“Waiting to Exhale” (20th Century Fox) Angela Bassett, Lela Rochon and Loretta Devine reflect on the film Waiting to Exhale and working with Whitney Houston, 30 years later. 30 years ago this month, the world was introduced to a fictional friend group whose stories resonated so deeply that they felt pulled straight from our own…
New York Times Bestselling author Michelle Obama is having a time since releasing her second book, “The Look,” which features a collection of her stylish looks during her time in the White House as the first Black first lady. The wife of former president Barack Obama has slowly been taking more risks with her wardrobe now…
✕ “Journalism education at an HBCU must be both an act of resistance and a practice of liberation.” Those are the words of Howard Journalism professor, journalist, and author, Dr. Stacey Patton, who said it plainly, and the weight of that statement sits squarely in this moment. Newsrooms across the country are shrinking, corporate consolidations…
✕ Over 50 years ago, Cathy Hughes, the founder and chairperson of Urban One, was one of the very first faculty members of the School of Communications at Howard University. Now, she is giving back to Howard, a place she credits with giving her many of her “firsts” in the communications industry. I sat down with…
After disappearing from the public spotlight for several months, gun rights activist and right-wing provocateur Kyle Rittenhouse has returned with a major announcement. Rittenhouse, best known for being acquitted in the 2020 killings of two Black Lives Matter protesters, deactivated his social media pages for most of 2025. However, he resurfaced online on Wednesday, Dec….
Donald Trump has always positioned himself as the man with the solutions, but his latest suggestion to parents — delivered with the same flourish he uses to hype his ballroom — landed with all the subtlety of a holiday stocking filled with loose gravel. Instead of offering comfort to families navigating rising costs, Trump used…
Graphic by theGrio From beloved classics to fresh new releases, these stories written by Black authors celebrate culture, creativity, and joy– and deserve to go under the Christmas tree. Everyone of us remembers the book that left an imprint on our hearts and minds as a child. For me, it was “Mufaro’s Beautiful Daughters,” “Love You…
20-year-old Mubashir talks to press about being wrongfully detained by ICE in Minneapolis (Screenshot: Fox 9 Minneapolis/YouTube) Mubashir, a Somali American, was tackled and detained by ICE agents in Minneapolis, despite his status as an American citizen. ICE agents wrongfully detained a young Somali-American adult in Minneapolis; now he’s speaking out on his experience. 20-year-old…
President Donald Trump’s recent string of shaky public appearances has created a growing problem for his supporters and when one of them shared a Fox News broadcast moment meant to defend him, it unintentionally captured something far more embarrassing than she realized. Trump’s battles with staying awake during public events was captured again during a…
Two California men were caught on film threatening a Black utilities worker, nearly running him over with their trucks as they chased him out of their trailer park, a chilling video shows. The disturbing footage of the incident is creating an uproar online and raising serious concerns about the safety of African-Americans who are required…
