The Grio
Keke Palmer reflects on her turbulent experience working on ‘Scream Queens’
Keke Palmer attends as Amazon debuts Inaugural Upfront Presentation at Pier 36 on May 14, 2024 in New York City. (Photo by Slaven Vlasic/Getty Images for Amazon) From racist encounters to angry phone ...
Review: ‘Gladiator II,’ with Denzel Washington, goes back into the arena
Denzel Washington in “Gladiator II.” (Cuba Scott/Paramount Pictures). “Gladiator II” isn’t quite the prestige film the first one was in 2001. It’s more a swaggering, sword-and-sandal epic ...
Spurs center Victor Wembanyama joins elite company through 82 career NBA games
San Antonio Spurs center Victor Wembanyama (1) is defended by Sacramento Kings forward Domantas Sabonis during the first half of an NBA basketball game in San Antonio, Monday, Nov. 11, 2024. (AP Photo...
N.W.A., Janet Jackson and George Clinton get Songwriters Hall of Fame nominations
Janet Jackson, shown performing at the 2018 Essence Festival in New Orleans, will be taking the stage at this year’s 30th Essence Festival of Culture, happening over 2024’s Fourth of July ...
Yale University is set to offer a course on Beyoncé and her legacy
Beyonce, left, accepts the Innovator Award during the iHeartRadio Music Awards, April 1, 2024, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File) “Beyoncé Makes History: Black Radica...
Haiti replaces its prime minister, marking more turmoil in its democratic transition process
FILE – Haiti Prime Minister Garry Conille speaks during a joint press conference with Kenya’s President William Ruto at the State House in Nairobi, Kenya, Oct. 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Brian In...
History-making Grio Awards honoree Alena Analeigh McQuarter seeks support to continue her medical school journey
(L-R) The Brown Stem Girl CEO Alena Analeigh McQuarter and Daphne McQuarter attend The 2022 MAKERS Conference at Waldorf Astoria Monarch Beach on October 26, 2022 in Dana Point, California. (Photo by ...
Kamala Harris: Breaking barriers as America’s first female vice president
CLARKSTON, GEORGIA – OCTOBER 24: Democratic presidential nominee, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris, speaks during a campaign rally at the James R Hallford Stadium on October 24, 2024 in Clarkst...
Harriet Tubman posthumously named a general in Veterans Day ceremony
WASHINGTON, DC – JUNE 17: A recently-found photograph of escaped slave, abolitionist and Union spy Harriet Tubman that was acquired by the Smithsonian is displayed before a hearing of the House ...