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After 20 years off the air, “Reading Rainbow” is soaring back into the spotlight—and this time, it’s taking flight in the digital age. The beloved PBS classic, which ran from 1983 until 2006 with LeVar Burton as its legendary host, will relaunch Oct. 4 as a digital series on Sony’s
On the red carpet a decade ago, Tyler James Williams appeared calm, cool, and collected, a young actor gliding into his next chapter in Hollywood. Beneath the tuxedo and steady smile, though, his body was waging a private war. What the world didn’t see in 2015 was that Williams was
Prosecutors urged a New York federal judge Tuesday to send Sean “Diddy” Combs to prison for over 11 years following his conviction on prostitution-related charges, citing one of his accusers who said she lives in fear of the music mogul’s release from detention. “His crimes of conviction are serious and
Tyreek Hill’s season for the Miami Dolphins potentially came to a sudden end on Monday night, when the standout wide receiver’s left knee became badly twisted shortly after he made a catch near the sideline. Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel said Hill was diagnosed with a dislocated knee. Hill was to
Louisiana’s Republican governor asked for National Guard deployments to New Orleans and other cities, saying Monday that his state needs help fighting crime and praising President Donald Trump’s decision to send troops to Washington and Memphis. Gov. Jeff Landry, a Trump ally, asked for up to 1,000 troops through fiscal year 2026 in
Editor’s note: The following article and video are contributed opinion pieces, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions, poetry, and literary submissions on theGrio. A Preemptive Eulogy for Assata Shakur Crawl, Assata, crawl!Under barbed wire ideologies.Walk, Assata, walk, casuallyRight past them,Pressed hair, crisp suit, painted face, sunshadesSo they
Legendary, Emmy-award winning journalist Belva Davis, who broke barriers by becoming the first Black woman television journalist on the West Coast, has passed away, according to the Bay Area’s KQED. She was 92. Davis’ career spanned decades and generations and included covering stories as diverse and varied as the 1964
In the late ’90s, Brandon Hammond seemed unstoppable. With his soulful eyes and natural charisma, he carried scenes that would become cornerstones of Black cinema—from the little boy in “Waiting to Exhale” to Ahmad, the wide-eyed narrator of “Soul Food.” By the time he was 12, he’d walked red carpets,
Shonda Rhimes is rewriting the script, once again, except this time, at her alma mater. The award-winning creator and producer behind “Grey’s Anatomy” and “Bridgerton” has pledged $15 million to Dartmouth College to fund a new undergraduate residence hall. The building, set to open in fall 2028, will be named
This week on “The Joe Budden Podcast,” Dr. Marc Lamont Hill gave listeners a history lesson in honor of Assata Shakur’s passing last week. While paying his respects to the late political activist, Hill shared little-known facts about Shakur, also known as Joanne Chesimard. “For those that don’t know, Assata
After 20 years off the air, “Reading Rainbow” is soaring back into the spotlight—and this time, it’s taking flight in the digital age. The beloved PBS classic, which ran from 1983 until 2006 with LeVar Burton as its legendary host, will relaunch Oct. 4 as a digital series on Sony’s
On the red carpet a decade ago, Tyler James Williams appeared calm, cool, and collected, a young actor gliding into his next chapter in Hollywood. Beneath the tuxedo and steady smile, though, his body was waging a private war. What the world didn’t see in 2015 was that Williams was
Prosecutors urged a New York federal judge Tuesday to send Sean “Diddy” Combs to prison for over 11 years following his conviction on prostitution-related charges, citing one of his accusers who said she lives in fear of the music mogul’s release from detention. “His crimes of conviction are serious and
Tyreek Hill’s season for the Miami Dolphins potentially came to a sudden end on Monday night, when the standout wide receiver’s left knee became badly twisted shortly after he made a catch near the sideline. Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel said Hill was diagnosed with a dislocated knee. Hill was to
Louisiana’s Republican governor asked for National Guard deployments to New Orleans and other cities, saying Monday that his state needs help fighting crime and praising President Donald Trump’s decision to send troops to Washington and Memphis. Gov. Jeff Landry, a Trump ally, asked for up to 1,000 troops through fiscal year 2026 in
Editor’s note: The following article and video are contributed opinion pieces, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions, poetry, and literary submissions on theGrio. A Preemptive Eulogy for Assata Shakur Crawl, Assata, crawl!Under barbed wire ideologies.Walk, Assata, walk, casuallyRight past them,Pressed hair, crisp suit, painted face, sunshadesSo they
Legendary, Emmy-award winning journalist Belva Davis, who broke barriers by becoming the first Black woman television journalist on the West Coast, has passed away, according to the Bay Area’s KQED. She was 92. Davis’ career spanned decades and generations and included covering stories as diverse and varied as the 1964
In the late ’90s, Brandon Hammond seemed unstoppable. With his soulful eyes and natural charisma, he carried scenes that would become cornerstones of Black cinema—from the little boy in “Waiting to Exhale” to Ahmad, the wide-eyed narrator of “Soul Food.” By the time he was 12, he’d walked red carpets,
Shonda Rhimes is rewriting the script, once again, except this time, at her alma mater. The award-winning creator and producer behind “Grey’s Anatomy” and “Bridgerton” has pledged $15 million to Dartmouth College to fund a new undergraduate residence hall. The building, set to open in fall 2028, will be named
This week on “The Joe Budden Podcast,” Dr. Marc Lamont Hill gave listeners a history lesson in honor of Assata Shakur’s passing last week. While paying his respects to the late political activist, Hill shared little-known facts about Shakur, also known as Joanne Chesimard. “For those that don’t know, Assata