and division,

Celebrity chef and former NFL player Tobias Dorzon is recovering after he was shot during an apparent robbery. The shooting occurred during the evening of Tuesday, Nov. 5, in Hyattsville, Md., as multiple suspects tried to rob a man and woman who had just returned from dinner, according to a

Kanye West is being sued by yet another former employee. Murphy Aficionado is suing the rapper and his companies, Yeezy LLC and Donda Academy, on claims of discrimination, harassment and retaliation.  Aficionado worked as a project manager for Yeezy for nine months, during which time he says he experienced “unlawful

Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. Mike Tyson, the 58-year-old former heavyweight boxing champ, is set to fight internet personality-turned-boxer Jake Paul (aged 27) on November 15, 2024, at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. If

Masses of residents fled a running battle Thursday between gang members and police in one of the few neighborhoods of Haiti’s capital that hadn’t already been fully taken over by gangs, as violence flared amid political turmoil. Families frantically packed mattresses and furniture into cars and carried their belongings on their