Left to right: Florida State Rep. Angie Nixon; Tennessee State Rep. Justin J. Pearson; Tennessee State Senator London Lamar. (Photo: Instagram/Tennessee Senate) “This is our moment in time to resist, to persist, to fight back,” Tennessee State Rep. Justin J. Pearson tells theGrio. A week after the Supreme Court’s gutting of the Voting Rights Act…
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – NOVEMBER 17: Pinky Cole attends the 2024 Ebony Power 100 List at Nya Studios on November 17, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Rodin Eckenroth/Getty Images) Aaron Mattison managed the finances for the now-closed restaurant, Bar Vegan, between 2021 and 2022. He is accused of making several unauthorized transactions for…
New York City is set to get five new high schools this fall, including a high school dedicated to hip-hop (Adobe Stock) DJing, graffiti, breakdancing and emceeing are on the syllabus for students when their first day of class arrives later this year. The pillars of hip-hop are set to be used for a brand…
Jennifer Lopez’s love may not cost a thing, but the mansion she bought with ex-husband Ben Affleck cost her a hefty price. Now she can’t get rid of it. Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez were swept into a two-decade whirlwind — two rings, one lavish wedding. Some saw their reunion as a second shot or…
President Donald Trump stunned observers during an Oval Office event meant to celebrate young athletes and physical fitness when he abruptly veered into a rambling tirade about the Iran war, nuclear weapons, and his ongoing obsession with the 2020 election, which he once again falsely claimed was “rigged.” His wildly inappropriate comments to children were…
President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump keep giving people just enough to talk about. The public moments don’t help. Melania’s stone-cold looks and the way she swats him away like an annoying child keep fueling the chatter. Trump has been rejected on camera more times than he’d like to admit. And when those…
President Donald Trump is sparking renewed speculation about his health after a viral video of him departing Marine One showed him struggling to walk in a straight line, zigzagging to the degree that the camera had to pan right to keep him in the frame. Trump tightly gripped the handrails of the presidential helicopter as…
Screenshot/CBS Miami Yakheim Lollar was a star athlete at Miami Northwestern High School when Jahara Malik stabbed him on Dec. 20, 2024. A judge didn’t buy Malik’s argument that the two were horsing around and that Lollar’s death was an accident. An 18-year-old girl who pleaded guilty in March to charges related to the killing…
Larenz Tate speaks onstage at the “Remembering Love Jones” panel during the 2025 American Black Film Festival at New World Center on June 14, 2025 in Miami Beach, Florida. (Photo by Arturo Holmes/Getty Images for ABFF) Actor Larenz Tate opens up about his nearly 20-year marriage to wife Tomasina and his thoughts on Black love. …
A South Carolina man faces federal charges after authorities say he burned a cross in his backyard to scare his Black neighbors after posting photos of their home online. A federal grand jury indicted 31-year-old Worden Evander Butler on charges of interfering with the housing rights of his Black neighbors and using fire to commit…
