WASHINGTON, DC – MAY 19: U.S. House Minority Leader Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) speaks during a news conference at the U.S. Capitol on May 19, 2025 in Washington, DC. Leader Jeffries held a news conference to discuss various topics including the budget reconciliation bill. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)/ Rep. LaMonica McIver Official Photo House…
Chaka Khan, 72, recently hit the road for The Queens: 4 Legends. 1 Stage tour, joining fellow music icons Chaka Khan, Patti LaBelle, and Stephanie Mills for a powerhouse celebration of R&B and soul. The 11-city tour kicked off on May 9 in Las Vegas and has since made stops in Oakland, Los Angeles, Birmingham,…
Source: Brown family / Brown family Today is Michael Brown’s 29th birthday, and as his family continues to pursue justice, it’s on all of us to make sure that his story is never forgotten. On Saturday, August 9, 2014, while walking with his friend Dorian Johnson in Ferguson, Mo.—after police say he was caught on…
Source: Richard Termine / Sesame Street After months of uncertainty following Warner Bros. Discovery’s decision not to renew its deal with Sesame Street, the iconic children’s series has found a new home—and a lifeline—thanks to Netflix. In a landmark move, Netflix has inked a deal with Sesame Workshop to stream new episodes of the show starting…
President Donald Trump listens to a question during an event to present law enforcement officers with an award in the Oval Office at the White House, Monday, May 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) The law makes it illegal to “knowingly publish” intimate images without a person’s consent, including AI-created “deepfakes.” President Donald Trump on…
Donald Trump’s weekend Truth Social post urging a military tribunal for Barack Obama barely caused a ripple in the news cycle—but only because we’ve been here before. The former president once again amplified a conspiracy-laced call for Obama to face a military court, echoing QAnon rhetoric and inciting his most extreme followers, some of whom…
Source: TANNEN MAURY / Getty President Joe Biden has known more than his fair share of hardship and tragedy. Whether overcoming his childhood stutter or losing his wife and daughter to a car crash in 1972 or his son Beau to cancer in 2015, devastation has been a constant companion throughout his life and it’s…
This week, the Supreme Court lifted a federal judge’s order that blocked the Trump administration from ending temporary legal protections for nearly 350,000 Venezuelans in the U.S., breaking open an opportunity for the president to potentially deport them. Reuters reported that the Justice Department requested the justices lift an order halting Homeland Security Secretary Kristi…
Denzel Washington, left, poses for photographers upon arrival at the premiere of the film ‘Highest 2 Lowest’ at the 78th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Monday, May 19, 2025. (Photo by Scott A Garfitt/Invision/AP) Denzel Washington honored with surprise Palme d’Or at Cannes for Spike Lee’s “Highest 2 Lowest” during break from Broadway’s “Othello.”…
Tina Knowles attends the world premiere of Netflix’s “The Six Triple Eight” at The Egyptian Theatre Hollywood on December 03, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Presley Ann/Getty Images for Netflix) In an exclusive interview with theGrio, Tina Knowles discusses how working with a genealogist and Ancestry.com helped her uncover her enslaved ancestors, how…
