WASHINGTON, DC – MAY 08: Care advocates attend 24-hour vigil at U.S. Capitol to share stories and urge lawmakers to protect Medicaid on May 07, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Leigh Vogel/Getty Images for Caring Across Generations) “Taking away these vital government services is taking away the ability to survive.” Republicans in Congress are…
In a compelling interview with John Kelly, Kerry Washington opened up about her dynamic new action film Shadow Force On How Motherhood Shaped Her Character in Shadow Force Kerry Washington is a mother who plays no games in her new action film “Shadow Force”! In a recent conversation with TheGrio’s John Kelly where he praised…
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – MAY 19: (L-R) Tina Knowles and Gayle King speak onstage during Matriarch: An Evening with Tina Knowles, Family, and Friends at Brooklyn Paramount on May 19, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images) During her ‘MATRIARCH’ book tour stop in Brooklyn, NY, Ms. Tina says contrary to…
Source: deepblue4you / Getty A man in Beachwood, Ohio, stands accused of checking out 100 books on Black, Jewish and LGBTQ studies and burning them all — and all I can think is: Gee, I wonder where he got that idea from? According to NBC News, the Beachwood Police Department stated that the man, whom…
Ashley Adionser. (Photo credit: Netflix YouTube Screenshot) Ashley Adionser met, got engaged to, and married Tyler Francis after meeting in the pods on season 7 of ‘Love Is Blind.’ Ashley Adionser from Netflix’s “Love Is Blind” S7 is finally breaking her silence about the scandal surrounding the fallout from her marriage to Tyler Francis. The…
The U.S. Department of Justice logo is seen on a podium before a press conference with Attorney General Pam Bondi, Tuesday, May 6, 2025, at the Justice Department in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson) The Justice Department announced its decision just before the five-year anniversary of the murder of George Floyd. The Justice Department moved…
Sarah Gladney first smelled the pungent odor on a recent morning outside her home in Boxtown, a predominantly Black community in southwest Memphis. It wasn’t the “rotten cabbage” smell that was familiar to Gladney and her neighbors. This odor was more chemical, and she told “MLK 50: Justice Through Journalism” that she believes it emanates…
During a Monday morning press conference, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt was thrown off course when a reporter blindsided her with a question about President Donald Trump’s latest social media attack on Taylor Swift. The unexpected inquiry from Fox News reporter Peter Doocy drew audible chuckles from the press briefing room, including from Leavitt…
Source: Getty / General Day 7 in Sean “Diddy” Combs’ federal sex trafficking and racketeering trial delivered another disturbing glimpse into the alleged underworld of one of hip-hop’s most powerful figures. As prosecutors continue building their case around Combs’ alleged coercion and abuse, centered around drug-fueled, orchestrated sex parties dubbed “freak-offs”, Tuesday’s testimonies from former…
Source: Courtesy / Warner Bros. Pictures Taraji P. Henson is done playing nice with Hollywood. At the Cannes Film Festival’s Kering Women in Motion Talk, the Oscar-nominated actress opened up about the emotional and professional toll of navigating an industry that has long undervalued women of color. Read more of what she had to say…
