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thegrio.com | Kay Wicker
Niecy Nash-Betts married her wife Jessica Betts in August 2020 in an intimate backyard ceremony officiated by actor Colman Domingo. The day stands in stark contrast to her other two weddings. During an appearance on “Today With Jenna & Friends” on Tuesday, the 55-year-old actress opened up about eventually finding her “soulmate” after two previous marriages.
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thegrio.com | Kay Wicker
Porsha Williams is finally speaking out after finalizing her “nightmare” divorce from Simon Guobadia on June 11, and she’s doing it Angela Bassett style. The 44-year-old reality TV star channeled the legendary Bernadine (Bassett’s character) from the iconic 1995 film “Waiting to Exhale” for a new cover shoot in People magazine.
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thegrio.com | Kay Wicker
Red Lobster’s new CEO, Damola Adamolekun, has revamped the menu with “plenty under $20.”On Monday, June 23, the restaurant chain announced its long-awaited revamped menu, including brand new items like decadent seafood boils and overflowing crab-topped dishes, and the return of tried-and-true favorites like “Crab Your Way” and $5 margaritas as part of its annual Crab Fest promotion.
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yahoo.com | Kay Wicker
Porsha Williams attends the "Mission Impossible – The Final Reckoning" Atlanta Special Screening with Angela Bassett at Regal Atlantic Station on May 21, 2025, in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Paras Griffin/Getty Images for Paramount Pictures)Generate Key TakeawaysPorsha Williams steps into the role of Bernadine from “Waiting to Exhale” to express herself post-divorce.
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thegrio.com | Kay Wicker
On June 19, 1865, news of freedom finally reached the remaining enslaved Black people in Galveston, Texas—two years after the Emancipation Proclamation, but undeniable nonetheless. Since then, Black folks have lived through every era of this country. We endured Reconstruction and Jim Crow for nearly a century. We fled the South during the Great Migration, migrating north, east, west, and eventually south again.
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4 days ago | 
thegrio.com | Kay Wicker
Nick Cannon loves his children, but don’t ask him to name all 12. The 44-year-old actor and comedian, who shares 12 children with six different mothers, failed to list all 12 of his descendants during a recent appearance on the “Really Good Podcast.” The gaffe occurred after the topic turned to why “The Masked Singer” host has so many children. When the podcast host, Bobbi Althoff asked why, he teased that it was because he has a king complex.
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thegrio.com | Kay Wicker
Jussie Smollett is headed down the aisle! On Friday, the 43-year-old actor revealed in an Instagram post that he proposed to his boyfriend, actor Jabari Redd, who promptly accepted. “I’ll be spending my birthday with my Fiancé… He said YES. 💍,” Smollett, who also celebrated his 43rd birthday on Saturday, June 21, wrote in the caption of the post that contained a series of frame-by-frame photos from the big moment.
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4 days ago | 
thegrio.com | Kay Wicker
There’s an extremely real reason why actors and actresses like Gabrielle Union may take on multiple side hustles: family. The 52-year-old actress recently revealed what it takes to help support her father’s health journey with dementia and how she’s been balancing his care with her demanding career and family life. “More recently, my father is in memory care,” Union said of her 80-year-old father during the 2025 American Black Film Festival, per .
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yahoo.com | Kay Wicker
Nick Cannon attends WayMaker Men's Summit Presented By BET Experience – Day 2 at The Beehive on June 06, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Paras Griffin/Getty Images for BET)Generate Key TakeawaysNick Cannon discusses having a “king complex” as he spaces out on two of his kids names while trying to name all twelve. Nick Cannon loves his children, but don’t ask him to name all 12.
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Gabrielle Union speaks onstage at the Sisterhood & Savings A Conversation With Gabrielle Union during the 2025 American Black Film Festival at New World Center on June 12, 2025 in Miami Beach, Florida. (Photo by Treyvon E. Eugene/Getty Images for ABFF)Generate Key TakeawaysGabrielle Union opens up about life with an 80-year-old father who has been in a memory care facility since 2023.
