A Black woman who once worked as a janitor at an Ivy League institution will now attend that same school as an anesthesiology resident. In a heartwarming video on social media, Shay Taylor-Allen shared the moment she opened her acceptance letter while surrounded by loved ones. Shay Taylor-Allen worked as a janitor for 10 years…
President Donald Trump’s White House press team is known for posting carefully curated images meant to project strength and control, but a new photo shared to the administration’s X account is having the opposite effect, quickly backfiring and turning into a viral moment critics are using to mock him instead. The timing only made things…
The project, known as the “Independence Arch” and informally dubbed the “Arc de Trump,” is intended to mark the United States’ 250th anniversary. Plans for a proposed monument backed by Donald Trump could involve millions in taxpayer funding, according to newly revealed federal budget documents. The project, known as the “Independence Arch” and informally dubbed…
Source: calvinforclerk.com / calvinforclerk.com Last fall, Calvin Duncan gave us one of the few feel-good stories in American politics during the November elections. Duncan spent three decades in prison for a crime he didn’t commit before being exonerated. After gaining his freedom, Duncan campaigned and eventually won the position of Orleans Parish clerk of criminal…
Source: ALEX WROBLEWSKI / Getty Look, we all know President Donald Trump’s war in Iran has been a disaster, and because it’s been such a public disaster and largely a humiliation for the president, we all should have expected that Trump’s social media feed would look like a more panicked version of his usual tweetstorm…
WASHINGTON, DC – AUGUST 25: Mo’ne Davis watches game action from the dugout during the first of two exhibition games of the Women’s Professional Baseball League at Nationals Park for players who made the final cut and will be eligible to be drafted August 25, 2025 in Washington, DC. The tryouts are the first women’s…
Source: Tom Williams / Getty On Thursday night, the president of the United States shared what was essentially a snuff film on his social media account. Those of us who have been paying attention to the many public humiliations President Donald Trump has faced as of late — between his many federal court losses, his…
MIAMI GARDENS, FLORIDA – MARCH 26: /Coco Gauff of the United States celebrates after defeating Karolina Muchova of Czechia during their semi final match on day 10 of the Miami Open at Hard Rock Stadium on March 26, 2026 in Miami Gardens, Florida. (Photo by Rich Storry/Getty Images)Photo by: Rich Storry / Getty Images OPINION:…
Vice President JD Vance was thrust into the spotlight after he and his wife, Usha Vance, took a trip to Budapest, Hungary, earlier this week. President Donald Trump put Vance on the spot in front of thousands—and for a brief second, he looked like he might turn it into a win. But as the exchange…
(Photo: Getty Images) “It’s very clear that they do not want to see free or liberated Black political power,” Baltimore City Mayor Brandon Scott tells theGrio of Sinclair Broadcast Group, which has been scrutinizing him and Maryland Governor Wes Moore. Maryland’s largest news outlets, owned by a wealthy conservative and vocal supporter of President Donald…
