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The creator will work alongside the acclaimed David E. Kelley Regina King‘s next project is on the way. The actress, director, and producer is teaming up with television creator David E. Kelley for an adaptation of Tom Wolfe’s novel, A Man in Full for Netflix. King signed a first-look deal with Netflix, with her set to produce multiple films and shows for the streamer two years ago, theGrio previously reported. Her upcoming effort, A Man in Full, will be produced under this deal, as well as her production company, Royal Ties. Per The Wrap, the official longline for the series…
Olympia Ohanian has a passion for music that outweighs her interest in tennis Serena Williams recently revealed that her four-year-old daughter has a love for music, specifically playing the piano. The married mother and tennis star appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live Thursday and explained to host Jimmy Kimmel that her daughter Alexis Olympia Ohanian Jr. has a passion for music that outweighs her interest in tennis. Serena Williams of the USA celebrates with daughter Alexis Olympia after winning the final match against Jessica Pegula of USA at ASB Tennis Centre on January 12, 2020 in Auckland, New Zealand. (Photo by…
Twitter’s audience is wondering if Joe Budden is trolling them with his assertions on his podcast Thursday that implied the rapper is bisexual. Twitter users are wondering if podcaster Joe Budden is trolling audiences with his statements on his show that implied that he’s bisexual. “I’m bisexual,â€� he said on Thursday’s Episode 485 of The Joe Budden Podcast. “How do I spread this news? How do I spread the word? Yo, listen, I like guys and girls. Spread the word. I’m down.â€� Twitter users are wondering if podcaster Joe Budden (above) is trolling intrigued audiences with his assertions on a…
The singer plans to raise her children as a single mother Love and Hip Hop: Miami star Amara La Negra has shared the exciting news that she is expecting twins, and the announcement comes weeks after she revealed she suffered a miscarriage in July. The 31-year-old singer and reality star took to Instagram on Thursday, Nov. 4, to share her People En Español digital cover along with her big announcement. “I’m Pregnant! I’m gonna be a Mom,â€� she captioned the post. “I’m Pregnant with Twins all Naturalâ€� Amara La Negra attends The Diaspora Dialogues’ 3rd Annual International Women Of Power…
Rock has also promoted testing, mask-wearing, and social distancing since the very beginning of the pandemic. Chris Rock made his feelings towards anti-vaxxers very clear during an appearance at Brooklyn Steel and even name-dropped a popular anti-vaccine basketball player while doing it. Wednesday, while taking the stage to introduce The Strokes, the 56-year-old comic told the audience, “I haven’t seen any shows since COVID. Has anybody been like, ‘Throw your mask in the air, and wave it like you just don’t care?’ Where’s my anti-vaxxers at? Where you at? You f—ing dumb Kyrie motherf—ers.â€� Chris Rock was at Brooklyn Steel…
The actor tweeted about a dream that the “WAP” rapper officiated his and his partner’s wedding. Cardi B may have found a new calling as a wedding officiator. After presiding over one wedding, her next ceremony may involve the nuptials of actor Kal Penn. The two playfully discussed the matter over Twitter on Thursday. Penn, 44, most famous for his role of Kumar Patel in the Harold and Kumar film franchise about two intellectual stoner friends, tweeted that he had a dream triggered by a close encounter with Cardi B. “Cardi B was on my flight to LA,” Penn wrote.…
A call from the Denver Police Department 10 days after Mary MacCarthy’s flight convinced her she and her child had been racially profiled. A single mother is claiming that she and her biracial daughter were being racially profiled when she was stopped and questioned for human trafficking after boarding a Southwest Airlines flight to Denver. Mary MacCarthy, who lives in Los Angeles, said she and her 10-year-old daughter, Moira, were headed to the Mile-High City from L.A. with a layover in San Jose on Oct. 22 after learning of the sudden death of her brother. The grieving woman said the…
theGrio is honoring these advocates for their work in education The world owes so much to Black women. It’s really enough to end it right there, but in case some receipts are needed, that statement is perhaps most true when applied to the work Black women have done to reopen our nation’s schools during the dueling pandemics of COVID-19 and long standing racial injustice. For the Black women that I know and work with, the conversation about the return to in-person learning for our students has been more than just flipping a switch and unlocking a classroom door. It has…
The Duchess of Sussex is reportedly cold-calling U.S. Senators to lobby for paid paternity leave Meghan Markle is reaching out to members of Congress to campaign for paid family leave. The Duchess of Sussex is reportedly cold-calling U.S. Senators to lobby for paid paternity leave. TMZ reports that New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand gave Markle the cell phone numbers of Republican senators Susan Collins and Shelley Moore Capito, and both were surprised to receive a call from the former actress. “I talked to each of the women senators and let them know that she’s going to reach out because she…
Team Roc New York Job Fair will take place on Nov.18 at Madison Square Garden with a particular focus on helping disadvantaged groups, including the formerly incarcerated and single parents. Roc Nation’s Team Roc and Reform Alliance are getting ready to host a job fair for unemployed New Yorkers. Team Roc New York Job Fair will take place on Nov.18 at Madison Square Garden with a particular focus on helping disadvantaged groups, including the formerly incarcerated and single parents. “The Team Roc New York Job Fair is a real opportunity for socio-economic mobility for New Yorkers – those who want to work, yet have not had the…