Jon Batiste poses for a portrait during the 96th Academy Awards Oscar nominees luncheon on Monday, Feb. 12, 2024, at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File) Across 11 tracks, Batiste reimagines Beethoven’s instantly recognizable works into something fluid, extending across musical histories. NEW YORK (AP) — When Grammy-award winner Jon…

Source: Daniel de la Hoz / Getty This year, I made a vow to build better habits. I had clear goals for the various areas of my life but knew my routines had to change to achieve them. As I worked through my list, I recognized two things that showed up no matter what I…

Kayla Nicole is showing what a real class act she is.  The sports journalist appeared on the “I Am Athlete Daily” Instagram page, where she hosted a short segment called I Am Picks. In the segment, Nicole asks two participants to predict whether the athlete she names will perform an athletic play “more” or “less”…

Retired Houston Police Department officer Gerald Goines appears during the opening statement at 482nd District Court, September 9, 2024 at Harris County Criminal Courthouse in Houston, Texas. Goines is being tried on two felony murder charges in the January 2019 deaths of Dennis Tuttle and Rhogena Nicholas. (Photo by Yi-Chin Lee-Pool/Getty Images) Gerald Goines was convicted in the…

In an exclusive interview with theGrio, President Joe Biden talks about the impacts of Hurricanes Helene and Milton and the long road ahead to recovery. “Congress better be ready to step up to help,” President Joe Biden told theGrio in an exclusive interview in the wake of the anticipated devastation from Hurricane Milton, which is…

Source: Joe Raedle / Getty A recent New York Times article critical of Donald Trump’s mental acuity got the hosts of Fox and Friends irate. The hosts of Fox And Friends weren’t pleased with the New York Times on their Monday episode (October 7), particularly due to a published article about former president Donald Trump…

Getty Images A special video interview with President Joe Biden and theGrio’s April Ryan will be released in two parts on theGrio.com this Friday and Sunday. The Allen Media Group (AMG) digital media platform, TheGrio (www.thegrio.com), is excited to announce an exclusive interview with President Joe Biden, conducted by April Ryan, White House Correspondent and…

The Morton Salt company faces a civil rights lawsuit filed by the EEOC on behalf of a Black man with gout who says he endured four months of workplace discrimination and retaliation because of his race and disability before he was illegally fired. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court…

Activists gather in DC to advocate for sweeping Federal Care Legislation on February 28, 2023 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Leigh Vogel/Getty Images for Caring Across Generations) The Democratic presidential nominee announced on “The View” her plan to expand Medicare services to include at-home elder care as a benefit for the first time. Vice President…

Vice President Kamala Harris campaigns in Wilkes-Barre, Pa., on Sept. 13, 2024. Lev Radin/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images Kamala Harris has the support of nearly 49% of voters, according to recent polling. Why do those people support her? For many on the right, the support for the candidate some critics call “Comrade Kamala” can be…