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Former Virginia Lieutenant Governor Justin Fairfax and his wife, Cerina Fairfax, were found dead in their home in what police are reporting as a murder-suicide, the New York Times reports. The Fairfax County Police Chief Kevin Davis said that Fairfax, 47, shot his wife and then himself. Fairfax, a Democrat,
Snoop Dogg made a major impression at CinemaCon after surprising attendees with a live performance while promoting his upcoming biopic. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the rap legend opened Universal Pictures’ presentation with performances of some of his biggest hits, including “Drop It Like It’s Hot” and “Gin and Juice.”
As New York City enjoys some of the lowest crime rates in city history to start Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s tenure, an ugly incident captured on video involving two NYPD officers highlights that some stigmas aren’t going away. Inside a Brooklyn liquor store on Tuesday (Apr. 14), a man who “fit
Trecina “Tina” Campbell, one-half of gospel superstar duo Mary Mary, with her sister Erica Campbell, is facing a shocking revelation: divorce. Glendon Campbell, Tina’s husband of nearly twenty-six years, filed for divorce in Los Angeles County on Monday (Apr. 13), citing irreconcilable differences. The couple, who wed in August of
Virality is a phenomenon many content creators seek, but what happens afterward is the reality that most are not fully prepared for. While it is no secret that “going viral” on social media can change a creator’s life, unlocked waves of brand partnerships, engagement, followers, and exposure that have turned
A bill signed into law expanding legal pathways for Holocaust survivors to retrieve stolen artifacts and property is bringing the reparations fight for African Americans back into the forefront, as advocates point to the bill as further evidence that the United States is capable of remedying harms done to a
One of the WNBA’s greatest players just made history: again. A’ja Wilson, the league’s only four-time MVP and three-time WNBA champion, is returning to the Las Vegas Aces on a three-year, $5 million deal. The financials of the deal, which were revealed by ESPN’s Shams Charania and Andraya Carter, not
Black and Indigenous women in North America continue to develop pregnancy complications like preeclampsia at disproportionate rates—but a newly announced set of grants could help finally change that reality. On March 31, two weeks before Black Maternal Health Week officially kicked off, the Preeclampsia Foundation and Preeclampsia Foundation Canada announced
Source: PHILIP MICHAEL WILLS / Getty Mel Alleyne hadn’t played spades in years. Then her sister called. “She was like, ‘There’s a tournament [in Brooklyn]. And you’re going to sign up for it and you can’t say no,’” she recalled. Alleyne, who first learned the game at a lunch table
Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. Stumble upon any corner of the hip-hop internet, and you will still find people arguing about the Great Rap War of 2024 between Kendrick Lamar and Drake. It makes sense.
Former Virginia Lieutenant Governor Justin Fairfax and his wife, Cerina Fairfax, were found dead in their home in what police are reporting as a murder-suicide, the New York Times reports. The Fairfax County Police Chief Kevin Davis said that Fairfax, 47, shot his wife and then himself. Fairfax, a Democrat,
Snoop Dogg made a major impression at CinemaCon after surprising attendees with a live performance while promoting his upcoming biopic. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the rap legend opened Universal Pictures’ presentation with performances of some of his biggest hits, including “Drop It Like It’s Hot” and “Gin and Juice.”
As New York City enjoys some of the lowest crime rates in city history to start Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s tenure, an ugly incident captured on video involving two NYPD officers highlights that some stigmas aren’t going away. Inside a Brooklyn liquor store on Tuesday (Apr. 14), a man who “fit
Trecina “Tina” Campbell, one-half of gospel superstar duo Mary Mary, with her sister Erica Campbell, is facing a shocking revelation: divorce. Glendon Campbell, Tina’s husband of nearly twenty-six years, filed for divorce in Los Angeles County on Monday (Apr. 13), citing irreconcilable differences. The couple, who wed in August of
Virality is a phenomenon many content creators seek, but what happens afterward is the reality that most are not fully prepared for. While it is no secret that “going viral” on social media can change a creator’s life, unlocked waves of brand partnerships, engagement, followers, and exposure that have turned
A bill signed into law expanding legal pathways for Holocaust survivors to retrieve stolen artifacts and property is bringing the reparations fight for African Americans back into the forefront, as advocates point to the bill as further evidence that the United States is capable of remedying harms done to a
One of the WNBA’s greatest players just made history: again. A’ja Wilson, the league’s only four-time MVP and three-time WNBA champion, is returning to the Las Vegas Aces on a three-year, $5 million deal. The financials of the deal, which were revealed by ESPN’s Shams Charania and Andraya Carter, not
Black and Indigenous women in North America continue to develop pregnancy complications like preeclampsia at disproportionate rates—but a newly announced set of grants could help finally change that reality. On March 31, two weeks before Black Maternal Health Week officially kicked off, the Preeclampsia Foundation and Preeclampsia Foundation Canada announced
Source: PHILIP MICHAEL WILLS / Getty Mel Alleyne hadn’t played spades in years. Then her sister called. “She was like, ‘There’s a tournament [in Brooklyn]. And you’re going to sign up for it and you can’t say no,’” she recalled. Alleyne, who first learned the game at a lunch table
Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. Stumble upon any corner of the hip-hop internet, and you will still find people arguing about the Great Rap War of 2024 between Kendrick Lamar and Drake. It makes sense.