(Photo: Getty Images) “This is nothing on its face but racism and subjugation,” Jamal Holtz, president of D.C. Young Democrats, told theGrio. In a crowded White House press briefing room, President Donald Trump announced an unprecedented federal takeover of Washington, D.C., including the deployment of the D.C. National Guard, federalizing control of the local police…
Meghan, Duchess of Sussex and Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex attend the 2022 Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Ripple of Hope Gala at New York Hilton on December 06, 2022 in New York City. (Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images for 2022 Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Ripple of Hope Gala) Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s Archewell…
A Black family was left angry, confused and traumatized after more than a dozen cops raided their Louisiana home late one night last month, forcing them outside at gunpoint while they searched the house for a man named “Josh” who did not live there and was not even known to the family. Now the Baton…
Serena Williams is taking fans by surprise with her latest “celfie.” The tennis legend was feeling herself on Aug. 10 at the Fouquet’s New York hotel, and shared photos from her hotel mirror moment on Instagram. In the first and third flick, Williams strikes two different poses in a hotel room, staring unapologetically at her…
The opinions expressed in audio and on this page are those of the author. Donald Trump’s tariff blitz is more than an economic policy. It’s a racial one, with the weight of U.S. policy pressing hardest on Black and brown nations. And it’s a calculated play in America’s centuries-old racial hierarchy. Since early August, the…
Honoree Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs (R) accepts the Lifetime Achievement Award presented by Coke from Kanye West and Babyface onstage during the 2022 BET Awards at Microsoft Theater on June 26, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Aaron J. Thornton/Getty Images for BET) While his lawyer frames it as a step toward redemption, critics say…
FILE – A map of U.S Congressional Districts proposed plan is seen at a Texas legislators’ public hearing on congressional redistricting in Austin, Texas, Aug. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, file) Texas Democrats remain out of state to block a GOP-led redistricting push backed by Donald Trump, as Democratic governors in California, New York, and…
Source: DOMINIC GWINN / Getty Look, y’all . . . It’s a bird! It’s a plane! Nope, it’s just Dean Cain crash-landing into white nationalism with an ICE badge, ready to help round up and deport all those “dangerous immigrants.” Earlier this week, the musclebound, B-list relic who once played Superman, the fictional, undocumented alien…
MARTHA’S VINEYARD, MASSACHUSETTS – AUGUST 09: Natasha Rothwell, Michelle Obama, and Craig Robinson attend Higher Ground’s “IMO with Michelle Obama & Craig Robinson” podcast during 2025 Martha’s Vineyard African American Film Festival at Martha’s Vineyard Performing Arts Center on August 09, 2025 in Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts. (Photo by Arturo Holmes/Getty Images) From Spike Lee’s newest…
Cardi B performs during the WWE 2025 SummerSlam at MetLife Stadium on August 02, 2025 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images) After joking about her 3XL merch selling out, Cardi B found herself in the middle of an online debate about body-shaming and accountability. Over the weekend, Cardi B got a crash…
