The Grio
Toni Vaz, stuntwoman and NAACP Image Awards founder, dead at 101
Toni Vaz attends the 90th Anniversary of the Hollywood Christmas Parade supporting Marine Toys For Tots on November 27, 2022 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Michael Tullberg/Getty Images) Actress-...
Atlanta radio host and comedian Wanda Smith dies at 58
Radio personality Wanda Smith attends “Barbershop: The Next Cut” advanced Atlanta VIP screening at Regal Atlantic Station on March 17, 2016 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Paras Griffin/Get...
Colorado officer who killed Black man holding cellphone mistaken for gun won’t be prosecuted
(Adobe Stock images) Officer Michael Dieck told investigators that he believed Kilyn Lewis, who was wanted in connection with a shooting in Denver, was holding a gun in his right hand and was about to...
How rapper Plies became one of the most influential online voices of the 2024 election
NEW YORK – JULY 26: (U.S. TABS OUT) Rapper Plies poses for a photo during MTV’s Sucker Free at the MTV Times Square Studios on July 18, 2007 in New York City. (Photo by Scott Gries/Getty I...
Billy Crystal and Spike Lee take their places at the Hall of Fame as basketball superfans
Film director Spike Lee, left, and comedian Billy Crystal, right, compare rings as they are honored at a superfan ceremony at the Basketball Hall of Fame, Sunday, Oct. 13, 2024, in Springfield, Mass. ...
Obama’s callout to Black men touches a nerve among Democrats. Is election-year misogyny at play?
Former President Barack Obama speaks during a campaign rally supporting Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris, Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024, at the University of Pittsburgh’s F...
Watch: Biden reflects on his Black agenda and what he wished he did differently
On “The Hill with April Ryan,” President Joe Biden discusses a range of topics, including his Black agenda and his “confidence” in Vice President Kamala Harris to lead the country in 2025. In an exclu...
Voices of praise that shaped Black gospel music
LOS ANGELES, CA – OCTOBER 11: Singers Yolanda Adams (L) and CeCe Winans perform at a taping of We Will Always Love You: A GRAMMY Salute To Whitney Houston on October 11, 2012 at the Nokia Theatr...
Why ‘unplugged’ weddings are trending and how to pull one off
(Photo via Freepik.com) When everything tends to end up online, some couples are asking wedding guests to put down their phones. How to know if an unplugged wedding is a fit for your big day. In a wor...