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Okay, White Rabbit, what’s it all about? “Oh dear! Oh dear! I shall be too late!” Alice is drowsing on the riverbank; you rush past, startling her. From your waistcoat, you pull out a pocket watch. You consult it feverishly. Then you disappear down a hole, and she—amazed—follows you into …
Read More »Dee Barnes, Who Dr. Dre Once Brutally Beat Up, Claps Back at His NSFW Comment That Made Mary J. Blige Cringe
Pioneering hip-hop journalist Dee Barnes, who shared that she was previously brutally beat-up by Dr. Dre in his N.W.A. heyday, took to Twitter to slam the poetic artist for a cringy comment he made during a Super Bowl LVI press conference ahead of the star-studded show. While speaking at a …
Read More »Snoop Dogg Takes Over Death Row Records
Snoop Dogg sits down with Roxanne Shante on SiriusXM’s Rock The Bells Radio at The SiriusXM Studios on October 26, 2021 in New York City.Photo: Noam Galai for SiriusXM (Getty Images) It looks Death Row Records will be getting new life breathed back into it. Snoop Dogg, the legendary rapper …
Read More »‘Commitment is a choice’: dancers Yoe Apolinario and Sheopatra talk conscious love
This is the second installment in theGrio’s series “Mighty Love,” running through February. Read our first couple’s story here. Yoe Apolinario and Sheopatra (She) are all about movement; it’s what they do. Each of the two movement artist-directors has found a substantial following on social media, with folks tuning in …
Read More »Debut Capital Powers Investor Program with Olympic and WNBA Athletes
Debut Capital, a venture capital firm investing in Black, Latinx, and Indigenous (BLI) Founders, has launched its first-ever Investor-in-Residence Program for BLI women to inspire those from non-traditional investing backgrounds into having the confidence to become excellent investors. The inaugural class consists of professional athletes, including Four-Time Olympic Track & …
Read More »With a new poetry collection and still thriving career, Quincy Troupe’s literary legacy is writ large
As a poet, author, editor, and educator, Quincy Troupe has chronicled the stories of some of America’s most striking figures. Among the biographies and tributes he has edited or co-written are James Baldwin (editor: James Baldwin: The Legacy), NBA great Earl Monroe (Earl the Pearl), entrepreneur-philanthropist Chris Gardner (The Pursuit …
Read More »WNBA Free Agency 2022: Who Signed Where, Who’s Staying Put, Who’s Going to Win it All
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – SEPTEMBER 30: Liz Cambage #8 of the Las Vegas Aces looks to pass against the Phoenix Mercury during Game Two of the 2021 WNBA Playoffs semifinals at Michelob ULTRA Arena on September 30, 2021 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)Photo: Ethan Miller (Getty …
Read More »Courtney Adeleye to Host Virtual BAW$E Conference: Power Edition
Courtney Adeleye, CEO and founder of Olbali, is hosting the biggest virtual conference of the year, appropriately named the BAW$E Conference: Power Edition. But this conference won’t be your average online conference. Now in its third year, the BAW$E conference is an interactive, digital experience designed to reach more people …
Read More »The Virgil Abloh-designed Louis Vuitton Air Force 1 breaks a Sotheby’s record
Virgil Abloh may no longer walk among us, but his shoes remain big ones to fill. Famed auction house Sotheby’s reports its auction of 200 Abloh-designed Louis Vuitton x Nike Air Force 1s sold for over eight times their original estimated value of $3 million, with the $25.3 million total …
Read More »TIME’s 2021 Kid of the Year is a Brilliant Black Boy
Eleven-year-old Orion Jean has been named TIME Magazine’s 2021 Kid of the Year, reported Star-Telegram. The sixth-grader is being acknowledged for the work he has done for kids his age by donating toys to even supporting families by donating meals. Our young king deserves his flowers for choosing so eagerly …
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