The Grio

Sheryl Lee Ralph is schooling people ‘of a certain age’ to respect preferred pronouns

Sheryl Lee Ralph attends the Critics Choice Association’s Inaugural Celebration of LGBTQ+ Cinema & Television at Fairmont Century Plaza on June 07, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by...

Harris uniquely positioned to tackle gun violence in Black communities, advocates say

MANCHESTER, NH – SEPTEMBER 07: Democratic presidential candidate, Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) speaks during the New Hampshire Democratic Party Convention at the SNHU Arena on September 7, 2019 in ...

Was Kamala Harris code-switching or pandering? We asked an expert.

DETROIT, MICHIGAN – SEPTEMBER 02: Flanked by labor union leaders, Democratic presidential candidate Vice President Kamala Harris speaks to union workers during a campaign event on September 02, ...

The extraordinarily long game of Otis Williams of The Temptations

(L-R) Members of The Temptations, Joe Herndon, Terry Weeks, Otis Williams, Bruce Williamson and Ronald Tyson take their curtain call bow at “The Temptations and The Four Tops on Broadway” ...

Freddie Jackson, 67, announces kidney disease diagnosis; 1 in 3 Americans are also at risk

Freddie Jackson performs on SiriusXM’s The Groove Channel at SiriusXM Studios on May 9, 2017 in New York City. (Photo by Robin Marchant/Getty Images for SiriusXM) Singer Freddie Jackson is “shin...

USC retires Caleb Williams’ No. 13, restores Reggie Bush’s No. 5 to place of honor in Coliseum

Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams warms up before the start of an NFL preseason football game against the Kansas City Chiefs Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Ed Zurga) USC...

NBA legend Charles Barkley donates $1M to New Orleans school of 2 Black girls who proved ‘impossible’ mathematical puzzle

Charles Barkley looks on prior to game three of the Eastern Conference Finals between the Boston Celtics and Miami Heat at Kaseya Center on May 21, 2023 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Megan Briggs/Getty...

Sade ends 6-year hiatus to lend her voice to trans visibility on the album ‘Transa’

Singer/songwriter Sade performs at the MGM Grand Garden Arena September 3, 2011 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images) Sade will join Andre 3000, Moses Sumney and more on “Transa,”...

Rich Homie Quan, the Atlanta rapper known for trap jams like ‘Type of Way,’ dies at 33

Rich Homie Quan attends the arrivals at VH1’s Hip Hop Honors at David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center on Monday, July 11, 2016, in New York. (Photo by Brad Barket/Invision/AP, File) Quan, whose le...