For families already strained by inflation and the end of other federal help like expanded child tax credits, advocates say cuts to the aid could mean turning more frequently to food banks. Before the pandemic, there was no room in the budget for Kate Murphy’s children to buy lunch at school. She and her husband…
The skies over a scattering of Western cities will stay dark for the third consecutive Fourth of July — for an array of reasons. PHOENIX (AP) — The skies over a scattering of Western U.S. cities will stay dark for the third consecutive Fourth of July as some major fireworks displays are canceled again this…
Two shareholders claim Costco grows its chickens so fast to sell them cheaply that the animals can’t stand under their own weight. A pair of Costco shareholders filed a lawsuit against the chain earlier this month, accusing it of engaging in animal cruelty in order to sell cheap chickens to lure customers into its stores….
The justices ruled 5-4 that trial judges who are asked to resentence inmates may look at a wide range of factors. The Supreme Court made it easier Monday for certain prison inmates to seek shorter sentences under a bipartisan 2018 federal law aimed at reducing racial disparities in prison terms for cocaine crimes. The justices…
OPINION: The economic impact of overturning Roe v. Wade will make an already bad situation even worse for Black women. Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. The impact of overturning Roe v. Wade is reverberating in communities you won’t see in the news…
Source: The Washington Post / Getty Either Rudy Giuliani is a real-life version of The Simpson’s Monty Burns and he’s so physically fragile the wind could knock the wind out of him, or he’s being dramatic as hell about a simple slap on the back he received from some random guy who called him a…
Tia Mowry let Instagram know what vibe she was on as she uploaded a video of herself strutting her stuff in her house while she showed off new clothes. The “Sister, Sister” actress uploaded a video of herself dancing to “Mind Yo Business” by rapper Lakeyah that also featured “The Rap Game” winner and rapper…
A Black teenager who was accepted into 15 of the nation’s prestigious universities and awarded $2 million in scholarships plans to use his education to help tackle Black health disparities. Rotimi Kukoyi was accepted into Harvard, Stanford, Yale, Vanderbilt, Emory, Rice, Johns Hopkins and Duke universities, among others. However, he plans to attend the University…
The BET Awards returned on Sunday night with red carpet looks as diverse as the evening’s lineup of stars. There’s a well-known theory that women typically don’t dress for men, they dress for each other —and, of course, themselves. The same could be said of Black folks. From uptown Saturday nights to sanctified Sunday mornings,…
“One time for the over 40 women that are still killing the game!” was one of the fan’s comments to describe their reaction upon watching Ashanti‘s recent bikini video. In the Instagram story shared on June 23, the singer, who is currently in Saint Kitts and Nevis for a performance, showcased her rock-hard physique in a two-piece yellow…
