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Rihanna’s Fenty empire expands to haircare
A new celebrity haircare line is getting ready to hit stores, and this time, it’s courtesy of Rihanna. This week, the Fenty mogul welcomed a new member to her Fenty businesses: Fenty Hair. “A new family is moving in!” the star wrote on Instagram. “@fentyhair is pullin up and...
Watch: Meet the talented violinist trio, The String Queens
There’s no better way to celebrate Black Music Month than with three talented musicians described as “music with a mission.” Based in Washington D.C., Kendall Isadore, Dawn Johnson, and Élise Sharp make up the talented violinist trio called The String Queens. The String Queens work double lives as teachers, nurturing kids’ love for classical music. They created a sisterhood based on trust, creativity, and strings after noticing they didn’t see too many people who looked like them in the classical music space.
WNBA discourse brims with racist and sexist craziness as media spotlight grows
Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. ESPN host Dominique Foxworth recently made an excellent point during an appearance on Bomani Jones’ podcast, noting the difference between a polarizing figure and a lightning rod. In the former category, you do or say things that drive folks into opposing camps. In the latter category, you don’t have to do or say anything. Your mere existence is enough to divide the masses.
‘Cheaters don’t like getting caught’: VP Harris speaks about Trump conviction on Jimmy Kimmel
WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris spent part of a Tuesday episode of “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” rehashing how she found out about former President Donald Trump’s conviction on 34 felony counts in his criminal hush money trial. She deflected a light-hearted question from Kimmel about...
Diddy sells off his stake in Revolt, the media company he founded in 2013
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Sean “Diddy” Combs has sold off his stake in Revolt, the media company the rapper and entrepreneur founded over a decade ago. Shares in Revolt held by Combs, who served as the company’s chair, have been fully redeemed and retired, the Los Angeles-based company said Tuesday a statement on its website.
South Carolina is trading its all-male Supreme Court for an all-white one
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina is about to trade its all-male state Supreme court for an all-white one. The General Assembly, which picks almost all state judges, is expected Wednesday to elevate Court of Appeals Judge Letitia Verdin to the high court. The white woman will take the seat of Chief Justice Don Beatty, who has reached the mandatory retirement age of 72. Beatty is Black.
Muhammad Ali’s childhood home is for sale in Kentucky after being converted into a museum
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The pink house where Muhammad Ali grew up dreaming of boxing fame — and where hundreds of fans gathered for an emotional send-off as his funeral procession passed by decades later — is up for sale. The two-bedroom, one-bathroom house in Louisville was...
Former prosecutor settles lawsuit against Netflix over Central Park Five series
NEW YORK (AP) — Former Manhattan prosecutor Linda Fairstein and Netflix announced Tuesday they’ve settled the defamation lawsuit she filed four years ago over her portrayal in the streaming service’s miniseries about the five Black and Latino teenagers known as the now-exonerated Central Park Five. Fairstein had...
Idris Elba helps uncover the WWII soldiers of color who never got their due
NEW YORK (AP) — One of Idris Elba’s grandfathers fought in World War II, but he doesn’t know what he endured. No pictures or stories survive. “That part of my family’s history has been erased somewhat,” says Elba. That helped fuel the actor’s push...
Colman Domingo to star in ‘The Four Seasons’ Netflix series with Tina Fey, Steve Carell
Colman Domingo is adding a new TV role to his résumé. The actor, 54, has been cast to star in a new Netflix comedy series, “The Four Seasons,” alongside previously announced cast members Tina Fey and Steve Carell, the streamer revealed on Monday in a press release.
‘Summer House: Martha’s Vineyard’ star Jordan Emanuel documents her alopecia healing journey
After opening up about living with alopecia during the second season of Bravo’s “Summer House: Martha’s Vineyard,” Jordan Emanuel is embarking on an alopecia healing journey. And she’s taking her fans along for the ride. The Bravo star announced the journey through an Instagram video...
Former protege sues The-Dream, accusing the hitmaking music producer of sexual assault
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A former protege of The-Dream, a Grammy-winning writer and producer on some of biggest hits by Beyoncé and Rihanna, among others, filed a lawsuit Tuesday accusing him of sexual assault and other abuse. Chanaaz Mangroe, who performed under the stage name Channii Monroe, alleges...
New Orleans valedictorian lived in a homeless shelter as he rose to the top of his class
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — From a New Orleans homeless shelter to the top of his high school class, Elijah Hogan has already conquered much in life. Hogan recently graduated as one of two valedictorians at Walter L. Cohen charter high school, despite living in a homeless shelter for youth for more than a year.
Jason Kidd passes on vindication as he leads Mavs to NBA Finals a year after chaotic finish
DALLAS (AP) — Jason Kidd isn’t big on personal vindication. Leading the Dallas Mavericks to the NBA Finals as their coach 13 years after he was the point guard on the franchise’s only championship team means more to Kidd than proving he was right about Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving needing time to grow into a title-seeking tandem.
Despite efforts to court their votes, Trump has a decades-long record of attacking Black men
In the days following Donald Trump’s criminal conviction for falsifying business records to conceal a sex scandal ahead of the 2016 election, the Republican presidential candidate and his allies have tried to use the 34-count guilty verdict to appeal to Black voters, particularly Black men. Through surrogates like U.S....
Lupita Nyong’o on how she’s been coping with her breakup: ‘I had a voice say in my head, ‘Get a cat.’’
Lupita Nyong’o is officially a girl with a cat. The Academy Award-winning actress is opening up in a new cover story for Glamour magazine about how her orange rescue tabby cat named Yoyo saved her from the trenches of heartbreak and sadness. “I was really having a hard time...
Jonathan Majors and Meagan Good make their first public appearance since his sentencing
Jonathan Majors and Meagan Good were all smiles as they attended the NAACP Theatre Awards. In his first public appearance since his April sentencing, Majors stepped onto the event’s red carpet with Good by his side. At his trial late last year for a domestic incident with his ex-girlfriend...
Ever wonder what happened to Erykah Badu’s ex? We called Tyrone.
Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. While investigating one of Black music’s favorite songs, theGrio discovered a surprising backstory. It’s the tale of a friendship that dried up like a raisin in the sun and sore feelings that still fester and run. It’s about a relationship that sagged like a heavy load and the failed love story that made it explode. For lovers of Black music, theGrio can finally reveal this untold, almost true story behind an iconic neo-soul anthem.
Tim Scott on racism vs. political division in America: ‘It’s not as much ‘Black and white’ as it is ‘red and blue’’
Rumored Republican vice presidential contender, Senator Tim Scott, R-S.C., recently stopped by CNN to rip Donald Trump’s guilty verdict on 34 felonies in the New York hush money trial. Like most of Trump’s VP contenders, Senator Scott dismissed Trump’s conviction as being nothing more than political partisanship, claiming the...
Marlon Wayans says he ‘doesn’t like’ drama between Black comics like Katt Williams and Cedric the Entertainer
Marlon Wayans is speaking out about discord in his industry. The actor-comedian, 51, revealed in an interview with People that he is not a fan of the viral drama among Black comedians in recent months. Conflict in the comedy industry has been brewing since Katt Williams’ January appearance on Shannon Sharpe’s “Club Shay Shay” podcast, on which he called out fellow entertainers like Kevin Hart, Rickey Smiley, Cedric the Entertainer, Steve Harvey and more.
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