District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser, center, attends a celebration of the first day of school at Oyster-Adams Bilingual School Monday, Aug. 25, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) As schools opened across the capital city, parental social media groups and listservs were buzzing with reports and rumors of checkpoints. Public schools reopened Monday…
Shannon Dawson From AI agents and tech-powered haircare to activism and beyond, this year’s Baddie Con festival—held in NYC on Aug. 21 and Aug. 22—offered an exclusive glimpse into the innovators and brands shaping the future of technology in our rapidly evolving, AI-driven world. At the forefront of it all? Black women— leading the charge…
A Louisiana man was charged with a slew of hate crime and aggravated assault charges after a viral video showed him walking onto a Black man’s property, shouting threats, then firing his rifle directly at the man filming him. The video shows 56-year-old Robert Ray Fortenberry parking on the street in front of a home…
Donald Trump might never convince everyone that he is of sound mind because the words that come out of his mouth sometimes suggest otherwise. A look back at a 2022 rally in Ohio has provoked numerous people to again call him out for his track record of falsely crediting himself with accomplishments. During the campaign…
FILE – Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve member Lisa Cook, speaks during a conversations with leaders from organizations that include nonprofits, small businesses, manufacturing, supply chain management, the hospitality industry, and the housing and education sectors at the Federal Reserve building, Sept. 23, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File) || President…
Source: MEHMET ESER / Getty Donald Trump is escalating his retribution attacks against his critics; this time, he set his sights on his former National Security Adviser turned loudest critic, John Bolton. On Friday, the FBI searched the Maryland and Washington, D.C., homes of Bolton as part of a federal investigation into the alleged mishandling…
Justin Bieber’s wife, Hailey Bieber, is going viral online after she starred as the face of Yves Saint Laurent’s latest campaign. The French fashion house unveiled its Fall/Winter visuals via Instagram on Monday, Aug. 25. The striking photo features the 28-year-old supermodel seated with her legs splayed on a sleek black leather couch. While her…
Source: Stan Meagher / Getty This year, the U.S. Open is paying tribute to a trailblazer whose impact forever changed the face of tennis. During the tournament from Aug.18 to Sept. 8, the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center will honor the groundbreaking achievements of Althea Gibson, the first Black player to break the…
(Photo: Getty Images) OPINION: Jussie Smollett’s story makes it easy to get lost in debate. Did he lie? Did he embellish? But let’s be honest: Jussie is a mirror. 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 grew up knowing the difference between…
Two viral videos captured the moments a white resident stopped a Black Amazon delivery driver to question his presence in the neighborhood. The clips, posted in July by @kavonbooker, racked up nearly 10 million views on TikTok, and show an Amazon worker’s heated interaction with a white man who questioned why he was on private…
