Brian Windhorst Knows More Than He Can Say On TV
When LeBron James played his first high school basketball game, back in 1999, Brian Windhorst was there covering it. At…
How Magic Johnson convinced Lebron James to join the Lakers
(Photo by Ronald Cortes/Getty Images) Magic Johnson is feeling pretty magical after he crowned LeBron James the new King of…
Los Angeles to invest $10 million to help reunite children separated from parents at the border
In this June 21, 2018, photo, migrant children walk off a bus at the Catholic Charities’ Msgr. Bryan Walsh Children’s…
Police called on ‘suspicious’ Black family enjoying meal at Subway
Subway (ABC) A Black family grabbing a bite to eat at a Georgia Subway restaurant unexpectedly got a visit from…
Police claim Black woman in viral arrest video is involved in kidnapping case
Anger erupted online when a video surfaced on Monday showing Los Angeles cops with their guns aimed at an unarmed…
Former Teen Vogue editor Elaine Welteroth says Uber driver assaulted her and called police
speaks onstage at Girlboss Rally Hosted By Sophia Amoruso’s Girlboss on November 11, 2017 in New York City. A former…
Facebook slammed for censoring country band’s ‘I Stand for the Flag’ song targeting NFL protests
SANTA CLARA, CA – SEPTEMBER 12: Colin Kaepernick #7 and Eric Reid #35 of the San Francisco 49ers kneel in…
Professor under fire for blackface photo but university stands by her racism
Purdue University is standing by a professor who posed in blackface and thought it was funny to post a throwback…
Conservative group helps African women change New Jersey hair braiding law
Braiding hair is a flexible job for many African women. (Photo David Turnley/Getty Images) West African hair braiding businesses are…
Beyonce shares sweet vacation snaps with Jay-Z
Instagram Beyonce and Jay-Z seem to be having a blast on their On The Run II Tour and the superstar…
Woman celebrating 15 year wedding anniversary in Bahamas killed in boat explosion
Maleka Grimes Jackson was killed in a boat explosion in the Bahamas. She leaves behind her parents, her husband and…
‘Sorry to Bother You’ is the trippy, super weird, satirical comedy the world needs right now
Sorry to Bother You Weird. Trippy. WTF did I just watch? Those are likely the first thoughts of anyone leaving…
Why Was Trent Lane From ‘Daria’ So Hot? An Investigation.
MTV announced last week that it plans to bring back “Daria,” an animated show with a titular outcast who became…
Breaking News: Trump Administration plans to reverse Obama policy for college admission
Is the trump administration on a mission to reverse policies in every area that president Barack Obama implemented during his…
‘Dietland’ Makes Female Anger Look Good
I’m sitting in a hotel room in downtown Manhattan, and Marti Noxon is touching my face. The showrunner of AMC’s…
White woman who hit Black teens at pool gets fired after arrest goes viral
Stephenie Sebby-Strempel learned the hard way that being racist has consequences. The woman who made headlines last week for assaulting…
Grio Good News Report: Wakanda at the Smithsonian: National Museum of African-American History
“Wakanda Forever” is not just a mantra from Black Panther, it has proven to be true. The movie superseded box…
WATCH: Missing toddler rescued by police, found alone in Georgia woods
Little Kamiyah Vicks was rescued by police crews who discovered the missing two-year-old girl in the woods near The Savannah…
5 reasons why being Duchess of Sussex may not be all it’s cracked up to be for Megan Markle
Meghan, Duchess of Sussex meets group of leaders during the Queen’s Young Leaders Awards Ceremony at Buckingham Palace on June…
Johnny Wright on his road to success and becoming #HOTUS
For the inaugural episode of our new series, Black Glam, TheGrio.com‘s Chief Content Officer, Amy Dubois Barnett interviewed celebrity stylist…
‘Hot Bench’ star Tanya Acker on racial disparity in justice system
CBS You may have seen Tanya Acker on her hit CBS show, Hot Bench, and if you haven’t, you should…
That Canadian Convenience Store Robbery Is The Year’s Most Suspenseful Movie
July marks the year’s midway point, at which time critics take stock of the best movies to grace our screens…
LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers agree to a four year deal worth $154M
King James is leaving the Cleveland Cavaliers and taking his talents over to the Los Angeles and scored a mega…
Extra’s A.J. Calloway vehemently denies sexual assault allegation
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Richard Overton Black World War II veteran’s bank account emptied
ARLINGTON, VA – NOVEMBER 11: (AFP OUT) Richard Overton (C), 107 years-old, who is believed to be America’s oldest living…
Cleveland community rallies around Reginald Fields after complaint
Reginald Fields, 12, was mowing lawns when resident called police. (Screenshot News 5 Cleveland) Last week, a Bay Area resident…
Judge squashes Kentucky plan to enforce work requirements for Medicaid recipients
Poor people with little or no health insurance – More than 62 million Americans received Medicaid in 2009, according to…
The Girls Who Die For Nice Guys’ Narratives
Amy Dunne is missing and presumed dead. Her husband, Nick, is looking more and more like the prime subject with…
West Point gets 1st black superintendent in 216-year history
Associated Press WEST POINT, N.Y. (AP) — Lt. Gen. Darryl A. Williams, a 1983 U.S. Military Academy graduate who has…
Debra Granik Is The Hollywood Director Who Casts Nobodies To Capture Real Rural America
Debra Granik is the woman who made Jennifer Lawrence a star. She did it unknowingly when she picked a 19-year-old…
3 reasons Fox News’ Harris Faulkner deserves a side eye
(Fox News) The View’s Sunny Hostin, a lawyer not known for giving people a break, went toe-to-toe verbally with Fox…
There Were Zero Things Better This Week Than Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s Victory Face
Welcome to Good Shit, HuffPost’s weekly recommendation series devoted to the least bad things on and off the internet. This…
Our #MeToo moment: When will Black queer survivors of sexual assault get the help we deserve?
Where is the #MeToo movement for the Black queer community? (Fotolia) It’s been almost a year since the beginning of…
Do we owe Drake an apology?: Why you shouldn’t be so quick to call Black men ‘deadbeat’ dads
(Instagram: Champagne Papi) In April theGrio asked readers, “Is Drake making amends to Black women with his new video ‘Nice…
Jordan Peele snags YouTube deal for his new sci-fi comedy series ‘Weird City’
LOS ANGELES, CA – APRIL 10: Jordan Peele speaks onstage during Tracy Morgan’s Star Ceremony on the Hollywood Walk of…
Happy 30th Anniversary! Looking back at the most beloved stars of ‘Coming to America’
Coming to America (move poster) This week marks the 30th anniversary of Coming To America, one of the most iconic…
Sister Solider: The Story of Victoria Davis
Victoria Davis, 34, poses on the steps of City Hall after protesting. She wants the NYPD officer who killed her…
Get to know Danai Gurira on ‘Breaking Big’
(Photo by Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images) Danai Gurira stole the world’s heart when she killed the role of Okoye, the leader…
T.I. on activism and why we should boycott bad businesses
T.I. is a busy man. Aside from his music career, he’s also a father, an activist, and an actor whose…
Lakeith Stanfield takes to Twitter to apologize for freestyle rap with homophobic lyrics
Lakeith Stanfield attends the Sundance Institute at Sundown Summer Benefit at the Ace Hotel on June 14, 2018 in Los…
Suspect in 2017 Charlottesville, Virginia car attack indicted by grand jury
James Alex Fields Jr. of Maumee, Ohio poses for a mugshot a (Photo by Albemarle-Charlottesville Regional Jail via Getty Images);…
BREAKING NEWS: 5 killed, others wounded at Maryland newspaper shooting
Maryland police officers patrol the area after multiple people were shot at at The Capital Gazette newspaper in Annapolis, Md.,…
Shocking Poll: Most LGBTQ Americans don’t want to see a brown stripe added to the Pride flag
JUNE 29: Carla Hardiman-Smith of Berkeley, California, waves a rainbow flag as she marches during the 2003 Lesbian Gay Bisexual…
Rookie Georgia officer, who shot Black man during traffic stop, charged with voluntary manslaughter
This undated photo provided by the Kingsland Police Department shows Officer Zechariah Presley. Presley was in jail on Thursday, June…
The Cathartic Power Of Maeve In Season 2 Of ‘Westworld’
Warning: Spoilers ahead! There’s this one, glorious shot of Maeve in the Season 2 finale of “Westworld.” She stands, defiant,…
RIP to ‘lit’ thanks to Donald Trump Jr. and 5 other Black culture gems white folks have ruined
Screenshot Chris Rock has a classic routine in which he jokes that a one-legged white busboy wouldn’t switch places with…
What Do The Teens Know About This Tweet That We Don’t?
On the evening of June 22, 21-year-old Karter Machen decided to tweet. “I’m not a party guy,” he wrote, “but…
Queen Latifah prepping new travel series featuring female comedians
In this Monday, July 11, 2016, file photo, Queen Latifah arrives at VH1’s Hip Hop Honors at David Geffen Hall…
Real Men Know Better: 50 Cent’s crude Instagram post about Terry Crews’ sexual assault isn’t funny or true
I admit to getting a good chuckle on occasion from Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson’s no-holds-barred Instagram feed. He clearly wants…
Ed Harris Has Absolutely No Idea What’s Happening On ‘Westworld’
The actor behind the Man in Black is as confused about the plot of “Westworld” as the rest of us.…
Justice Kennedy retiring; Trump gets second Supreme Court pick
WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy announced his retirement Wednesday, giving President Donald Trump the chance to cement…
MIT Clears Author Junot Díaz After Sexual Misconduct Investigation
MIT has cleared professor and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Junot Díaz after a month-long investigation into misconduct allegations. “To date, MIT…
Celebs weigh in on how entertainment industry affects politics
Tons of stars hit the red carpet at the BET Awards on Sunday and we caught up with a few…
‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ Doesn’t Sanitize Anything. Its Birthing Scene Was No Exception.
Warning: Spoilers for “The Handmaid’s Tale” below! Imagine giving birth to a baby girl in a place where even the…
Federal judge orders reunification and puts an end to family separations at the border
A Honduran child and her mother, fleeing poverty and violence in their home country, waits along the border bridge after…
Can You Believe? An Oral History Of ‘Queer Eye’
Once upon a time, there was a flailing television network in need of a Cinderella makeover. As if arriving in…
White woman slaps Black teen at pool, bites cop and doesn’t get shot for resisting arrest
A white woman who was caught on video harassing and hitting a black teen at a pool has been arrested…
In ‘Three Identical Strangers,’ A Saga About Triplets Grows More Twisted By The Minute
Editor’s note: “Three Identical Strangers” is best experienced without any prior knowledge of its subjects’ story. But the documentary chronicles…
Damon Dash sues Lee Daniels for $5 million and posts video receipts
Damon Dash is serious when it comes to his paper and that’s why he’s suing Lee…
‘Westworld’ Was Dropping Major Hints About That Dolores-Charlotte Twist All Season
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