For the first time in the country’s history, the Netherlands has euthanized a terminally ill child under the age of 12. The move comes two years after the country legalized the “termination of life” of seriously ill and untreatable children under 12. Dutch Health Minister Sophie Hermans said the “incurably ill” child died last year….
(Photo: Getty Images) The longtime California congresswoman sits down with theGrio to discuss the hard-won 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act and how it unlocks opportunity for Black Americans. U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) has been advocating for and legislating on affordable housing throughout her decades-long political career. After helping secure the most comprehensive housing…
Source: vadishzainer / Getty A white Ohio police officer has been placed on paid administrative leave after a video captured him kneeling on the back of a 15-year-old girl during a chaotic arrest following the Elyria Juneteenth Celebration on June 20. The incident, which occurred in downtown Elyria, has sparked community outrage and prompted an…
Tracee Ellis is doing some explaining after a burner account with 15,000 followers sent the entire internet into a frenzy over a wild claim. The “Black-ish” actress has spent years making it clear she answers to nobody — certainly not a due date. Ross was forced to shut down yet another viral rumor after decades…
Screenshot: @pyrotiger (IG) / New York Parade (Getty Images) The woman at the center of the viral video claims anti-Black slurs and an alleged assault led to the confrontation. She also says she plans to pursue charges. By the time 2.5 million people flooded the streets of Manhattan for the New York Knicks’ first championship…
Putting trust in a person to keep a secret can form a bond that most people would hope extends even to the grave. Oprah Winfrey unfortunately isn’t one of those people, at least when it comes to her recent admission regarding late soul icon Whitney Houston. While speaking on a panel for Day 1 of…
A Miami father says his Father’s Day celebration took a chaotic turn when a restaurant called the police on him and his family. @junya90sjunya, or “Junior,” told Atlanta Black Star they went out to dinner at Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse in Myrtle Beach last Sunday. Junior has four children, ages 1 to 11. He said he…
Getty Images After Winfrey suggested Houston had relapsed before appearing on her show, the late singer’s estate disputed the claim and defended her professionalism. A public disagreement has emerged between Oprah Winfrey and the estate of Whitney Houston over the circumstances surrounding a 2009 stage fall involving the late singer. Speaking at the Cannes Lions…
Source: Anadolu / Getty The first round of the 2026 NBA Draft went down Tuesday night at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, and for all the smoke, rumors and “what ifs” that usually come with draft night, the top of the board played out pretty close to how most people expected. Washington started the night by…
The only progressive host on Fox News’ “The Five” turned the tables on her right-wing co-hosts, targeting MAGA sycophant Jesse Watters for his “blind loyalty to an idiot” as the others laughed at her humiliatingly spot-on jab at Watters. Jessica Tarlov, the lone liberal voice at the table, and her colleagues were discussing Gavin Newsom…
