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Could 69 be the new 49? Looks like it!
Sheryl Lee Ralph, 69, is aging like fine wine and slaying the last year of her 60s. The actress blessed Instagram with a picture of herself stunning in a two-piece bikini while visiting
The post Sheryl Lee Ralph Serves Beauty And Body While On Vacation In Jamaica appeared first on Essence.
Over the weekend, Billionaire filmmaker Tyler Perry tried twice to provide financial assistance to TSA agents at the Atlanta International Airport who had been affected by the ongoing shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security. After being told he couldn’t give cash tips to federal workers, Perry instead gave TSA agents $1,000 gift cards. Now, the TSA agents who received the gift cards are being asked to return them by the airport’s federal security director.
I can’t front; if the top boss at my job said I had to give back money after going unpaid for a month, they’d be getting my resignation instead.… Read more
The television mogul was among the notable speakers for Brandy’s Hollywood Walk of Fame event, including Kenneth “Babyface” Edmonds and Brandy herself.
Brandy may be widely credited as the “Vocal Bible,” but she means even more than that to Issa Rae.
The “Insecure” creator and television mogul was on hand Monday as the R&B star received the honor of all honors on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Joined by guests such as Babyface and Kehlani, Rae used her remarks to pay tribute to another Brandy project that inspired plenty of teen women during the ’90s, “Moesha.”… Read more
Kanye West’s latest album “Bully” arrived over the weekend, raising eyebrows with a familiar provocative bravado.
Kanye West is thanking Martin Luther King Jr. for the ability to marry his wife.
The 48-year-old rapper kicked off his latest album, “Bully,” released on Saturday, March 28, with a track entitled “King” in which he muses over his legacy, fame, marriage to Bianca Censori, and praises the late Civil Rights icon, among other things.
“I brought a white queen to the altar // Couldn’t happen without Martin Luther,” he raps on the song.… Read more
Law, who for years was synonymous with New York radio and helped launch Jesse Jackson’s 1984 presidential campaign, had been undergoing health issues.
Bob Law, a titan in Black radio with his “Night Talk” political show, has died, friends and family confirmed on Monday.
On social media, Rev. Al Sharpton penned a tribute to Law, praising him for his contributions and for the role “Night Talk” played in shaping Black American consciousness.
“Bob Law, a pioneer in National Black Talk radio, has passed away,” Sharpton wrote.… Read more
Howard’s new hip hop studies course will explore the music, business, marketing, and cultural impact of Cardi B’s “Am I The Drama?” rollout.
Cardi B is, in fact, the drama in the best way, and this upcoming fall semester, HBCU students will explore her cultural impact in their lecture hall. In partnership with Warner Music, Howard University has launched its “The Cardi B: Am I The Drama? The Art, Production, Marketing and Cultural Impact” course.
In an exclusive statement to theGrio, Prof.… Read more
By India Espy-Jones
Cardi B agrees with Beyoncé. Just because you wear wigs doesn’t mean you don’t have healthy—or long—hair underneath. And, just weeks before Cardi B’s new haircare brand Grow-Good Beauty officially launches on April 15th, she’s been proving just that.
On Tuesday night, the Afro-Latina rapper and brand founder went all natural for The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. While her beauty wardrobe often consists of dramatic wigs, which have ranged from lollipop blue and bi-colored to sharp cuts and curls, this time her hair was all from her Dominican roots.… Read more
Equal Pay Day arrives at a time when the gender pay gap continues to widen, and Black women remain among the lowest paid.
As we commemorate another Equal Pay Day today, amid Women’s History Month, experts and advocates alike are reckoning with the fact that the gender pay gap continues to widen.
In fact, the gender pay gap has widened for the second year in a row. According to the most recent data from the U.S.… Read more
So, the Mississippi Department of Public Safety says it stumbled across a Ku Klux Klan robe, handbook, membership lists, and propaganda while cleaning out a closet for a move. The items were packed inside a small blue suitcase that had been tucked away and forgotten, as if it were some dusty relic from a bygone era. That’s the story being told.
It’s being dressed up as an accident, softened into an artifact, and framed as a harmless “window into history” as if this were something distant, contained, and safely behind us.… Read more
Pinky Cole, the founder of Slutty Vegan and a new reality television cast member, gained a legal victory connected to her ongoing bankruptcy proceedings. A judge ruled that creditors who seized Pinky Cole’s home must return the property, which was protected in part due to the bankruptcy filing.
As reported by WSB-TV and TMZ, Pinky Cole, 38, took the matter of the home seizure to court, arguing that her bankruptcy filing legally stops all collection efforts as she financially restructures.… Read more
