Demetria Irwin
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Lifetime's new 'Surviving R. Kelly Part II: The Reckoning' is just as powerful as the original docu-series
Surviving R. Kelly: The Reckoning is the title of a new docu-series from Lifetime producers who created the original Surviving R. Kelly doc last year. → Read More
The Lyons' Last Roar: 'Empire' returns for its sixth and final season
Cookie, Lucious, Andre, (not Jamal), Hakeem, and the whole Lyon crew are coming back for one last and sure to be dramatic season of Empire. → Read More
VIDEO: 'Ghost is a man of manipulation and selfishness': 'Power' stars dish on the final season
TheGrio caught up with Power stars Joseph Sikora and Lela Loren about their characters and the final season of the popular Starz series. → Read More
VIDEO: 50 Cent and La La talk about why nobody is safe on the final season of 'Power'
50 Cent and La La Anthony sat down with theGrio to talk about what fans can expect from Power in the final season and how they feel about their characters. → Read More
Ava DuVernay explains Nova's wild actions on 'Queen Sugar'
Earlier this month, Queen Sugar creator Ava DuVernay explained why Nova seems determined to expose every single secret in the Bordelon family this season. → Read More
Lil Kim says new album '9' is a spiritual awakening: 'That number is very powerful for me'
Lil Kim recently shared the sentimental meaning behind the name of her upcoming album and how Biggie and her daughter play a part in it. → Read More
PHOTO GALLERY: What your celebrity faves wore to Essence Fest
Essence Fest 2019 is a wrap and your favorite celebrities showed up and showed out. Find out what Michelle Obama, Lil Kim and more wore in the Big Easy. → Read More
Wendy William's son and estranged husband Kevin Hunter reportedly get into a fist fight
Kevin Hunter, the estranged husband of talk show host Wendy Williams, reportedly got into a fist fight with his son Kevin Jr. early Wednesday morning. → Read More
Hate group plans to protest at Spelman, Morehouse, and Clark graduations
Westboro Baptist Church, a hate group, has announced plans to protest at Spelman College, Morehouse College, and Clark Atlanta University. → Read More
Laila Ali talks about her boxing legacy and her secrets to maintaining a peaceful family home
Laila Ali, the retired, undefeated, four-time world champ is taking on the challenge of spring cleaning and she's coming prepared with Home Made Simple. → Read More
Money Moves: Hill Harper helps launch Experian program that boosts credit scores
Hill Harper partnered with Experian to launch a program called Experian Boost that is helping his fellow Americans up their credit scores. → Read More
REPORT: Jussie Smollett indicted for filing a false police report about his alleged racist, homophobic attack by MAGA supporters
According to TMZ, actor and music artist Jussie Smollett has been indicted for filing a false police report in connection with his alleged assault in Chicago last month. Smollett claimed that two men yelled homophobic and racist slurs at him as they assaulted him near his home in Chicago and vocalized their MAGA support. Reportedly, … → Read More
Jay-Z and Meek Mill announce $50 million criminal justice reform organization headed by Van Jones
Jay-Z and Meek Mill have teamed up to announce the launch of the Reform Alliance, an organization devoted to criminal justice reform. → Read More
Stacey Abrams supporters still enthusiastic as vote counting continues
It's been five days since Georgia residents hit the polls to elect Stacey Abrams, Brian Kemp, or Ted Metz as their new governor. → Read More
Old Dirty Bastard's son Young Dirty Bastard performs with Wu-Tang Clan on GMA for the 25th anniversary of '36 Chambers'
Wu-Tang Clan was for the children this morning on ABC's Good Morning America as the performed on the 25th anniversary of their debut album. → Read More
Trump Takes the Low Road: Pushes back against Michelle Obama's memoir with lies about the Obamas
When asked for his comments on Michelle Obama's strong words against him in her upcoming memoir, Donald Trump resorted to spouting unsubstantiated claims (aka lies). → Read More
Will Smith bungee jumps for his 50th birthday and offers up life-changing advice minutes later
Will Smith decided to ring in his 50th birthday in a major way. The Grammy-winning, Oscar-nominated entertainer took to the skies and bungee jumped into the Grand Canyon to celebrate his milestone birthday. It was a family affair. Smith’s wife Jada and his three children Trey, Jaden, and Willow cheered him on and waited for … → Read More
How to enjoy a solo vacation on any budget
There are lots of reasons why you might want to take a solo vacation and as long as you squirrel away the time, you can do it on pretty much any budget. → Read More
#PermitPatty Alison Ettel resigns from cannabis company she founded
Alison Ettel gained infamy over the weekend as #PermitPatty for calling the cops on an 8-year-old selling water on a San Francisco sidewalk and now Ettel has stepped down from her CEO role at a cannabis firm. → Read More
Trump is right, Black unemployment is at an all-time low, but that's not the whole story
It's great that Black unemployment is the lowest it has ever been, but that statistic is not so impressive once appropriate context is added. → Read More