About Chauncey Alcorn

Chauncey Alcorn is a freelance writer for theGrio who lives in the Atlanta metro area. He previously wrote for CNN, the Daily Mail, Mic, Fortune, and the New York Daily News among other major publications.

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December 11, 2021
LL Cool J is the latest Queens hip-hop legend to be immortalized with a bronze sculpture by artist Sherwin Banfield.
PNC Championship - Final Round
December 8, 2021
Tiger Woods announced plans on Wednesday to play in the PNC Championship with his 12-year-old son, Charlie, next week
Manzie Smith/Credit: Baltimore Police
December 8, 2021
Authorities say Manzie Smith, 62, is the person who fatally stabbed Evelyn Player inside her church on Nov. 16.
Shooting At Bowling Alley In Torrance, California Leaves Three Dead
December 8, 2021
Torrance police sent a slew of bigoted texts that has led to the dismissal of at least 85 criminal court…
Serena Williams thegrio.com
December 8, 2021
Serena Williams won't be playing in the Australian Open next month as she pulled out due to health reasons.
Astroworld thegrio.com
December 7, 2021
Houston metro-area attorney Brent Coon said on Monday that his law firm recently filed lawsuits on behalf of 1,547 Astroworld…
Shaun King and daughter Kendi King, theGrio.com
December 7, 2021
Shaun King's 19-year-old daughter Kendi, who suffered brain damage after getting hit by a car in Manhattan, is no longer…
2021 American Music Awards - Fixed Show
December 7, 2021
Cardi B came to the aid of several Black women when she was told club E11even security would not admit…
Adrienne Chandler thegrio.com
December 7, 2021
Adrienne Chandler, 38, died after having an emergency c-section to deliver her fourth baby named Roman, according to multiple sources.
December 6, 2021
Josephine and Billie's offers women of color a welcoming environment to learn about the therapeutic advantages of cannabis.
December 6, 2021
Pro baseball pioneers Buck O'Neil, Bud Fowler, and Minnie Miñoso are set to be inducted into the National Baseball Hall…
Lil Wayne thegrio.com
December 6, 2021
One of Lil Wayne's bodyguards told police the fight started after Weezy accused him of taking photos and leaking them…
December 5, 2021
Jeffery Thornton's lawsuit may test the limits of California's 2019 CROWN Act law against anti-Black hair discrimination
December 5, 2021
Tim Gilbert had been serving prison time in Tennessee for an alleged December 2018 assault that a three-judge panel ordered…
December 5, 2021
"Wishing you joy, love, peace, light, and fun on your born day," Common wrote to Tiffany Haddish on Instagram.
Pre-GRAMMY Gala and GRAMMY Salute to Industry Icons Honoring Sean "Diddy" Combs - Inside
December 4, 2021
The business mogul bid $3.3 million on Wednesday in an attempt to take control of the apparel brand he founded…
Jamaal Bowman Ilhan Omar
December 4, 2021
It's an incredibly dangerous time and we've all got to step up and say something," Bowman recently told theGrio during…
Sandra Bullock thegrio.com
December 1, 2021
Sandra Bullock spoke exclusively to theGrio about raising Black children in a world conditioned to see them as threats.
Astroworld thegrio.com
December 1, 2021
Legal representatives of the Astroworld victim's families have rejected the offers by Travis Scott to pay for the funerals of…
November 30, 2021
Beyoncé drops a new Ivy Park "Halls of Ivy" ad, which features a college campus theme and several celebrity kids.