Source: LaylaBird / Getty Since entering office in 2020, President Biden has helped to cancel over 12.5 billion in student loan debt for more than 640,000 borrowers with the administration’s push for student loan reform. Back in March 2020, all payments and interest rates were paused, under the student loan moratorium. The initiative gave millions…
Senate candidate Herschel Walker at a NASCAR event. Source: James Gilbert / Getty No matter how much Republican Senate candidate Herschel Walker‘s supporters and surrogates try to clean up his latest remarks about climate change and the green new deal, his poor grasp on policy shines through. But dunking on him isn’t the automatic Senate…
Angela Simmons‘ body and other features became a topic of discussion after the 34-year-old showcased the self-care activity she participated in, in honor of her 10-day “health n healing” journey. In the Instagram clip shared on July 10, Simmons, who rocked an orange bikini bottom and a hair towel, is seen lying on the ground…
Jussie Smollett is stepping back into the spotlight following his first sit-down interview after his release from jail. Stemming from a 2019 incident, the actor was found guilty of five out of six counts of felony disorderly conduct for staging a hate crime against himself. Now that he is out as he appeals his conviction, Smollett seems…
Black women showing support for breast cancer awareness Source: SDI Productions / Getty While mammograms are often the first step to detecting breast cancer, patients need additional tests after an abnormal screening result. Further imaging can determine if a finding is truly suspicious for cancer, and sometimes a biopsy is required to confirm a diagnosis….
Urban gardeners are helping Black communities in New Orleans build their own gardens to achieve food independence. For years, accessibility to fresh food has remained limited for low-income Black and Brown communities. Fortunately, urban gardeners in New Orleans are working to level the playing fields in their neighborhoods. Photo: AdobeStock New Orleans is well known…
Source: SANDY HUFFAKER / Getty In a mere few days after the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, at least seven states banned abortion. And even though judges blocked the enforcement of “trigger” abortion bans in three states, more bans in other states are expected…
While Steve and Marjorie Harvey are vacationing in France, a gang of other celebrity couples are enjoying the views in Greece. According to Instagram, Tina Knowles-Lawson and her husband, Richard Lawson invited their fellow famous friends on another annual summer vacation. “Best evening with this group of beauties,” Tina wrote in the caption on Instagram…
OPINION: It’s wrong and immoral to just shrug our shoulders and say the epidemic of gun deaths plaguing our nation is the price of freedom. Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. After the July Fourth mass shooting in Highland Park near Chicago, you…
Albuquerque fire officials are investigating what led to a fire that killed a 15-year-old boy while police were in a standoff with a suspect in a Southeast Albuquerque neighborhood. The Albuquerque Police Department said they were pursuing 27-year-old Qiaunt Kelley for an armed carjacking, vehicle theft and probation violation. Kelley barricaded himself in the house,…
