Education Secretary Linda McMahon arrives before President Donald Trump addresses a joint session of Congress at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, March 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis) The president is expected to sign the executive order on Thursday, advancing a campaign promise to eliminate an agency that’s been a longtime target of conservatives. President Donald…
Source: Bettmann / Getty Last month, during the White House’s Black History Month event that federal officials weren’t sure hadn’t been outlawed by the commander-in-legalizing-white-nationlism, President Donald Trump declared it was the day “we pay tribute to the generations of Black legends, champions, warriors and patriots who helped drive our country forward to greatness.” “We’re…
A retired general who twice pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI, a political operative with no military background and a former football coach highlight Donald Trump’s appointments to boards overseeing the nation’s top military academies. “They will make our Country proud,” Trump wrote in a Truth Social post announcing the appointments to each academy’s…
Teyana Taylor attends the 2025 ESSENCE Black Women In Hollywood Awards at Fairmont Century Plaza on February 27, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Leon Bennett/Getty Images for ESSENCE) “Our names do not need to be attached to one another for us to be great,” Teyana Taylor says, addressing the rumors about her divorce…
Civil rights attorney, Sheria Smith, speaks with theGrio about how DOE layoffs are impacting the Black community. “What is distressing about these terminations, which have started since Jan. 21, is the disparate impact on Black employees in our agency and certainly in the federal government,” says Sheria Smith. Sheria Smith was living her professional dream…
Source: Scott Eisen / Getty Harvard University announced a “significant expansion” of its financial aid program this week, but who will these changes actually help? In a statement released Monday, Harvard announced free undergraduate tuition for students from families with annual incomes of $200,000 or less. For students whose families have an annual income of…
Source: Leon Bennett / Getty Eugene “Big U” Henley is known in the hip-hop community as a former member of the Rollin’ 60s who changed his life after spending 13 years in prison, using his stature in the city to prevent gang violence and make moves with artists like the late Nipsey Hussle. But an…
A viral video of a beloved, internet-famous Black pianist being berated by a bystander as he’s playing a public piano drew an immense outpouring of support online for the performer. Camden Stewart, a London-based composer and classical pianist, often posts popular videos of his street performances that attract and impress social media users from all…
Source: Mario Tama / Getty When Gavin Newsom announced last month that he would be launching a podcast, This Is Gavin Newsom, ahead of a presumed presidential bid in 2028, in theory, it made a lot of sense as Americans continue to break from traditional forms of media. However, as soon as people found out…
ATLANTA, GEORGIA – APRIL 27: Jess Hilarious speaks onstage during the 2024 Black Effect Podcast Festival at Pullman Yards on April 27, 2024 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Derek White/Getty Images for iHeartMedia and The Black Effect Podcast Network ) OPINION: Jess Hilarious may have valid claims about her treatment after coming back from maternity…
