In a conversation with TheGrio’s Natasha S. Alford, CNN’s Sara Sidner shares why a powerful new family story left her shaken, inspired—and hopeful for real racial healing. CNN’s Sara Sidner has reported from war zones and frontlines of protests—but she says this story, airing Sunday on The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper, left her speechless…
FORT BRAGG, NORTH CAROLINA – JUNE 10: U.S. President Donald Trump pumps his fist as he leaves the stage during a rally with U.S. Army troops on June 10, 2025 at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) “If anyone is still wondering whether or not America is slipping toward authoritarianism, Saturday’s military…
Source: FG Trade / Getty Look, I’m not going to be that guy who comes around every June and reminds y’all how Father’s Day is the unmitigated afterthought of parental observance holidays. I’m not here to count cards, compare brunch budgets, or shame your decision to spend half a mortgage payment on your momma’s bouquet…
Janelle James attends the 2025 Newport Beach TV Fest at Lido Theater on June 08, 2025 in Newport Beach, California. (Photo by JC Olivera/Getty Images) The “Abbott Elementary” star opens up about the biggest adjustment she’s had to make since becoming famous. Most famous people have a seminal moment when they stopped doing “regular” things….
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt is facing criticism after calling a Black reporter’s question about planned peaceful protests at President Donald Trump’s military parade Saturday “stupid.” The testy exchange happened at the White House press briefing Wednesday, a day after Trump issued a warning about the planned protests in the capital Saturday. “For those…
Former first lady Michelle Obama, 61, opened up about raising her two daughters, Malia and Natasha “Sasha” Obama, with former President Barack Obama, 63. Michelle sat down with rock music legend Bruce Springsteen for the Father’s Day edition of her “IMO” podcast, where she discussed Barack’s role as a father. “You lose those years. They…
Source: Steve Granitz / Getty We see the great white heist that is continuing to happen in the White House, but we missed another hijacking right at our fingertips. Black culture hasn’t just set the tone; it’s the creator of it. From fashion to food, music to memes, the soul of what we now broadly…
Democratic U.S. Rep. Stacey Plaskett chided Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent for interrupting her during a House committee hearing on Wednesday. Plaskett, a non-voting delegate representing the U.S. Virgin Islands, took Bessent to task after he tried to cut her off as she explained the stock market has dipped since President Donald Trump took office. Rep….
Civil rights attorney Ben Crump and relatives of seven elderly people who died last fall when a ferry dock gangway over turbulent waters at Sapelo Island on Georgia’s coast collapsed held a press conference in Atlanta on Wednesday to announce their multimillion-dollar lawsuit against the companies that designed and built the aluminum structure. Dozens more…
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – MARCH 17: (FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY) (L-R) Ashanti and Nelly attend the 2025 iHeartRadio Music Awards at Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, California on March 17, 2025. Broadcasted live on FOX. (Photo by Phillip Faraone/Getty Images for iHeartRadio) Nelly and Ashanti shed light on their journey ahead of their upcoming reality…
