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Lena Waithe
June 22, 2019
Lena Waithe, creator of tv shows like The Chi and BET’s Boomerang, is wondering why Black actors aren’t funding more black films. 
Cardi B thegrio.com
June 22, 2019
Cardi B posted a sexy photo on Instagram promoting new movie Hustlers hours after being indicted on felonies over a strip club brawl.
Nicki Minaj thegrio.com
June 22, 2019
Nicki Minaj revived her Apple Music radio show Queen Radio along with a new music video “MEGATRON,” featuring her ex-con boyfriend.
June 8, 2019
Director Gene Graham’s documentary film This One’s for the Ladies explores the world of male strippers and Bblack women’s sexuality in Newark, New Jersey.
June 8, 2019
Black motorists in Louisville, Kentucky are being stopped by police more frequently than white people, acording to the Louisville Courier Journal.
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
June 8, 2019
Michigan joined states like California in legalizing marijuana. Cannabis Cup will be Michigan’s first cannabis trade show. .
Meghan Markle
June 8, 2019
Black British royal Meghan Markle has made her first public appearance since giving birth last month to baby Archie at Trooping the Colour.
Common
June 8, 2019
Common, Al Sharpton react to NBA teams abandoning owner title. The conversation gained buzz when Draymond Green appeared on Lebron James’ show The Shop.
Tiffany Haddish thegrio.com
May 29, 2019
‘The Last O.G.’ and ‘Girls Trip’ star Tiffany Haddish said that she’s planning a show about women navigating the heavily male dominated world of comedy
Cartier
May 29, 2019
Lateo Garrett was shot to death at a gas station over his Cartiers, but the killing puts emphasis on violent crime that has been centered around the eyewear
May 29, 2019
Two rival rappers, DaBaby and Cam Coldheart exchanged words, then heat in a Charlotte mall and both claiming wins in their social media videos
Baltimore Police thegrio.com
May 29, 2019
Baltimore has a new mayor and things are already changing for “Charm City”. The city’s new mayor Bernard C. “Jack” Young announced on Tuesday the Baltimore Office of Civil Rights will now be a standalone agency, the B…
Model JoAni Johnson after the Tome show during New York Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2019 on September 11, 2018 in New York City.
May 29, 2019
JoAni Johnson slayed the runway for the first time at the age of 65 and was hesitant, but has now broken free and is excelling her modeling career.  The New York native was recently seen in a campaign for Rihanna’s LVMH F…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
May 25, 2019
Presidential candidate Bernie Sanders released a controversial ad campaign video featuring the police murder of Pamela Turner.
May 25, 2019
Aldi’s flour recalled in 11 states (Connecticut, Delaware, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio..) for E.coli outbreak
May 25, 2019
Michael Thompson is serving a 40-to-60 year sentence at Muskegon Correctional Facility in Michigan for a crime, weed, that is now legal in the state.
May 25, 2019
Rapper Lil Pump partners with cannabis/weed business Smoke Unhappy as brand ambassador, similar to rappers Wiz Khalifa, Snoop Dogg, Rick Ross and Migos.
May 25, 2019
Mary Winston, Bed, Bath & Beyond’s new interim CEO, is a black woman. She previously worked for Family Dollar Stores, Pfizer and Scholastic.
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
May 12, 2019
R&B singer Chris Brown is in the process of settling a lawsuit with his former manage, Chris Guirguis who is accusing the singer of assault and battery.
Michelle Obama Becoming thegrio.com
May 12, 2019
In former First Lady Michelle Obama’s memoir, Becoming she expressed her admiration of her mother, Marian Robinson and does so again on Mother’s Day.