A Memphis woman says a homeowner fatally shot her husband just moments after the couple pulled into a stranger’s driveway in an attempt to evade a traffic ticket. Sheila Booker recalled the tragic moments when her husband, Rodriguez Poplar, was shot right in front of her. She said she and Poplar were driving through a…
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – JANUARY 09: Walmart U.S. Executive Vice President and Chief Merchandising Officer Latriece Watkins walks onstage during a keynote address by Walmart Inc. President and CEO Doug McMillon during CES 2024 at The Venetian Resort Las Vegas on January 9, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. CES, the world’s largest annual consumer technology…
PERTH, AUSTRALIA – JANUARY 05: Coco Gauff of Team USA addresses the media during Day 4 of the United Cup at RAC Arena on January 05, 2026 in Perth, Australia. (Photo by Paul Kane/Getty Images) Since 2025, tennis star Coco Gauff has donated $250,000 to UNCF to support HBCU students playing competitive tennis at HBCUs….
A Donald Trump supporter chose the wrong person to antagonize when she targeted Ice-T for his interracial marriage. One post meant to celebrate and honor the birthday of Martin Luther King Jr. and his fight for civil rights. But the rapper probably never expected to land on the radar of Annette Albright, a former teacher….
Source: Anadolu / Getty Here’s a simple truth: ICE and Border Patrol are engaging in racial profiling. The Trump administration, specifically the Department of Homeland Security, continues to deny that immigration cops are stopping and detaining people based on their skin color and accent, and DHS Secretary Kristi Noem has even scolded reporters for suggesting…
A federal agency’s decision to post a painting featuring an all-white crowd has reignited fierce criticism that the Trump administration is intentionally sidelining Black people and diversity from messaging, imagery, and policy. On Sunday, the U.S. Department of Labor shared a painting on X showing an early 20th-century-style scene of white Americans at what appears…
Amy DuBois Barnett is the author of “If I Ruled the World.” (Flatiron Books/20026) Amy DuBois Barnett speaks with theGrio about ambition, redemption, and writing the novel she carried for decades. The ’90s and early 2000s were a time like no other. From Baby Phat jeans to chunky sandals, hip-hop beats and rhymes that actually made…
President Donald Trump didn’t even make it off the plane before people online felt triggered, ridiculing his noticeably slow movements as many wondered if he was deep in thought about something. The president traveled to Switzerland to attend the 2025 World Economic Forum in Davos, where he delivered a speech to other prominent global political figures….
Source: Jack Manning / Getty As videos of armed members of the new Black Panther Party re-emerging in public circulate on social media, a familiar question has begun to float online, especially in white progressive spaces: “Can white people join the Black Panther Party for Self Defense?” It’s a question that immediately raises a deeper…
SAN ANSELMO, CALIFORNIA – JUNE 03: In this photo illustration, cans of Dr. Pepper soda are displayed on June 03, 2024 in San Anselmo, California. Dr. Pepper has tied Pepsi for the second most popular soft drink in the United States behind Coca-Cola. (Photo illustration by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) Romeo Bingham’s (@Romeosshow) viral TikTok jingle…
