Etta James’ son Donto has opened up about his mother’s final moments, revealing the soul legend died in his arms. The music icon passed away on Friday (20Jan12), just five days before her 74th birthday, after suffering complications from leukaemia. Stars including Beyonce, Mariah Carey, Pink and will.i.am have all rushed to pay tribute to […]
By Huffington Post Many women swear they have one, but a new review of 60 years of sex research shows science still can’t definitively find the G-spot. Researchers have used surveys, imaging scans and biopsies of women, all trying to locate and define the presumably orgasmic area on the vaginal wall known as the G-spot. […]
by theGrio.com From Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Herman Cain has signed back with his former employer AM750 and 95.5 FM News/Talk WSB. Starting this morning, he will provide pre-taped two-minute commentaries each weekday at 8:45 a.m. during Neal Boortz’s morning show and repeated at 6:45 p.m. during Erick Erickson’s evening program. (UPDATE: Cain’s first topic this morning: […]
By theGrio.com From Daily Mail UK: Khloe Kardashian has been hit with wild claims that disgraced O.J. Simpson is her father. It comes just weeks after two ex-wives of the late Robert Kardashian alleged the reality TV star wasn’t his biological daughter. The 27-year-old is now forced to face a new devastating report suggesting that […]
By theGrio.com From The Huffington Post: Making your debut as a feature film director is already enough of a high-pressure situation, but for “Red Tails” director Anthony Hemingway, it was a once-in-a-lifetime scenario. “Red Tails,” a rollicking World War II adventure movie about the Tuskegee Airmen — the highly decorated all-black aviation unit that ran […]
by Chris Witherspoon/theGrio.com Keke Palmer is back on the big screen starring alongside Queen Latifah and Dolly Parton in Joyful Noise. The musical comedy had an impressive opening weekend, grossing a total of $13.8 million at the box office. The film centers around a gospel choir from a small town in Georgia that has fallen […]
By Donovan X. Ramsey/theGrio.com The day after the national holiday in recognition of his father, Martin Luther King III announced that he will be stepping down as CEO of the Martin Luther King Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change. He has held the position since 2011. He said in a statement, “I will be devoting […]
By theGrio.com When Octavia Spencer won her Golden Globe for best supporting actress for her role in The Help on Sunday, she made a unique acceptance speech in which she didn’t just thank those who supported the film. Instead her speech also recognized the contributions of domestic workers with a quote by Martin Luther King. […]
by theGrio.com From the Houston Chronicle: One-time NBA star Dikembe Mutombo has made a worldwide name for himself sponsoring humanitarian projects and noble causes in his native Africa, so it was only natural that two State Department officials would meet with him in November 2010 as part of his effort to bring more attention to […]
By theGrio.com “Why are we bringing our dirty laundry out in public? Because it’s stinking up the house!” These are the words of Bill Duke and D. Channsin Berry, co-directors and co-producers of Dark Girls, a new documentary which explores the deeply rooted bias and low self-esteem that, according to the film, dark skinned women […]
By IndyStyle/wishtv.com African Americans were denied military leadership roles and skilled training because many believed they lacked qualifications for combat duty. Before 1940, African Americans were barred from flying for the U.S. military. Civil rights organizations and the black press exerted pressure that resulted in the formation of an all African-American pursuit squadron based in […]
On Martin Luther King day NewsOne honors him by presenting the top 5 songs paying tribute to him. Here’s our Top 5 Martin Luther King Tribute songs. 1. Happy Birthday-Stevie Wonder. I love this song. They used to play it on the loudspeakers on every MLK day and elementary school. Pride in the Name of […]