Black Eyed Peas artist Will.I.Am made headlines recently for calling women with condoms in their homes “tacky” in an interview with Elle Magazine. Elle: If you walked into a woman’s house, what one item would convince you that you weren’t compatible? W: If she had condoms in her house, that would just f[—]in’ throw me […]
NEW YORK– A man who was heard saying saying “Secret Service is coming through,” as he walked towards President Obama’s ceremony at Ground Zero today was detained by New York Police officers for “suspicious activity”.
In a recent television interview with Chelsea Handler, Paula Patton joked about being light-skinned and how her son is mistaken for being white. Though her comments were made all in good fun, one can’t help but wonder why this is such an issue for the biracial actress. RELATED: Actress Paula Patton Says The Term “Biracial” […]
ALABAMA– After five states were hit with a total of 35 tornadoes in one week, one of the nation’s deadliest tornadoes of recent years hit Alabama Wednesday, leaving the state death toll at 236.
The mother of deceased pop star Michael Jackson, Katherine Jackson, appeared on The Today Show with Matt Lauer and spoke about the Dr. Conrad Murray trial and her involvement in the case. Jackson’s mother has been at every court hearing. “I just felt I had to be there,” she said. “I was with him everyday […]
NEW YORK — While a majority of Americans approve of President Obama ‘s decision to kill Osama Bin Laden, a bunch of pundits, journalists, and politicians are coming out like Fox News’ Shep Smith saying the Bin Laden killing was illegal. Smith is not the only anchor saying that the killing was illegal on Fox […]
An article on The Grio features testimony from people who have suffered strokes as young as 25 years old. The Grio reports: Strokes aren’t just something for older folks to worry about, and 35-year-old Davida Godett is proof. The young mother had her first stroke five years ago. Godett suffered three strokes by the time […]
BAKERSFIELD, CA-Four Members of Kappa Alpha Psi, a historically African American fraternity, are charged with felonious assault for allegedly beating pledges ans shooting them with a BB gun. The report was initiated through Mercy Hospital when a 25-year-old man was admitted to the hospital as a result of his injuries. The investigation revealed that between […]
NEW YORK — Matthew Broderick and Anika Noni Rose announced the nominees for the 65th Annual Tony Awards at New York’s Lincoln Center today. The Grio: The predominantly African American cast of The Scottsboro Boys cleaned up with a total of 12 nominations. The musical based on the 1930s Alabama court case involving nine black […]
Religion gives God a bad name. Unfortunately, all some crackpot usually has to do to get a following is cloak himself in one or more tenants of an existing religion and folks will follow him like he’s the New Prophet. And the problem is there are, quite simply, so many tenants. Like, let’s say Osama […]
“I mourn the loss of thousands of precious lives, but I will not rejoice in the death of one, not even an enemy. Returning hate for hate multiplies hate, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars. Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only […]
Two nights ago, President Barack Obama made an announcement from the East Room of the White House that was even more stunning than the release of his “long form” birth certificate earlier in the week: “Good evening. Tonight, I can report to the American people and to the world that the United States has conducted […]
