A Minnesota woman was falsely accused of theft at an Aldi grocery store, and, in a shocking move, the white manager kicked her out instead of apologizing. The shopper, Wendy B. Blountt, was outraged by her treatment and decided to put two employees at the Anoka location on blast, posting a video of her experience…
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – MAY 16: KiKi Shepard visits SiriusXM Studios on May 16, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images) Shepard, also known as the “Queen of Apollo Fashion,” starred on the show from 1987 to 2002, working with several hosts, including Mo’Nique, Mark Curry, and Steve Harvey. For a…
Tracii in “The Devil Is Busy.” (Photo credit: Warner Bros.) “The Devil Is Busy” co-director Christalyn Hampton sits down with theGrio in this exclusive interview about her film and the message at its center. The documentary short “The Devil Is Busy” may not have won its category at the 98th Academy Awards on Sunday, but…
TUSCALOOSA, ALABAMA – JANUARY 10: Aden Holloway #2 of the Alabama Crimson Tide drives to the basket during the second half against Dailyn Swain #3 of the Texas Longhorns at Coleman Coliseum on January 10, 2026 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. (Photo by Brandon Sumrall/Getty Images) The junior guard was booked in the county jail after a…
WASHINGTON, DC – JANUARY 08: U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks during a policy announcement event at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on January 8, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) The Trump administration’s changes to the vaccine recommendations posed a particular risk…
The 15th annual Black Women’s Roundtable Women of Power National Summit brought hundreds of Black women to the nation’s capital. (Photo credit: NCBCP) The 15th annual Black Women’s Roundtable Women of Power National Summit brought hundreds to the nation’s capital. Hundreds of Black women leaders, advocates, and changemakers gathered in the D.C. region last week…
Donald Trump, the so-called “president of peace,” thinks revising history will lead him to be remembered as a noble leader. His practice of bullying political foes, unleashing intimidation tactics on members of NATO, and the revived war in the Middle East are writing a less flattering legacy. As the U.S. and Israel entered the third…
WASHINGTON, DC – DECEMBER 18: The John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts is seen on December 18, 2025 in Washington, DC. U.S White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt announced on X that the Board of the Kennedy Center will rename the building to the Trump-Kennedy center. (Photo by Heather Diehl/Getty Images) The…
Source: Paris Holsey / Bison ONE Newsroom Kelly Washington was standing at the counter at work when the phone call came. Just moments earlier, she had been juggling the usual demands of the day and the quiet rhythm of ordinary life. But as the doctor spoke on the other end of the line, everything around…
NEW YORK, NY – JANUARY 15: Hundreds of people, many of them Haitian, demonstrate against racism in Times Square on Martin Luther King (MLK) Day on January 15, 2018 in New York City. Across the country activists, politicians and citizens alike are reacting to recent comments made by President Donald Trump that appeared to denigrate…
