Source: Anadolu / Getty Charlotte, North Carolina, spent the weekend in a state of shock as federal Customs and Border Protection teams swept through the city, arresting at least 81 people and leaving entire neighborhoods tense and nearly deserted. The operation, called Operation Charlotte’s Web, brought normal life in some of the city’s busiest immigrant…
“At every turn, Donald Trump jumps at the chance to make it more difficult for Americans to access the social services they need and deserve,” NAACP President Derrick Johnson told theGrio. U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins said the Trump administration will soon require millions of SNAP recipients to reapply for their benefits, citing an…
Comedian Mike Epps didn’t tiptoe into controversy on “The Breakfast Club” recently — he ran straight into it with the kind of blunt honesty that makes people gasp first and laugh second. The longtime funnyman used the moment on Nov. 14 to talk about the government’s pause on food stamp benefits, revealing that he’s actually…
Rev. Jesse Jackson attends a Sunday church service at Tabernacle Baptist Church on March 09, 2025 in Selma, Alabama. Community members and Democratic Congressional members commemorate the 60th anniversary of “Bloody Sunday,” in Selma, Alabama which occurred March 7, 1965 when a group of about 525 African-American demonstrators gathered at Brown Chapel A.M.E. Church and…
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt finally received a major and embarrassing fact check over her continued falsehoods and misinformation about the skyrocketing cost of groceries in the United States. In a post on X Tuesday, Leavitt linked to a White House press release and claimed, “Prices are steadying and wages are climbing, new DoorDash…
Source: Wesley Hitt / Getty This week, the Texas A&M University System exposed itself when it made a move so sweeping and authoritarian that it instantly shattered whatever remained of the myth that American universities are committed to racial justice. With a unanimous vote, the regents approved a policy requiring every campus president to pre-approve…
President Donald Trump touched off a fresh wave of questions about his health after offering a puzzling explanation for a recent MRI, saying he does not know which of his body parts doctors scanned—even as he praised the results as “outstanding.” The remark, delivered aboard Air Force One on Friday, continues to fuel speculation about…
Halle Bailey and Regé-Jean Page star in You, Me & Tuscany (Photos: Giulia Parmigiani/Universal Pictures) Halle Bailey and Regé-Jean Page bring romance and swoon-worthy chemistry to the trailer for Will Packer’s new rom-com, “You, Me & Tuscany.” “What happens when you stop telling love stories?” Actors Halle Bailey and Regé-Jean Page, who many viewers fell…
Children play on a sparse playground at Perkins K-8 School Thursday, Nov. 13, 2025, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull) Districts from Miami to Houston report massive declines in new-to-country students as families face deportation, leave voluntarily, or avoid public life. From Miami to San Diego, schools around the U.S. are seeing big drops in…
“Saturday Night Live” kicked things off with Karoline Leavitt front and center this past weekend, turning her latest White House briefing moments into a sketch that closely mirrored her real-life exchanges with reporters. Ashley Padilla stepped into the role, capturing Karoline’s urgency and controlled delivery as the show opened inside the familiar press room. From…
