CNN anchor and author of “A Dream Deferred” Abby D. Phillip Phillip sits down with TheGrio’s Natasha S. Alford to talk Jackson’s history, Black political power, and the present political moment. CNN anchor and debut author Abby Phillip sits down with Natasha S. Alford for a one-on-one Grio Weekly conversation that connects Black political history to the moment we’re…
Singer Carl Carlton, born Carlton Hudgens, dies at 75 (Photo: Carlton Hudgens II/Facebook From “Everlasting Love” to “She’s a Bad Mama Jama,” Carl Carton leaves behind a funky legacy that continues to echo through pop culture. Carl Carlton, the funk and R&B singer whose music became synonymous with Black joy, swagger, and timeless grooves, has…
President Donald Trump once again stumbled through a moment that called for clarity and reassurance, turning what should have been a presidential response into an exchange that left viewers focused less on policy and more on what appeared to be slipping in plain sight. The exchange came when Trump lashed out at a reporter pressing…
Gayle King is still looking for her happily ever after — and this time, she’s saying it plainly, without jokes, deflection, or internet theatrics leading the conversation. The longtime journalist and “CBS Mornings” co-host recently shared that love and marriage remain very much on her mind, a confession that quietly turned heads long before a…
(Photo: Getty Images) “They’re looking for young men who look Somali that they think are undocumented,” Omar told WCCO Sunday Morning. U.S. Congresswoman Ilhan Omar shared that her son was pulled over by ICE over the weekend amid the Trump Administration’s surge of federal agents in Minnesota targeting Somali residents. “Yesterday, after he made a…
Nurse Sandra Lindsay receives the second dose of a Pfizer coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine, at Long Island Jewish Medical Center January 4, 2021 in the Queens borough of New York City. So far, only about 88,000 people have received the vaccine in New York. (Photo by Shannon Stapleton-Pool/Getty Images) Five years after she took the…
Source: John Lamparski / Getty Beloved Hollywood director and All In The Family alum Rob Reiner and his wife, Michele Singer, were found dead in their Los Angeles home on Sunday in what police are investigating as a homicide. Early reports indicated the Los Angeles Police Department was conducting a murder investigation after the bodies…
(Photo: Getty Images) Reiner was also a liberal activist who donated millions to and campaigned for several Democratic politicians. The world of politics is reacting to the shocking home killing of Hollywood director and producer Rob Reiner and his wife, Michele, on Sunday. Reiner was an Emmy Award-winning filmmaker with credits including the Morgan Freeman-fronted…
FILE – Mariah Carey accepts the ultimate icon award during the BET Awards on Monday, June 9, 2025, at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File) “Mariah Carey fully represents the emotional atmosphere that accompanies the run-up to the Games,” the committee said. Mariah Carey is going to add some American pop-star pedigree…
Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort team knows how to throw a party, and even when the guest list and the dates of the event aren’t released, the visuals alone are enough to set the internet buzzing. This time, it wasn’t the gold accents, the towering Christmas décor, or the suggestion of old-money excess that sent social…
