WASHINGTON, DC – MAY 19: U.S. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) (L) looks on as Congressional Black Caucus Chairperson Yvette Clarke (D-NY) speaks during a news conference in opposition to the SCORE Act in front of the U.S. Capitol on May 19, 2026 in Washington, DC. The proposed federal SCORE Act (Student Compensation and…
The warning signs were there before a Northern California cop was caught on video last week repeatedly punching a 16-year-old Black boy inside a high school, then yanking on his locs after he had been handcuffed. Now Fairfield Police Officer Bianca Camacho has been “reassigned” after the video went viral, sparking outrage across the nation…
What’s more important, protecting the First Amendment, or silencing hate speech? That’s the question many are asking online after a group of demonstrators carried the Confederate flag through one Virginia city. White supremacist was caught on camera carrying Confederate flags through Virginia Beach. (Photo Credit: Facebook @Blacklivesmatter757) The video, posted on Facebook on Monday, shows…
Source: Mondadori Portfolio / Getty Pope Leo XIV issued a historic apology on May 25, openly acknowledging the Holy See’s role in legitimizing slavery and condemning the Church’s centuries-long silence on the practice. In the document, the pope described that legacy as a “wound in Christian memory,” according to ABC7. The apology was delivered in…
President Donald Trump declared himself in “perfect” health Tuesday after a visit to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, but the lengthy appointment quickly sparked questions online. Trump shared an upbeat message on Truth Social after completing what he described as a “6-month physical,” marking his third hospital-related visit in roughly 13 months. US President Donald…
Source: Win McNamee / Getty President Donald Trump paid a visit to Walter Reed National Military Hospital for what he called his “6-month physical,” or what he referred to last October as his “sort of semi-annual physical,” while the White House called it “routine yearly checkup,” despite it coming six months after his annual physical,…
Actively Black founder Lanny Smith. (Photo courtesy by Lanny Smith) The founder of Actively Black sits down with theGrio and opens up about the brands booming success and how they pour into Black culture. In September, when Ruby Bridges, famous for integrating New Orleans schools under federal marshal escort in 1960 stepped onto the runway…
Ona Judge Staines mural in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. (Photo credit: WMUR Screenshot) Ona Judge, the formerly enslaved woman who dared to run away from George Washington, is immortalized on the 230-year anniversary of her escape. 230 years ago, in 1796, Ona Judge Staines, a young woman enslaved by President George Washington and his wife, Martha,…
Source: pepifoto / Getty Primary elections in Alabama and several other southern states became unnecessarily complicated after the Supreme Court effectively gutted the Voting Rights Act last month. Alabama postponed the primary election in several districts so state legislators could move forward with implementing a map previously found to be racially gerrymandered. While it looked…
Kentucky Rep. Thomas Massie, one of the few Republicans willing to openly challenge President Donald Trump, suddenly looks like a politician who’ll refuse to go quietly after getting crushed in one of the nastiest and most expensive primaries in modern congressional history. Last week, Massie’s defiance appeared to cost him everything when Trump backed a…
