Books by Black authors that have been challenged or banned from libraries This Banned Book Week, theGrio is spotlighting page-turners that have been challenged and/or banned in libraries across the U.S. Every year, Banned Books Week shines a light on the stories some people would rather see erased. At a time when literacy rates in…
A prominent Black real estate agent taking pictures of a property at an oceanfront community in Delray Beach, Florida, said she was “accosted” by a white man who questioned her and spewed a racial slur. The agent, Tori Easterling, captured the aftermath in a video and posted it to TikTok on August 10, the same…
Source: Anadolu / Getty Earlier this week, we reported on the citizens of Chicago who are unhappy with the presence of ICE in their neighborhoods, and the terrorism of Chicago residents that has come with it. We included the story of 30-year-old Marimar Martinez, who, along with 21-year-old Anthony Ian Santos Ruiz, was charged with…
“Pretty Woman” actress Julia Roberts mocked Donald Trump during a recent appearance at the 63rd New York Film Festival. Roberts was at Lincoln Center on Sept. 26 to promote her new film with Ayo Edebiri and Andrew Garfield, “After the Hunt,” and she gave a subtle dig at the president when asked a question about cancel…
Source: Anna Moneymaker / Getty A flurry of news reports over the last few days indicates the Trump administration may be moving closer to invoking the Insurrection Act. Responding to a federal judge denying Trump’s effort to deploy the National Guard to Portland, he expressed a willingness to use the Insurrection Act. As some online…
President Donald Trump announced that a ceasefire and hostage deal in Gaza was “very close” after Secretary of State Marco Rubio interrupted a White House roundtable on Wednesday to hand him a handwritten note urging him to approve a Truth Social post to break the news first. The exchange unfolded in front of reporters during…
Meghan Markle, left, and Prince Harry, The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, attend the third annual World Mental Health Day Gala, hosted by Project Healthy Minds, at Spring Studios on Thursday, Oct. 9, 2025, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP) Meghan Markle and Prince Harry warn parents that social media’s benefits are inseparable from…
Photos courtesy of AP Images Derrick Groves, the last of the May 2025 New Orleans Jail escapees, was found in Atlanta months after the breakout. New Orleans jail escapee Derrick Groves, who spent nearly five months on the run before being captured in Georgia, agreed to be returned to Louisiana in a Thursday court appearance. “I want…
Los Angeles Lakers’ Lebron James stands on the court before an NBA basketball preseason game against the Golden State Warriors, Sunday, Oct. 5, 2025, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez) NBA star LeBron James will reportedly be will be sidelined at least until the end of October with sciatica. LeBron James will miss opening…
A Florida man is behind bars after police say he threatened to shoot some kids just because they made waves by his boat. Christopher Evensen, 43, now faces five counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and improper exhibition of a dangerous weapon following his heated confrontation with several teenagers that took place on…
