Tananarive Due OPINION: To know Kamala Harris is to know she is the real deal and that this level of leadership was always a possibility, Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. I know Vice President Kamala Harris. We were introduced years ago when…
U.S. Olympian Coco Gauff celebrates her announcement as a flag bearer at the Team USA Welcome Experience on July 23 in Paris. (Photo by Joe Scarnici/Getty Images for USOPC) Tennis star Coco Gauff will join LeBron James as a flag bearer in the Olympic opening ceremony. Black excellence will be at the forefront of the…
Source: Anna Moneymaker / Getty In his upcoming memoir, Fred Trump, nephew of former President Donald Trump, recalls that his uncle used racial slurs at the beginning of his billion-dollar New York real estate career. Fred wrote that Donald Trump, now 78 years old, angrily used the n-word while falsely accusing Black individuals of vandalizing…
Corey Thompson Jr. “had a smile that would light up the darkest room” and dreams of attending college to pursue an engineering degree, but all that was shattered in the early morning hours of March 20, 2021, a few weeks before his 18th birthday. Thompson was spending the night at the home of “close friend”…
Mo’Nique and Lee Daniel‘s recent reunion to promote their new film has sparked conversations about the state of their friendship and working relationship. There are many things that go into ensuring a new movie strikes it big in theaters on opening night or yields impressive numbers during its first weekend on a streaming service. Just…
Source: NewsOne / iOne Digital The election this November is so much more than a race between two candidates, it’s a battle for the soul of America, and that battle will be won on the issues. During our time in Milwaukee during the RNC, NewsOne got an exclusive opportunity to speak with Milwaukee County Executive…
Left to right: Vice President Kamala Harris, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee; and former President Donald Trump, the 2024 Republican presidential nominee. (Photo: Getty Images) “She is going to be exactly what the country needs to show who Donald Trump is [and] what Project 2025 is all about,” Rep. Jim Clyburn told theGrio. In a…
This booking photo provided by the Sangamon County Sheriff’s Office shows Sean Grayson on July 17 in Springfield, Ill. Grayson, a now former Illinois sheriff’s deputy, has been charged with murder in the fatal shooting of Sonya Massey, a Black woman inside her home. (Photo: Sangamon County Sheriff’s Office via AP) Sean Grayson’s career included…
Despite being revered as one of the world’s greatest athletes and an inspiration for little Black girls across the country, some of the recent conversations surrounding Serena Williams have nothing to do with her skills or influence. Pictures over the last few years show the wife and mother of two literally in a different light,…
Brought to you by Feeding America and the Ad Council Chef Jernard Wells and Feeding America are teaming up to end hunger across the United States. Growing up in Mississippi, the celebrated chef, TV host and restaurateur learned at an early age the importance of feeding his community. “My grandparents harvested their land to sell…
