Byron Allen Strikes Deal With CBS To Bring HBCU Sports To Major Broadcast And Streaming Platforms

Byron Allen continues to deliver on his promise of amplifying Black excellence with the latest deal his company just landed. According to...

Megan Thee Stallion Is Giving Away $1 Million in Stock

Megan Thee Stallion is giving away $1 million in stock as part of a partnership with Cash App, and it comes alongside an “Investing for...

Dwyane Wade buys ownership stake in Utah Jazz

Three-time NBA champion Dwyane Wade has purchased an ownership stake in the Utah Jazz, joining majority owner and team governor Ryan...

Kevin Durant huge return on Coinbase investment

Kevin Durant sat out Wednesday night — as his bank account soared. On Wednesday, the Nets star saw his Coinbase investment pay off when...

Cicely Tyson, who refused to take parts that demeaned Black people dies at 96

Cicely Tyson, the stage, screen, and television actress whose vivid portrayals of strong African-American women shattered racial...

Robert Ryland, the first black to integrate U.S. pro tennis dies

NEW ORLEANS — Robert Ryland, a Xavier University of Louisiana alum and the first to integrate the mainstream U.S. pro tennis tour, died...

Keeda Haynes Wants To Give A Voice To Her Community

Keeda Haynes, a public defender from Tennessee, is one of the Democrats challenging incumbent Rep. Jim Cooper (D-Tenn.), who has been in...

Atlanta civil rights leader C.T. Vivian dead at 95

Civil rights icon Rev. Cordy Tindell “C.T,” Vivian has died at age 95 of natural causes at his home in Atlanta, according to a report...

Texans WR Kenny Stills Arrested, Among 87 Protesters Facing Felony Charges

Houston Texans wide receiver Kenny Stills was arrested Tuesday during a protest march in Louisville, Kentucky, and is among 87 protesters...

Philly civil rights groups demand that the mayor end stop-and-frisk

A coalition of Black civil rights activists in Philadelphia is demanding that Mayor Jim Kenney end stop-and-frisk, a controversial...

Nick Cannon dropped by ViacomCBS over the TRUTH

Nick Cannon has been fired from his MTV show Wild 'N Out and other work for the channel's parent company, which said he had promoted...

Little Richard, rock'n'roll pioneer, dies aged 87

Little Richard, one of the pioneers of the first wave of rock’n’roll, has died. He was 87. Richard – whose real name was Richard Penniman...

Andre Harrell, Founder of Uptown Records, Dies at 59

Andre Harrell, music mogul and founder of influential R&B and hip-hop label Uptown Records, has died. Details are if his death is not yet...

Byron Allen’s Entertainment Studios buys 11 TV stations

Byron Allen, founder, and CEO of Entertainment Studios Networks (parent company of theGrio) has acquired 11 broadcast television stations...

Obamas-Produced Netflix Documentary ‘American Factory’ Wins An Oscar

“American Factory,” the first Netflix project released under the banner of Barack and Michelle Obama’s production company, Higher Ground...

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