Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images A partial funding of the food assistance program will leave millions of families with less resources to cover the cost of groceries. Amid the government shutdown and the Trump administration announcing this week that the SNAP program will only be partially funded, more details have emerged in terms of how…
Source: Tom Williams / Getty Here’s the thing: Regardless of how you feel about illegal immigration — even if you believe migrants are fine as long as they’re here legally — celebrating or making light of what is happening to migrant individuals and families amid the Trump administration’s ICE crackdown means you’re a terrible human…
An Alabama nurse is facing backlash for posting a video mocking SNAP recipients whose benefits are on the brink of getting cut as the U.S. government shutdown reaches a record for the longest closure in history. The clip was originally posted to TikTok by a female nurse who goes by @sassytnc on the platform. In…
Source: Christina House / Getty A lot of things happened during Tuesday night’s blue wave that saw Democrats winning key state elections across the country. New York City got its first Muslim mayor, to the dismay of seething Islamaphobes everywhere. Women became governors and mayors for the first time in the history of states and…
Several Black business owners allege that a group that oversees an entertainment district in Kansas City, Missouri, took deliberate steps to hamper their operations until they were forced to either shut down or end their lease agreements. According to local news outlets, three different Black-owned businesses are suing the Westport Community Improvement District (CID) and…
TheGrio takes a closer look into the aftermath of the 2024 presidential election and why Black women remain optimistic in the MAGA era of President Trump. It’s officially been one year since Kamala Harris lost her bid to become America’s first female and first Black and South Asian woman president. The former vice president’s stunning…
New York mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani is winning more favor with voters, and the reason has little to do with politics. The Ugandan immigrant beat former Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo in the Nov. 4 mayoral race. In his acceptance speech, the 34-year-old democratic socialist said, “Here we believe in standing up for those we love” before…
Source: Alexi J. Rosenfeld / Getty New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s win in the 2025 general election offers a case study in building diverse coalitions in spite of extremism in the current political landscape. Among the many wins Tuesday night, his win poses the biggest threat to establishment politics. And it wasn’t just from…
Designer Olivier Rousteing walks the runway during the Balmain Womenswear Spring-Summer 2025 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on September 25, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Kristy Sparow/Getty Images) After 14 years with the luxury fashion house, Olivier Rousteing, the brand’s first Black creative director, is leaving Balmain. After 16 years with Balmain,…
Screenshot The AI secured a $3M record deal after its single “How Was I Supposed To Know?” landed on several Billboard airplay charts. The woman behind AI R&B singer Xania Monet wants you to know there is some heart to the creation. Telisha “Nikki” Jones, a 31-year-old native of Mississippi, isn’t a singer, but her…
