Biba Adams, Author at TheGrio

About Biba Adams

Biba Adams has been a journalist for nearly 20 years. A native of Detroit, her focus is on community and solutions-oriented journalism combined with a passion for art and culture. She has been a Daytime News Writer for TheGrio for one year and has been honored to provide editorial coverage of the Black experience in the coronavirus pandemic, the 2020 presidential election, and more. In her spare time, Adams enjoys relaxing while watching cartoons and Marvel films.

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First Black principal at Texas high school requests hearing on possible non-renewal of contract

The first Black principal of Colleyville Heritage High School has asked for a hearing to appeal the decision by the

Featured Houston October 15, 2021

Texas boy, 10, dies from COVID-19 complications

A 10-year-old Houston boy who battled COVID-19 for more than two weeks died Thursday of complications from the virus. The

Crime Culture Watch Featured Music Women October 15, 2021

Nicki Minaj hires attorney to fight lawsuit from husband’s attempted rape victim

Rap star Nicki Minaj has hired a powerhouse attorney to defend her in the $20 million lawsuit filed against her

Business Celebs Entertainment Featured Film Sports Television October 15, 2021

LeBron James’ SpringHill valued at $725 million in landmark deal

SpringHill, the entertainment company founded by LeBron James and Maverick Carter, has sold a significant minority stake to RedBird Capital

Celebs Comedy Crime Featured New York Television Women October 15, 2021

Former ‘Cosby Show’ actress sues Bill Cosby for sexual assault

Actress Lili Bernard, who appeared on The Cosby Show and was one of the dozens of women claiming Bill Cosby

Culture Watch Education Featured October 15, 2021

Black students suspended after protesting white students waving Confederate flag

A group of Black students in Rome, Georgia, are alleging racial discrimination after several of them were suspended for planning

Celebs Comedy Entertainment Featured Los Angeles Television October 15, 2021

Byron Allen gets date for his star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

Media mogul Byron Allen will be honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Wednesday. Allen, who

Featured Music Reality Television October 14, 2021

Ray J released from hospital following pneumonia battle

Love & Hip Hop star, singer and entrepreneur Ray J has finally been released from a Florida hospital after a

Entertainment Featured Music Television October 14, 2021

Lil’ Kim claps back at 50 Cent after he compares her to leprechaun

Rap beef is pretty common, and fellow emcees Lil’ Kim and Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson have been clashing for a

Crime Featured Women October 14, 2021

Family wants answers after Christina Nance, 29, found dead in Alabama police van

The family of a young woman in Alabama, who was found dead one week ago in an old unused police

Books Celebs Featured Politics Sports October 14, 2021

Katie Couric admits she edited out controversial Ginsburg comments on athletes kneeling

Former Today anchor Katie Couric admits that she purposefully edited out comments that the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader

Featured Health New York Sports October 14, 2021

Kyrie Irving doubles down on vaccine stance on Instagram Live

Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving, one of the last remaining holdouts refusing to be vaccinated despite the NBA mandate, went

Crime Featured Health October 14, 2021

Flint 2.0? Predominantly Black Michigan city grapples with lead in water

The city of Benton Harbor is the second majority-Black city in the state of Michigan to experience high amounts of

Crime Featured Sports Women October 14, 2021

Kenyan Olympic runner Agnes Tirop, 25, found stabbed to death at home

An Olympic track and field star of the African nation of Kenya was found stabbed to death at her home

Entertainment Featured Music Philadelphia Women October 13, 2021

Meek Mill’s album cover art depicting Black women sparks strong opinions

Rapper Meek Mill is celebrating the success of his fifth studio album, Expensive Pain. The Philadelphia MC announced the LP,

Career Culture Watch Events Featured Washington DC Women October 13, 2021

Fortune 500 CEO Thasunda Brown Duckett: ‘Work-life balance is a lie’

Speaking at Fortune’s annual Most Powerful Women’s Summit Tuesday in Washington D.C., the president and chief executive officer of TIAA

Culture Watch Featured Finance Politics October 13, 2021

Black farmers fight back amid Texas lawsuit over $5B in debt relief

A group of Black farmers has filed a motion to intervene as part of a Texas federal court battle over

Celebs Featured Music Reality October 13, 2021

Offset gifts Cardi B with mansion in Dominican Republic for 29th birthday

Migos rapper Offset gave his popular fellow-recording-artist wife an extravagant 29th birthday present: a stunning six-bedroom, 7.5-bathroom mansion on the

Casting News Education Featured Politics October 13, 2021

White House denies hiring child actors for Kamala Harris YouTube special

The White House is responding to false reports from conservative media that the children used in an original YouTube video

Featured HBCU Sports October 13, 2021

Former NBA star J.R. Smith gets stung after stepping on beehive

J.R. Smith, who recently enrolled in North Carolina A&T State University as an undergraduate student and member of the school’s