An American in Paris: Shola Adisa-Farrar is Unifying Borders Through Music
by Ruby Veridiano Raised in California, Based in Paris, and just wrapping her tour of the Congo, Jamaican-American singer Shola Adisa-Farrar is the kind of artist that traverses cultures with a special...
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ADVENTURE, CRISIS, TRANSFORMATION IN ACTORS’ JOURNEY: “FATHER COMES HOME FROM...
by Barbara Smith “The Hero’s Journey” is an intriguing story pattern, common in ancient myths as well as modern day exploits, in which a hero goes on an adventure, encounters a decisive crisis and then...
View ArticleLupita Nyong’o to star in ‘Charlie’s Angels’ reboot
Sony is rebooting Charlie’s Angels, and Lupita Nyong’o is in talks to star in the film, along with Twilight’s Kristen Stewart, reports Deadline. Elizabeth Banks is set to direct the film, which is a...
View Article‘Boom for Real’: New Documentary Celebrates Life of Artist Jean-Michel Basquiat
by Steve Dollar Three decades after his death in 1988, at age 27, artist Jean-Michel Basquiat has become a legend. Before he became mythic, however, he was another unknown creative soul trying to make...
View ArticleIssa Rae nails White Privilege in one Paragraph
By The Grio Issa Rae nailed what it means to have white privilege. During an interview with the Cut, just as Rae was about to be part of the Marriott’s EmpowerME speaker series with the National Black...
View ArticleNina Simone, LL Cool J among nominees for Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
By David Bauder NEW YORK (AP) — British rockers Radiohead, singer Nina Simone and The Moody Blues are among the first-time nominees on the ballot for induction next year into the Rock and Roll Hall of...
View ArticleFirst Black Woman to Win Eisner Award Is Conquering the Comic Industry
by Foluke Tuakli A comic titan, professor, and mother to a newborn, Dr. Sheena Howard is defying her wildest dreams. As hundreds of thousands of fans gather at New York Comic Con, Howard will bring her...
View ArticleActor Terry Crews Reveals His Experience as Victim of Hollywood Sexual Assault
by Kalhan Rosenblatt In the wake of sexual misconduct accusations leveled against Harvey Weinstein, droves of people have used social media to reveal their own struggles with harassment and the...
View ArticleJohn Legend, Jesse Williams to produce film on 1968 Olympic Protest
By The Grio John Legend and Jesse Williams are set to work together to produce a film called With Drawn Arms, which will focus on the 1968 Olympic protest. During the Olympic Games in Mexico City in...
View ArticleColin Kaepernick files collusion grievance against NFL
by Mike Florio Colin Kaepernick has been waiting patiently for his next NFL opportunity. His patience has now expired. PFT has confirmed that Kaepernick has filed a grievance against the NFL under the...
View ArticleBET announces 2017 Soul Train Awards nominees and honorees
The Grio On Tuesday, BET announced the official list of nominees for the BET Presents: 2017 Soul Train Awards. Solange leads the pack of nominations with seven total, including Best R&B/Soul Female...
View ArticleMychael Knight, ‘Project Runway’ Fashion Designer, Dies at 39
Associated Press Georgia fashion designer Mychael Knight, who was a finalist on the popular TV competition show “Project Runway,” died Tuesday at age 39. Knight died outside Atlanta surrounded by...
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Toni Morrison to Jenifer Lewis: Here is Your Fall Reading Guide
By Lesley-Ann Brown As the season changes and colorful leaves fall to the ground, we want to make sure we arm you well with titles that inspire. Our recommendations come from some of our community’s...
View ArticleIssa Rae developing HBO drama based in ’90s L.A
By The Grio Insecure‘s Issa Rae is striking the iron while its hot and taking her TV magic over to a new drama series with HBO. According to Deadline, the new project will be executive produced by Rae...
View ArticleWith NFL future bleak, Colin Kaepernick shops book with Publishers
By The Grio Colin Kaepernick, who is now famous for the #TakeAKnee movement in which he began kneeling during the national anthem in protest of racial injustice and kicked off a series of protests...
View ArticleRobert Guillaume, Emmy-Winning Star of ‘Benson,’ Dies at 89
by Daniel Arkin Robert Guillaume, the gravel-voiced and urbane actor who won Emmys for playing a sarcastic butler-turned-politician on two different sitcoms, died of complications from prostate cancer...
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Motown Museum Renovation to Create Jobs, Bring New Tourism Experience
by Kristi Eaton A $50 million fundraising campaign is under way to expand and renovate the iconic Motown Museum, where artists such as the Temptations, Stevie Wonder, and the Supremes got their start....
View ArticleMC Lyte, Chuck D, Collaborate With Smithsonian on Hip-Hop Compilation
by Donna Owens Music legends MC Lyte, Chuck D and Questlove of The Roots are among celebrities who’ve teamed with the Smithsonian on a forthcoming rap and hip-hop anthology that’s being touted as a...
View ArticleInside ‘The Sweet Spot’: Burlesque Troupe Celebrates Black Erotica
by Karu F. Daniels Sex sells, even to black people on the poetry circuit — a notion poet Ainsley Burrows knew in his heart to be true and ended up going against the grain by making a bold visionary...
View ArticleTia Mowry puts all angst to rest over ‘Sister, Sister’ reboot
Fans of the ’90s sitcom “Sister, Sister” can finally rejoice as a reboot is already in the works. Tia Mowry says that she and her twin sister, Tamera Mowry, are so close to finalizing a Sister, Sister...
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