(Photo: Getty Images) “It will very likely result in more innocent people being injured or killed, as Breonna Taylor was just six years ago,” said Beatriz Beckford of MomsRising. Today marks the six-year anniversary of Breonna Taylor‘s police-involved shooting death in Louisville, Kentucky, which, along with the deaths of George Floyd in Minneapolis and Ahmaud Arbery in…
Grammy-winning musician Lil Nas X, whose legal name is Montero Hill, appears in court for a preliminary hearing on four felony charges at Los Angeles Superior Court – Van Nuys Courthouse East on March 12, 2026 in Van Nuys, California. He is charged with allegedly assaulting and resisting police officers responding to an incident in…
Source: Photos courtesy of Modern Language Association DOGE Bros – Nathan Cavanaugh and Justin Fox. Two former employees of the now-defunct Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), Nathan Cavanaugh and Justin Fox — now infamously known as the “DOGE bros” online — are facing intense scrutiny after newly released deposition testimony revealed the controversial process used…
Photo: Byron Allen/AMG The new partnership will focus on coverage of the cultural advancements and academic triumphs of Historically Black Colleges and Universities nationwide. A brand-new partnership between HBCU GO and the United Negro College Fund (UNCF) has launched, with one common goal: elevating the HBCU experience to a national audience. Traditionally known for its…
Source: Chip Somodevilla / Getty A few months ago, you couldn’t turn on cable news or scroll through social media without hearing about an alleged humanitarian catastrophe unfolding in South Africa. According to the story pushed by Donald Trump and amplified across right-wing media, white farmers were being hunted down, civilization was collapsing, and the…
Halle Berry is the latest actress to take part in Kountry Wayne’s recent stir on the internet, declaring he wants a woman who is “’90s type of fine,” sparking debates across social media about which stars best represented that era. Arguably, Berry’s name and those of other unforgettable women in entertainment emerged online, as fans…
WASHINGTON, DC – NOVEMBER 11: Joshua Terry, dressed in a Civil War era military uniform, enters the African American Civil War Museum after participating in a wreath-laying ceremony commemorating Veterans Day and honoring the Tuskegee Airmen November 11, 2013 in Washington, DC. The ceremony was held at the African American Civil War Memorial on the…
President Donald Trump has never been known for playing nice when someone in his crosses him and members of his own party are no exception. And when Rep. Thomas Massie decided to stand his ground against the president, Trump made clear he was willing to take the fight straight into the Kentucky congressman’s backyard. The…
(Photo: Getty Images/Black Economic Alliance) “Even as the Trump administration continues to dismantle policies that have promoted equity and economic prosperity for everyone, each of us lieutenant governors plays a unique role in our states,” Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. Austin Davis tells theGrio. Some of the nation’s few Black lieutenant governors came together to discuss the…
Source: CHARLY TRIBALLEAU / Getty Under the MAGA regime, we are officially charging U.S. citizens with crimes based on right-wing delusion. Antifa is still a loose ideology, not an organization, but that hasn’t stopped propaganda-inspired prosecutors from arguing that nine protesters accused of engaging in an “ambush” attack on a North Texas ICE detention facility are…
