“It is important for us to know our history. Because if we don’t, we’re doomed to repeat it,” the U.S. Senate candidate tells theGrio. U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett made headlines last month when she compared the tactics of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents to those of “slave patrols” who terrorized enslaved Blacks during the…
A Black construction worker was pushed to the brink by an aggressive co-worker and decided to teach a lesson in FAFO (F*ck Around and Find Out) that day. After being assaulted and cursed at, while pleading with the man to stop, the Black worker had had enough — and the resulting smackdown was caught on…
SANTA CLARA, CALIFORNIA – FEBRUARY 08: Bad Bunny performs onstage during the Apple Music Super Bowl LX Halftime Show at Levi’s Stadium on February 08, 2026 in Santa Clara, California. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images) From sugarcane fields to reggaeton, fans and music historians alike felt connected to the Black histories behind the halftime…
Ilia Malinin, Surya Bonaly. (Photo credit: Getty Images) Surya Bonaly successfully landed a backflip on one blade during the 1998 Winter Olympics despite knowing the move was banned. Surya Bonaly, the groundbreaking French figure skater long associated with the sport’s infamous backflip, is speaking out after the move was successfully landed legally for the first…
Source: DOMINIC GWINN / Getty California was one of the first states to implement laws explicitly intended to combat ICE’s authoritarian tactics by banning federal agents from wearing masks. On Monday, a federal judge issued a block on that law shortly before it was set to take effect. According to the Guardian, the Department of…
Rapper and entertainer Method Man gave fans some personal insight on how he managed to lock in a starring role alongside former Destiny’s Child singer, Kelly Rowland. The two star in the Amazon Prime film, “Relationship Goals,” as former lovers turned co-workers, and the chemistry is undeniable on and off-screen. But as actors who have…
Getty Images The rapper, and occasional Trump syocophant, headlined Turning Point USA’s alternative halftime show, which was heavily panned despite initial viewership numbers. Jay-Z has earned plenty of praise (and criticism) over the Super Bowl halftime show in recent years but Kid Rock, who got his break as a rapper from the Detroit-area, believes the…
Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty ImagesPhoto by: Frazer Harrison / Getty Images Ruth E. Carter is opening up about her legendary career as an award-winning, groundbreaking costume designer. After becoming not just the first Black person ever to win for costume designer, but also the most nominated Black woman in Oscars history last month, the legendary…
Source: Jamie Schwaberow / Getty As you all know by now, on Sunday, while most viewers were tuned into Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime show, a sizable portion of viewers chose, instead, to watch Turning Point USA’s alternative “All American Halftime Show,” so they could watch a washed-up bigot do a poor job of lip-syncing,…
Melania Trump doesn’t say much when she speaks — but the way she sounds has always drawn attention. Long before she became first lady and long before social media became fixated on her voice, the former Slovenian model was already known for a slow delivery, deliberate pauses, and a thick accent that stands out next…
