Swimmers try to stay cool in near 100 degree temperatures at Red Oaks Waterpark in Madison Heights, Mich., June 28, 2012. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File) Taking the time to go over safety procedures and rules before heading to the pool or beach can benefit children and their parents FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — With school…
Erriyon Knighton, a top American track and field star, is cleared to compete at the Olympics after testing positive for a banned substance from eating oxtails. Knighton’s Olympic dreams hung in the balance after he tested positive for the anabolic steroid trenbolone during an out-of-competition drug test on March 26. On April 12, the U.S. Anti-Doping…
Source: Chip Somodevilla / Getty In the upside down world that we who live in America have been experiencing since at least Trump’s vulgar foray into U.S. politics, even the question of freedom becomes a perversion of itself. Women are free except with regard to body sovereignty and equal pay. Black people are free except…
The Tallahassee Classic School in Florida was founded in 2020 as a tuition-free charter school with a vision to “develop exemplary citizens that are virtuous, thoughtful, articulate, and possess a life-long passion for learning,” according to the school’s website. But three years later, in 2023, it became the center of controversy after a parent complained…
Rep. Jim Clyburn, D-S.C., left, greets President Joe Biden at the Columbia Metro Airport, in West Columbia, S.C., Jan. 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File) Clyburn spokesperson says South Carolina congressman was not calling for a “mini-primary” but was responding to a hypothetical question NEW YORK (AP) — He is often credited as the man…
A Tractor Supply Company store sign is seen, Feb. 2, 2023, in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File) Tractor Supply last week moved to end its diversity, equity and inclusion positions, drawing backlash from National Black Farmers Association NEW YORK (AP) — The National Black Farmers Association called on Tractor Supply’s president and CEO Tuesday…
Source: Annalisa Cimmino / Getty “We hold these truths to be self-evident that all men are created equal,” so the second paragraph of the American Declaration, drafted and signed by by the those considered the founding fathers, on July 4th, 1776. Wait. Scratch that. It was kind of made up. The Declaration Independence…
President of the Heritage Foundation Kevin Roberts addresses delegates during the second day of the National Conservatism conference at The Emmanuel Centre on May 16, 2023, in London, England. | Source: Leon Neal / Getty Republicans of the MAGA world have made it clear that they don’t just plan to reinstall as president an orangey-white…
Fans say R&B singer Ciara has been an “it” girl since 2003 when her single “Goodies” climbed to the top of the charts months after she graduated from high school. Two decades later she’s proved she’s still got it. The singer and wife of NFL star Russell Wilson continues to serve class and sex appeal…
Tips for entrepreneurs that want to pivot to a 9-5 | Life Hacks Kimone Napier shares tips for entrepreneurs who want to return to a 9-5 for theGrio’s Life Hacks. Are you an entrepreneur considering pivoting back to the 9-to-5 life? Kimone Napier, an entrepreneur, speaker, consultant, and recruitment expert, joins Life Hacks with Liana…
