After five long years, a Tennesee woman finally faces the repercussions of stabbing her four small children to death in Memphis. Her oldest son, who was seven-years-old ran at the time, ran from the home and survived. On Feb. 8, Magistrate James Lammey handed down a 51-year sentence to Shanynthia …

This is the fourth installment in theGrio’s “Mighty Love” series, running through February. Read our first couple’s story here. Barry Johnson, left, and Ernest OwensPhoto: Courtesy of Ernest Owens “I always assumed that I would have to alter something about myself in a compromising way in order to get in …

Photo: Lambert (Getty Images) If you’ve been looking for a story about Black entrepreneurial joy, then look no further. A young Black man from Indianapolis has recently launched a board game celebrating Black culture, and we couldn’t be more excited! “Knowledge of Self” is a trivia game developed by Jamaal …

Political commentator Van Jones and a longtime friend have welcomed a baby to the world after deciding to become “conscious co-parents” during the COVID-19 pandemic. Jones, 53, told TMZ he devised the plan with his friend, named Noemi Zamacona according to sources, after the two realized their desire for another …

The Girl Before, a sleek, sinister new miniseries on HBO Max, has all the hallmarks of the “girl, etc.” genre that’s dominated thrillers since Gillian Flynn published Gone Girl a decade ago. There’s a girl, actually a woman: Jane (played by Gugu Mbatha-Raw), who becomes fixated on the fate of …

Supermodel royalty Tyson Beckford has come out of retirement just to serve looks for Beyoncé’s latest IVY HEART campaign from her IVY PARK clothing line, which is dropping just in time for Valentine’s Day.  Essence reported the catwalk veteran left the runway, cameras and bright lights in 2008, but it …

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Wars, and the humanitarian crises they create, are often reduced to numbers: how many dead, how many ill, how many left behind. The larger the scale, the more impossible the telling of these world-altering events can seem. But different approaches to writing about conflict—fiction and nonfiction, speculation and investigation—can help …

As sports culture meets beauty, entertainment and community in the City of Angels, SheaMoisture has partnered with WACO (Where Art Can Occur) Theater Center and some of the most iconic leaders in the community, including Tina Knowles Lawson, to debut the House of Shea. On Sunday, Feb. 13, Los Angeles …

Screenshot: Associated Press / Yahoo! News (AP) West Virginia Delegate Danielle Walker, received a Klu Klux Klan meme, on the first day of Black History Month, reported the Huffington Post. After actively fighting against the abortion ban legislation in the works, Walker’s efforts and experiences were attacked by ignorant trolls. …