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Jordan Peele and Lupita Nyong'o thegrio.com
March 24, 2019
Us, the second film by director Jordan Peele, shattered box office expectations, after its nationwide opening on Friday by pulling in $70 million.
Daniel Caesar thegrio.com
March 24, 2019
Singer Daniel Caesar apologized for comments he made last week on his social media platform about Black people when he was drunk.
Cardi B thegrio.com
March 24, 2019
Cardi B is suing two bloggers who have made numerous embarrassing allegations, including that she has herpes and spoke ill about her daughter.
Diana Ross thegrio.com
March 24, 2019
In the wake of fallout from the ‘Leaving Neverland’ documentary about Michael Jackson, Diane Ross reminds people of the bond the two Motown stars shared.
Subway thegrio.com
March 24, 2019
Police in New York have arrested the man captured on video who brutally kicked a 78-year-old woman on the subway while onlookers did nothing.
Maxine Waters thegrio.com
March 24, 2019
U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters said that even though the Mueller report is alleged to call for no indictments, she has no plans to lay off Donald Trump.
R. Kelly thegrio.com
March 24, 2019
The government of Dubai is denying that embattled singer R. Kelly, facing multiple charges of sexual assault on minors, has an upcoming engagement.
The University of Georgia thegrio.com
March 24, 2019
The University of Georgia chapter of the Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity has been suspended after a racist video circulated on social media.
Harvard
March 20, 2019
Tamara Lanier says Harvard University has held a photo of her ancestor for generations but believes she should have the rights to it and is taking the school to court
Tyler Perry thegrio.com
March 19, 2019
Tyler Perry decided to act when he found out about the slaying of Tynesha Evans, and made a difference in the lives of her survivors
Lee Daniels, Jussie Smollett thegrio.com
March 19, 2019
Despite actor Jussie Smollett’s troubles, the show is going on on the set of ‘Empire,’ his co-star says
Andrew Johnson thegrio.com
March 19, 2019
Alan Maloney, who has been criticized ever since he ruled that a high school wrestler must cut his dreads to participate in a meet could be close to litigating
Nene Leakes thegrio.com
March 19, 2019
The RHOA star made clear that she and her husband Gregg Leakes are a team despite rumors to the contrary and are united to fight his ailment
Statue of Liberty
March 19, 2019
Therese Okoumou had pleaded not guilty of during her trial for climbing the base of the Statue of Liberty on July 4, but was convicted
jess hilarious
March 19, 2019
Jess Hilarious said she was ignorant of Sikh culture when she saw four men dressed in turbans board an airplane, and wishes to apologize to them
church
March 19, 2019
Young African Americans say in a survey that they are dropping out of attending church regularlybecause they are seeking a ‘church home’
March 19, 2019
An uneasy reality has surfaced when it was found out the low number of Black students that were given entry to Stuyvesant, one of New York’s best known specialized high schools
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
March 12, 2019
A 14-year-old Louisiana girl has died from injuries sustained in a hammer attack that also took the lives of her mother, brother, and cousin.
Nouman Raja thegrio
March 12, 2019
Attorney Ben Crump says that last week’s conviction of a Florida police officer in the 2015 shooting death of Corey Jones is a turning point in the law.
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
March 12, 2019
Matthew Charles, recently released from prison as a result of drug sentencing reform, will have his rent paid by Kim Kardashian-West for 5 years.