Da’Vine Joy Randolph on embracing herself after Oscars win: ‘I knew I was always...
By Mariel Turner/Originally published by theGrio
Da'Vine Joy Randolph is officially an Academy Award winner, but the path to her success hasn’t been a simple...
Will Smith wins first Oscar, apologizes in tearful acceptance speech
Will Smith won the Academy Award for Best Actor and addressed his altercation with Chris Rock during his acceptance speech on Sunday.
Smith, who won...
Mary J. Blige speaks on overcoming struggles with self-love: ‘I’m living now for Mary’
Following the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner, theGrio hosted,” an afterparty geared toward uplifting Black media professionals and honoring theGrio’s April Ryan, the longest-serving...
Janet Jackson’s ‘Velvet Rope’ to get 25th-anniversary deluxe release
Janet Jackson’s 1997 album, “The Velvet Rope,” will be getting a 25th-anniversary re-release. Universal Music Group announced Monday that a deluxe edition of the...
Michael B. Jordan and Jonathan Majors face off in ‘Creed III’ trailer
Get ready for some more “Creed”! The highly anticipated third installment in the “Rocky” spin-off series is officially just months away and the film...
Wendy Williams says she’s ‘doing fabulous’ amid health concerns, hiatus
A member of the paparazzi caught talk show host Wendy Williams on camera leaving a wellness center in Miami this week.
The photographer asked Williams...
Fans are reminded ‘Who is Jill Scott’ as Grammy-winner performs debut album in full...
The year 2000 was to so-called neo-soul what the year 1959 was to so-called jazz. In 1959, the world got albums like Miles Davis’...
Hezekiah Walker looks to bring gospel music center to HBCU
Hezekiah Walker became a student at Virginia Union University two years ago, but the Grammy-winning gospel singer took his collegiate experience to the next...
‘Good Times’ original cast members respond to trailer for Netflix animated reboot
By TheGrio Entertainment /Originally published by thegrio
Two original cast members of “Good Times” are weighing in on the animated reboot, with one saying he...
Lizzo records new version of ‘GRRRLS’ after people with disabilities, fans complain
Lizzo announced on social media that the lyrics to her new single, “GRRRLS,” will be changed after complaints about her use of an ableist...
