Misty Copeland attends the 98th Oscars at Dolby Theatre on March 15, 2026 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images) The trailblazing ballerina says she feared losing a rare opportunity for a Black woman if she revealed the extent of her injuries. When Misty Copeland took the stage at New York City’s Metropolitan Opera…
(Photo: Getty Images) “At every turn, we see this administration undertaking policy motivated by a toxic combination of racism and xenophobia,” said Kristen Clarke, General Counsel at NAACP. The Supreme Court’s conservative majority dealt a devastating blow to more than 350,000 Haitian migrants living in the United States, ruling that the Trump administration’s determination to…
Republican lawmakers continue to walk a tightrope around President Donald Trump. Criticize him in private, defend him in public, and avoid becoming the next target. On Wednesday, that script finally broke down. A Republican senator who had already been politically executed by Trump stood up in a room full of GOP lawmakers and said what…
Donald Trump’s political magic may be wearing off, as some of his most devoted supporters have turned their backs on him. The president’s MAGA movement appears to be shrinking month by month as job approval ratings dip well below 40 percent in national polls. More signs of Trump’s slipping grip on his supporters emerged at…
Source: Tyler Kaufman / Getty The alleged party of small government has somehow managed to politicize the post office. During a Senate hearing on Wednesday, Postmaster General David Steiner said that the Postal Service would withhold mail-in ballots in states that refuse to submit voter data to the federal government. According to the New York…
Jaden Smith might be off the market again after he was spotted with a mystery woman who resembles his ex, Sab Zada. The two dated for years before hitting a rough patch in 2024 after the “ICON” rapper was caught cheating with social media influencer Khleopatre. The scandal lasted for weeks and led to a…
Source: Chicago_Goofies / Screenshot So, a video has gone viral that shows a group of patrons being kicked out of a Chicago restaurant because they, apparently, smelled like cannabis, and sparking a debate on whether or not the restaurant worker who gave them the boot was in the right for doing so. OK, now, look…
For the first time in the country’s history, the Netherlands has euthanized a terminally ill child under the age of 12. The move comes two years after the country legalized the “termination of life” of seriously ill and untreatable children under 12. Dutch Health Minister Sophie Hermans said the “incurably ill” child died last year….
(Photo: Getty Images) The longtime California congresswoman sits down with theGrio to discuss the hard-won 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act and how it unlocks opportunity for Black Americans. U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) has been advocating for and legislating on affordable housing throughout her decades-long political career. After helping secure the most comprehensive housing…
Source: vadishzainer / Getty A white Ohio police officer has been placed on paid administrative leave after a video captured him kneeling on the back of a 15-year-old girl during a chaotic arrest following the Elyria Juneteenth Celebration on June 20. The incident, which occurred in downtown Elyria, has sparked community outrage and prompted an…
