Rep. Barbara Lee, D-Calif., arrives for a Congressional Progressive Caucus news conference at the U.S. Capitol on May 16, 2024 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Kent Nishimura/Getty Images) Lee tells theGrio she is concerned about Black and brown communities being used as “pawns in the Trump administration’s playbook.” After serving nearly 30 years in the…
(Photos via Getty Images and Freepik/Design by theGrio). A recent report shows signs that foot traffic has decreased at Target and increased at Costco, particularly among Black and non-Black Hispanic households. Chi Walker used to be a faithful Target customer. The professional chef, who is based in Detroit, was such a regular at the store…
Golden State Warriors star player Steph Curry and Houston Rockets head coach Ime Udoka had a heated exchange during their teams’ April 6 game, which has put the spotlight on the women in their lives. By halftime, it was evident that the six-time league championship-winning franchise did not have an answer to their opponent’s defensive…
Source: The Washington Post / Getty Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts has temporarily halted a judge’s demand that the Trump administration bring back a wrongly deported man. Late Monday, Justice Roberts halted a lower court’s decision to return the El Salvadoran man back to the United States until the high court could decide on…
Former U.S. President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama at the Democratic National Convention at the United Center on August 20, 2024 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) Barack and Michelle Obama, who spent eight years in the White House between 2009 and 2017, have been married since 1992. After two…
Terrence Howard recounts when Sean Diddy Combs allegedly tried to initiate an intimate relationship with him, which he refused. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images) Terrence Howard recounts when Sean “Diddy” Combs allegedly tried to initiate an intimate relationship with him, which he refused. Terrence Howard is the latest person to share his experience interacting with…
Former President Barack Obama took direct aim at Donald Trump and his Republican allies last week, accusing them of turning a blind eye to constitutional abuses they would’ve fiercely condemned if committed by him during his eight years as commander in chief. Speaking at Hamilton College in upstate New York on April 3, Obama pointed…
Source: Ahmet K / Getty At this point, there’s no denying the white and eternally fragile agenda of MAGA conservatives to rewrite American history in a way that waters down or outright omits the nation’s overwhelming history of systemic racism. Now that President Donald Trump — the commander-in-protecting-white-people-from-their-delicate-feelings — is back in office, every institution…
Former NFL player Terrell Owens had an unpleasant experience with an Uber ride this past weekend. The 51-year-old shared an 8-minute recording on Instagram of him and his Uber driver getting stuck under a flooded overpass in Indianapolis. In the April 4 post, Owens documented himself in the back seat as the water began to…
Source: Tom Williams / Getty Perry Greene, the ex-husband of Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, recently went viral after being recorded in Alpharetta, Georgia, harassing a group of Muslim women who were doing their absolute best to mind their own business. On Friday, Perry issued a public apology to the women, but, predictably, he did so…
