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Sep 26, 2024 | thegrio.com | Gracias Madre |CABy GAYOT |Kay Wicker

American fashion’s “best-kept secret” is about to receive a major spotlight thanks to Serena Williams and Ruth Carter. The tennis champion and the legendary costume designer are teaming up to produce a biopic about the late obscure fashion designer Ann Lowe. While her name may not spark recognition among most, during her lifetime, she was responsible for dressing some of the country’s most prominent affluent families, including the Rockefeller, Roosevelt, Du Pont, and Whitney families.

Sep 23, 2024 | thegrio.com | Gracias Madre |CABy GAYOT |Kay Wicker

Uzo Aduba has been happily married to filmmaker Robert Sweeting since 2020, although, at one point, she didn’t think she’d ever find love. Aduba, 43, told she was ready to give up after dating in New York City in her 30s resembled “Sex and the City” at times. “I was so sure that it just wasn’t going to happen because it was hard out there on these streets,” the mom of 10-month-old daughter Adaiba, said.

Sep 19, 2024 | thegrio.com | Gracias Madre |CABy GAYOT |Rocky Kanaka |Kay Wicker

The abrupt closure of all four locations of Kevin Hart’s fast-food vegan restaurant chain Hart House in Los Angeles has industry experts musing over the staying power of vegan food businesses. When Hart joined forces with Andy Hooper, the former president of the &pizza chain, to launch Hart House in 2022, the plan was to open 100 locations in five years.

Aug 26, 2024 | thegrio.com | CABy GAYOT |Natasha S. Alford |ILBy GAYOT

Justin Coleman’s business idea came to him in a dream. After the tragic passing of his brother Derek, Justin wrestled with grief but felt a sliver of hope when Derek’s image appeared during his sleep one night. “This is about maybe two to three months after he passed away. He was almost leading me to breadcrumbs to find him. I finally found him on a food truck,” Coleman tells theGrio. “He was like, ‘I’m staying here.

Jul 18, 2024 | boundingintocomics.com | CABy GAYOT |JB Augustine

You may recall seeing a teaser for a new Toxic Avenger some time ago with Game of Thrones actor Peter Dinklage in the lead role of Toxie, the mop-wielding monster created by toxic waste and a bad case of bullying at a health club. RELATED: Dante’s Weekend Double: “July’s Youth In Revolt” Kicks Off With ‘Eden Lake’ And ‘The Toxic Avenger’You weren’t dreaming. A teaser and images were released last fall and a screening took place at Fantastic Fest.