District of Columbia Councilman Trayon White, Sr., center, walks out of the federal courthouse after his initial appearance, Monday, Aug. 19, 2024, in Washington. White was arrested on a federal bribery charge by the FBI on Sunday. (Photo by Michael Kunzelman, AP) Councilmember Trayon White Sr., a Democrat who ran an unsuccessful mayoral campaign in…
TheGrio is on the ground for the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, where April D. Ryan caught up with Barnes outside the United Center. Despite the pomp and circumstance of the Democratic National Convention, where thousands are gathered at the United Center in Chicago, Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic presidential nominee, and her vice…
The rise in home births amongst Black women represents a small step in reclaiming their power in maternal health care. (Photo: Adobe Stock) The rise in home births amongst Black women represents a small step in reclaiming their power in maternal health care. Just as Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) reclaimed her time during Steven Mnuchin’s…
Candace Owens ignited a firestorm over the weekend after posting a video in which she made inflammatory remarks about Israel, claiming, among other things, that Zionists are not the original Jews but are actually demon worshipers — leading to an uproar over her promotion of anti-Semitic conspiracies. In the videotaped talk, the far-right Black commentator…
Shannon Biles, the biological mother of Olympic gymnast Simone Biles, made headlines recently for asking Simone to forgive her past misdeeds and explaining why she gave up her children for adoption. Many took issue with Shannon claiming in a new interview that although she had reached out to her daughter she was waiting on her…
Vice President Kamala Harris addresses the Democratic National Convention at the United Center in Chicago, Ill., on August 19, 2024. | Source: Tom Williams / Getty Vice President Kamala Harris may have looked to the past while making a move to solidify her future. On Day 1 of the Democratic National Convention (DNC) in Chicago,…
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris delivers remarks on medical debt in the South Court Auditorium of the White House on April 11, 2022 in Washington, DC. During the remarks Vice President Harris, along with other administrative officials, announced new actions the Biden administration was taking to help people in the United States struggling with medical…
U.S. Sen. Laphonza Butler, a Democrat from California, speaks during the 2024 Democratic National Convention in Chicago on Aug. 19, 2024. | Source: Anadolu / Getty One thing about the white and fragile: They can’t stand to see Black people celebrate themselves. The salt-o-meter in the Caucasian psyche starts burning into the red whenever Black…
An Atlanta man suffered a series of health catastrophes after an alleged mislabeling error at a top-ranked hospital. Fernando Cluster and his wife, Melinda Cluster, are suing Emory University Hospital Midtown for losing a chunk of Fernando’s skull after surgery for a brain bleed. He claims the hospital then turned around and charged him $19,000…
Wheaties honors tennis champion Coco Gauff (Photos: Getty Images & General Mills) Tennis champion Coco Gauff joins a long lineage of athletes to be featured on the coveted orange Wheaties box. Coco Gauff is the latest athlete to endorse the “Breakfast of Champions.” Just a year after winning the “Grand Slam” title and weeks after…
