(Photo: Getty Images) The nation’s only Black governor tells theGrio he’s focused on helping Democrats win in November, even as his growing national profile continues to fuel presidential speculation. As the nation’s only Black governor and one of the few national Democrats able to break through in a party that remains unpopular with a majority…
Source: Icon Sportswire / Getty Week 9 of the WNBA season gave fans a little bit of everything before the league shifted its attention toward All-Star Weekend. There were historic individual numbers, franchise records, major comebacks and another dominant week from the hottest team in basketball. The official Week 9 WNBA Power Rankings still have…
A Memphis mother is accused of killing a 20-year-old man after she found him under her teenage daughter’s bed. Kendra Scott, 36, was arrested on Thursday, according to Memphis police. It came after officers found the victim shot dead outside her home just before 2 a.m. that day. According to the arrest affidavit obtained by…
Source: MATTHEW HATCHER / Getty The ceasefire between Iran and the U.S. has been so on-again, off-again that it’s honestly giving me PTSD from my last relationship. Thanks to President Donald Trump’s inability to negotiate a meaningful deal, the average price of gas has once again increased to $4. AP reports that data from AAA…
Source: Paras Griffin / Getty Grief, faith, and a renewed demand for justice filled Center Pointe Church on Monday (July 20) as family, friends, community members, and civil rights leaders gathered to celebrate the life of 18-year-old Nolan Xavier Wells. While the service honored the young student-athlete’s life, it also became a powerful call for…
LaToya Malcolm/Instagram In statements, both the Miss Universe Jamaica pageant and current Miss Universe Jamaica Gabrielle Henry extended condolences to Malcolm’s family. A beloved member of the Miss Universe Jamaica community has passed away. LaToya Malcom, who competed in the 2024 competition and took home the Miss Jamaica Bikini International title that year, has died,…
When President Donald Trump wants something or is trying to convince Americans to believe him on some nonsensical point, he repeats it over and over like a broken record. So, it was no surprise that on his way back home from the NATO summit in Turkey on July 8, Trump launched into a tirade, once…
Nikki Jefferson and Shawn Best in season 20 premiere of “Married at First Sight.” (Photo credit: Peacock) “Married at First Sight” debuted on Peacock on July 16, introducing 20 new singles and at least one headline-making couple. Season after season, viewers tune in to their favorite reality TV shows, expecting drama but deep down hoping…
Source: If you can see it, you can be it. This is a long-held belief that first took root for me during my first news job as an intern for a Philadelphia news station. My boss was a Black woman who poured into my development and taught me how to navigate racial dynamics in a…
Rev. Al Sharpton announces $100K reward in Nolan Wells case after Tyler Perry match (Photos: Getty Images) “I didn’t come here to make money. I came here to give money,” Sharpton said, announcing a $50k reward that Tyler Perry quickly matched. Today, as Nolan Wells’ family and friends prepared to lay the 18-year-old to rest,…
