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Seyi Omooba thegrio.com
British actress Seyi Omooba, who was to play Celie in U.K.’s revival of musical The Color Purple, will no longer play the role due to homophobic comments.
/ March 22, 2019
Devon Still, Asha Joyce and Leah Still thegrio.com
After having trouble with fertility former football player Devon Still and his wife are expecting their first child together.
/ March 22, 2019
The Atlanta Child Murders thegrio.com
A new docu-series from Will Packer called The Atlanta Child Murders will explore that terrifying era when Black families were gripped in fear.
/ March 22, 2019
GM thegrio.com
On Friday, General Motors (GM) announced plans to build a new electric car, which would bring 400 jobs to North Detroit. GM CEO, Mary Barra, made the announcement to build the new car at the Orion Assembly Plant during a meeting with officials from the United Automobile Worker (UAW) labor union and the state of Michigan, which included Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and U.S. Rep. Elissa Slotkin.
/ March 22, 2019
“The Last Black Man in San Francisco,” tells the story of a black man played by new actor Jimmie Fails trying to maintain ownership of his family home against the backdrop of the ever controversial and ever-increasing gentrification problem in San Francisco.
/ March 22, 2019
Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez thegrio.com
Alexandra Ocaaio-Cortez says she wants more leadership on gun legislation in the wake of the mass shooting in New Zealand and in America
/ March 22, 2019
The founder of #MeToo, Tarana Burke, has decided to continue her activism around sexual assault to several historically black colleges and universities around the country.
/ March 22, 2019