Tamron Hall’s 5-year-old stole her iPhone — and ordered 75 onions
This week, Tamron Hall encountered a modern parenting problem when her digital native youngster got a hold of her iPhone. After she’d placed her weekly grocery store order, her 5-year-old son, Moses, snuck on the app to do some shopping of his own. In an Instagram video, Hall said that upon delivery of her grocery […]
The power of the Black sororities is Kamala Harris’ secret weapon to winning the White House
Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. Much has been made about the role of Black women in the 2024 election, but this is not a new thing. In February 1913, before women’s right to vote was added to the U.S. […]
Lauryn Hill is blaming the media for poor ticket sales when the mirror and the economy are right there
Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. Much as I would love to see Ms. Lauryn Hill in concert, I’m several years removed from the level of risk-taking that involves dealing with Ticketmaster and all those fees for someone who either […]
Despite Trump’s claims, abortion and women’s reproductive rights are top voting issue
In an erratic press conference from his home in Mar-a-Lago, Donald Trump claimed on Thursday that abortion would be a “small issue” in the November election. “I think the abortion issue has been taken down many notches. I don’t think it’s — I don’t think it’s a big factor anymore, really,” Trump told reporters. The […]
US Olympian Ariana Ramsey is ‘so amazed’ by free healthcare in the Olympic Village, she’s joining the fight for universal healthcare
You know you’re an American abroad when a public amenity amazes you. Just ask U.S. women’s rugby player Ariana Ramsey, who, after becoming a bronze medalist alongside her team, has been documenting her time receiving not just free food and chocolate muffins but free healthcare in the Paris Olympic Village. Since arriving in the village, […]
Towanda Braxton discusses alopecia diagnosis, says ‘being bald is amazing’
When We TV’s rebooted reality series “The Braxtons” debuts on Friday, Aug. 9, Towanda Braxton will bring new transparency to her experience with hair loss. “I have alopecia, and I’m just wearing it loud and proud,” Braxton told People magazine at “The Braxtons” premiere at Atlanta’s Westside Cultural Arts Center on Thursday. “Being bald is […]
Travis Scott is arrested at a Paris hotel after altercation with a security guard, prosecutors say
PARIS (AP) — Rapper Travis Scott was arrested at a Paris hotel after an altercation with a security guard, French prosecutors said Friday. The arrest occurred after police were called to the Georges V hotel early Friday to arrest a man “nicknamed Travis Scott for violence against a security guard,” according to a statement from […]
Allyson Felix wins athlete election at Paris Olympics to join the IOC
PARIS (AP) — Seven-time Olympic gold medalist Allyson Felix won an election Thursday to represent athletes at the IOC for the next eight years. Three of the four newly elected athlete members are women, including Australian canoeist Jessica Fox, a double Olympic medalist in Paris, and Kim Bui, a member of the Germany gymnastic team […]
Third person dies in listeria outbreak tied to Boar’s Head deli meats
Three people have now died in a listeria food poisoning outbreak linked to Boar’s Head deli meats, federal food safety officials announced Thursday, and the overall number of people sickened rose to 43. The additional death happened in Virginia, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in a news release Thursday. The other two […]
Black athletes shine as Team USA celebrates early and often on a night when US brought home 8 Olympic medals
SAINT-DENIS, France (AP) — Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone set another world record. Grant Holloway won that elusive Olympic gold medal. Jasmine Moore made some American jumping history. And Tara Davis-Woodhall got to wear that cowboy hat. It was medal-mania at the Stade de France for the red, white and blue on Thursday, with the country taking home […]
