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Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
April 13, 2019
Royston Maxwell Lyttle, principal of Eagle Academy in the Congress Heights neighborhood of Washington, D.C., said it’s the little things that count.
homeless thegrio.com
April 10, 2019
A Black man from Boulder who recorded a police officer’s interaction with homeless people has been arrested for allegedly refusing to put down his cane.
NYPD thegrio.com
April 10, 2019
Three Black New York detectives who had sued the NYPD’s Intel Division for discrimination were awarded a $700,000 settlement.
Anthony Hamilton thegrio.com
April 10, 2019
R&B singer Anthony Hamilton may be one of the celebrities performing at Nipsey Hussle’s memorial service in Los Angeles on Thursday.
R. Kelly breaks down in CBS interview with Gayle King. (CBS News) thegrio.com
April 10, 2019
R. Kelly’s ex-landlord hit Sony Music Holdings, Inc. with a subpoena and got the music company to freeze $264,535 in Kelly’s biannual royalty account.
Michael Jackson thegrio.com
April 8, 2019
Michael Jackson’s family has maintained the star’s innocence ever since the HBO documentary, Leaving Neverland, aired in February where two men accused the singer of childhood sexual abuse. Now, Jackson’s family is fighting back by releasing their own documentary, Neverland Firsthand, which gives their account of what transpired at the ranch.
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
April 8, 2019
Former Michigan Governor Rick Snyder has been reinstated as a defendant in a Flint class action lawsuit stemming from the water contamination crisis.
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
April 8, 2019
Federal agents and local police agencies once suspected that Black activists protesting police brutality might join ISIS and commit violence abroad, according to documents obtained by a government transparency group and shared with The Intercept.
April 8, 2019
A former nanny has filed a lawsuit against her New York employer for allegedly subjecting her to live in a “modern-day indentured servitude,” where she was treated “like a slave,” according to Legal Reader.
April 8, 2019
Chef Kwame Onwuachi is dishing on racism behind the kitchen doors of some of America’s most exclusive restaurants in his new memoir, Notes From A Young Black Chef, which drops on April 9.
Maya Angelou thegrio.com
April 8, 2019
The life story of phenomenal woman, Maya Angelou, preeminent poet and author, will become a Broadway way in a couple of years.
Beto O'Rourke
April 8, 2019
Democratic presidential hopeful, Beto O’Rourke, hit the campaign trail in Iowa over the weekend and made headlines for calling Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a “racist” who stands in the way of brokering a peace deal with Palestinians.
April 8, 2019
Everyone from celebrities, musicians, athletes and the LA Police Department are honoring slain rapper, Nipsey Hussle, in their own ways – indicating how well-loved Nip was by so many people, across many different industries.
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
April 7, 2019
Kodak Black continues to face backlash after taking to Instagram Live in a crass attempt to hit on Lauren London.
Meghan Markle thegrio.com
April 7, 2019
Meghan Markle’s baby will be delivered by her own doctors not by members of Queen Elizabeth’s medical staff.
Kim Foxx thegrio
April 7, 2019
Kim Foxx, Cook County’s prosecutor said on Saturday that even though she is still being attacked by Chicago police and other Illinois law enforcement following her office’s decision to dismiss all charges against Jussie Smollett, she will not resign.
Beyonce
April 7, 2019
The Beyhive is losing its’ everloving mind after Netflix announced on Sunday that Homecoming, a new offering that is reportedly about Beyoncé’s performances at last year’s Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, will be available to stream on April 17.
The Rachel Divide
April 7, 2019
Rachel Dolezal, the former president of the NAACP chapter in Spokane, Wash., has reached a settlement with the state on her welfare fraud case.
subway thegrio
April 7, 2019
Train operator Hopeton Kiffin, 51, of Brooklyn told The New York Daily News that he was just doing his job when he halted his train on Thursday and saved the boy.
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
April 7, 2019
On Saturday, the CNN Tonight with Don Lemon host took to Instagram to announce his engagement to boyfriend Tim Malone, including deets on how the proposal went down.