(Photo: Getty Images) “It’s not surprising that he’s utilizing something he’s waging war on. It’s the hypocrisy, but that is what he’s always done,” political commentator Reecie Colbert told theGrio. President Donald Trump has repeatedly denounced the practice of mail-in voting, calling it “corrupt” and a form of “cheating” in elections. As recently as Monday,…
Donald Trump always wants to prove he is the toughest guy in the room, even if he has to challenge the toughness of a deceased musician. The president’s longstanding obsession with Elvis Presley, who passed away at age 42 in 1977, reignited after he made a bizarre comment about the “Don’t Be Cruel” singer that…
Pressed on a claim he made last year — that Iran’s nuclear sites were totally “obliterated” — President Donald Trump didn’t snap back with the usual confidence. Instead, he tried to move the goalposts with obvious contradictions and inconsistencies, his hands flailing as if he could shape an answer out of thin air. What should…
Donald Trump doesn’t throw quiet parties. At Mar-a-Lago, evenings are built to gleam — gold walls, crystal lights, couture gowns, and guest lists stacked with big names. Even the events billed as “private” have a way of spilling online, where every angle gets picked apart. The aesthetic is deliberate: from the food, decor, costumes, music…
Source: Ivan Pantic / Getty There’s a strain of apathy among white Americans in the United States right now that feels unfamiliar to me. I’ve seen, studied, and lived through the realities of white feminism—how it often co-opted movements started by Black women—and I’ve witnessed firsthand the force that collective protest can carry when it’s…
DORAL, FLORIDA – MARCH 09: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters during a news conference at Trump National Doral Miami on March 9, 2026 in Doral, Florida. President Trump spoke on his administration’s strikes on Iran. (Photo by Roberto Schmidt/Getty Images) Now in its fourth week, the war began Feb. 28 when Israel, alongside…
Coach Benjy Taylor, head coach of the Tuskegee University men’s basketball team, was handcuffed and detained by a Morehouse College police officer after asking him to enforce conference rules during a rivalry game between the two Historically Black Colleges and Universities in January. Taylor’s detention was recorded by fans, and the footage was later broadcast nationally, causing him to…
Source: Douglas Elbinger / Getty On Monday, a Santa Monica jury found Bill Cosby liable for drugging and sexually assaulting a woman in 1972 and ordered Cosby to pay the victim nearly $60 million in damages. According to AP, the victim, Donna Motsinger, filed her suit against Cosby in 2023. In her lawsuit, Motsinger said…
Rumors about Solange’s son Julez Smith, 21, and Tommie Lee, 41, reignites conversations about age-gap relationships. (Photos: Getty Images) Rumors about Solange’s son Julez Smith, 21, and Tommie Lee, 41, reignites conversations about age-gap relationships. Age-gap relationships have never been far from the cultural conversation. From Aaliyah’s defiant “Age Ain’t Nothing but a Number” to…
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson is beefing his body back up, or so the internet thinks. Two years ago, the professional wrestler-turned-actor packed on 30 extra pounds for his role as Mark Kerr in “Smashing Machine,” fully committing to the part with added hair and facial prosthetics that made him nearly unrecognizable. By last fall, Johson…
