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Lizzo thegrio
August 16, 2019
Singer Jade Novah and her son are helping parents and kids get ready for back to school with a parody of Lizzo’s hit song, “Truth Hurts.”
Washington D.C.
August 16, 2019
A Georgia family is grieving after the gruesome discovery of a pregnant 19-year-old’s body was found buried near her home her fiancé has been charged.
Google thegrio.com
August 16, 2019
A former Google employee alleges the organization’s racist culture was so pervasive that he “never stopped feeling the burden of being Black at Google.”
Caster Semenya
August 16, 2019
Olympic champion Caster Semenya who has high levels of testosterone and has battled for fairness says that women have barely come to her aid in support.
Demario Davis AND Josh Norman
August 16, 2019
NFL players Demario Davis and Josh Norman came to the rescue of an undocumented immigrant targeted by ICE agents by paying his $50K bail.
Nicki Minaj thegrio.com
August 16, 2019
On a recent Joe Budden podcast, Nicki Minaj spoke about how she felt about Rick Ross taking a shot at her which led Ross to explain his reasoning.
Nicki Minaj and Cardi B thegrio.com
August 16, 2019
It seems as if Nicki Minaj is stirring the pot and stewing in pettiness after appearing on the Joe Budden podcast to talk about numbers – not record sales.
Marlon Wayans thegrio.com
August 16, 2019
Marlon Wayans blames social media for insighting the public about jokes that can be deemed sensitive which can lead to us canceling comedians.
Musician R. Kelly departs the Leighton Criminal Court building after pleading not guilty to 11 additional sex-related charges, Thursday, June 6, 2019, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Amr Alfiky)
August 16, 2019
Singer R. Kelly may have thrown in towel because he reportedly refused to show up in court for a pretrial hearing to face charges of sexual abuse.
Barack Obama reading
August 15, 2019
President Barack Obama has chosen several recent best-sellers and the most famous works of Toni Morrison as suggestions on his 2019 summer readling list.
Mike Tyson thegrio.com
August 15, 2019
On a recent episode of Mike Tyson’s “Hotboxin’ podcast, the former heavyweight champion shared just how much he spends on cannabis each month.
keyboard QAnon thegrio.com
August 15, 2019
Several public officials in Charlotte received the messages that echoed President Trump’s “go back to where you came from” rhetoric, sent by a person who hid their identity but made their racism clear
Colin Kaepernick thegrio.com
August 15, 2019
On Wednesday, Colin Kaepernick took to social media to mark the three-year-anniversary of the day he took a stand and kneeled in his first pre-game protest of racial injustice and police brutality.
Colin Kaepernick thegrio.com
August 15, 2019
Social media was abuzz when the Roc Nation founder sat down Wednesday with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and answered questioned about his new role co-producing the Super Bowl Halftime show and also contributing to Inspire Change, a foundation the NFL started in response to public outrage over their mishandling of Kaepernick’s peaceful #TakeTheKnee protest.
Basketball thegrio
August 15, 2019
The father of 16-year-old Imani Bell learned that his daughter died Tuesday after running outdoors where temperatures soared while participating in a basketball drill. Sources told the news outlet that the girls running the drills did not get a water break.
A$AP
August 15, 2019
The rapper took to Instagram to thank his team for riding with him from the beginning to a rocky end after he was jailed for an altercation with a fan in Sweden.“I am of course disappointed by today’s verdict,” the rapper said Wednesday.
Barack Obama thegrio.com
August 15, 2019
A petition to change Fifth Ave. in front of Trump Tower to Barack H. Obama Ave. has picked up 260,000 signatures and could end up renamed once the Donald leaves the Oval office.
August 15, 2019
Halle Berry is proving to fans that she’s aging like fine wine with the sexy braless pic she posted celebrating her 53rd birthday.
August 14, 2019
Several pieces of art pay homage to Nipsey Hussle and are now on display at T.I.s Trap Music Museum and Escape Room in Atlanta.
Luther Johnson V has retained legal counsel to fight for his right to play high school sports after enduring racist taunts on the lacrosse field last season. (Johnson family)
August 14, 2019
A Black high school lacrosse player says his future college scholarship is on the line after enduring violent racist taunts from an opposing team in Miami.