✕ The Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian has become the latest flashpoint in the Trump administration’s push to scrutinize how America tells its story. With more than a billion dollars in federal funding flowing to the Smithsonian each year, the administration has called for a review of exhibits across the institution. This has…
Calvin Duncan, center, stands with supporters on the steps of Orleans Parish Criminal Court to speak about his ambitions to be the next Clerk of Court, Thursday, Oct. 2, 2025. (Chris Granger/The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate via AP) Calvin Duncan, who spent 30 years in prison before his conviction was vacated, faces accusations over his…
A shocking White House memo circulating among staffers reveals that President Donald Trump plans to deny back pay to 750,000 furloughed federal workers as the government shutdown enters its second week. The move would overturn a well-established policy implemented by Trump himself in 2019 when he signed legislation that made sure federal workers would receive…
✕ Black and Brown residents in Washington, D.C., say federal law enforcement continues to harass and profile them weeks after President Donald Trump’s 30-day emergency crime order expired. Abdul Mansray recalled being pulled over and harassed during the first days of the order. D. Coats/Bay, another resident, described repeated encounters with officers, including a recent…
Gavin Newsom‘s latest takedown of Donald Trump involves the California governor comparing the president to an 18th-century female aristocrat. Over the last week, Newsom, 57, and his official press office account on X have been posting AI-generated images of Trump, 79, dressed as the last queen of France, Marie Antoinette. ‘Hilarious!’: Newsom Slaps Trump’s Son…
One white woman may have forgotten that 91 percent of the U.S. population uses cell phones with cameras, and most won’t hesitate to hit “record” when confronted with bullying or racism. A group of Black friends out on a shopping excursion did just that when a heated argument broke out between a Black customer and…
Bishop Yehiel Curry, who was recently elected as the first Black presiding bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), poses for a photo, Friday, Sept. 26, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Talia Sprague) Curry’s installation marks a milestone for the nation’s largest Lutheran denomination, which remains more than 90% white. The Evangelical Lutheran Church…
Gordon Parks at The Gordon Parks Independent Film Awards For African American Filmmakers at the Directors Guild of America Theater in New York City on October 3, 2001. photo by Gabe Palacio/ImageDirect The new showcase, featuring more than 40 photographs, examines how the iconic artist chronicled the power of the Black church and spirituality across…
A plane takes off near the air traffic control tower at Harry Reid International Airport, Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher) With air traffic controllers and TSA officers working without pay, airports from Boston to Dallas are seeing growing disruptions and warnings of major holiday travel chaos. Staffing shortages led to…
(Photo by John Nacion/Getty Images) The never-ending discourse around CultureCon, EssenceFest, and other Black gatherings says more about us than it does about them. Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. Somebody could, and probably will, write a whole dissertation on how people…
