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Michelle Obama and her husband President Barack have their fingers on the pulse of the culture— and the couples’ year-ending lists for the best music, movies, and shows was even further proof. So it should come as no surprise that the former first lady is getting in on the #content game by producing shows for […]

Netflix has announced a slate of projects that will premiere on the streaming service this year, including titles from Spike Lee and the Obamas. As TheGrio previously reported, Barack and Michelle Obama inked a deal with Netflix back in 2018 to produce fiction and non-fiction content for adults and children, including documentaries, dramas that all focus on “celebrating the human spirit through struggles and […]

Puerto Rico is currently reeling after being hit with a 6.4 magnitude earthquake. At least one person is dead and several are injured after the earthquake and several strong aftershocks hit, officials said. The quake hit at 4:24 a.m. local time and was centered off of Puerto Rico’s southern coast. This is the second powerful earthquake […]

via madamenorie/By Veronica Wells: At the time bot of these singers were at the top of their game…BUT was their a little shade thrown between them?? In a interview gospel singer Bebe Winans shared that Mariah did snub Whitney the first time they met in person at the American Music Awards. BeBe said: “…That media thing […]

Comedian Gary Owen participated in an episode of “Wife Swap” with actor Michael Ealy, and let’s say, hazel-eyed Ealy might have stolen the attention of Owen’s forever bride. Owen posted a photo to Instagram hilariously capturing the moment Ealy stole the attention of Gary’s wife, Kenya. In the flick, Kenya can be seen cuddling up to Ealy’s […]

via BlackAmericaWeb/TMZ/Tanay Hudson: Rumors…Rumors…Rumors!! Again social media has been circulating a story that Actress Pam Grier had stage 4 cancer….BUT!! According to TMZ, a rep from Grier’s team said she is in great health and is keeping busy. Grier is currently filming the third season of Bless This Mess, which airs on ABC. The rep added that […]

Michael Reynolds, a 26-year-old off-duty New York Police Department cop who was arrested in Nashville, Tennessee, last year after breaking into a Black family’s home during a drunken night out, resigned on Thursday, January 2, according to the New York Daily News. Reynolds was expected to report to NYPD headquarters on Monday to begin his disciplinary […]

An elementary school in Washington,  D.C issued an apology after giving black students an assignment stating that they had to portray slaves. Lafayette Elementary School Principal Carrie Broquard said the assignment was a mistake after teachers got carried away while teaching students about the Reconstruction Era and the Civil War. Broquard said the students “should […]

We now know the name of Queen Latifah’s son. According to Love B. Scott, the rapper and actress welcomed baby Rebel with longtime partner Eboni Nichols back in 2019. Join Our Text Club To Get The Latest Music, Entertainment, Contests And Breaking News On Your Phone. Text MAGIC to 23845 to join! The couple met back […]

Ricky Gervais lets Hollywood have it during his Golden Globes monologue. How Hollywood sees itself: dedicated craftsmen, important artists, world thought leaders. How Ricky Gervais (and everyone else) sees them: criminals, perverts, and dopes — a gang of pretentious jerkwads who dropped out of high school when people noticed they were pretty, then mistakenly started […]

Comedians are a gift from Heaven that allow us to laugh at our pain as well as our reality.  So when Chicago native, comedian/actor Aries Spears star of the 90’s comedy show, MADtv, showed up on the scene that’s exactly what he did, made us laugh at reality. Comedian Aries Spears sat down live in studio with […]

Pam Grier may be a cancer survivor, but luckily, she isn’t in the middle of another battle, even though some recent rumors online say different. According to reports from TMZ, social media posts started to surface this week saying that Pam was recently diagnosed with stage 4 cancer and in a fight for her life. Text […]