Pro-Trump, KKK racist texts telling Blacks to ‘pick cotton’ on plantations condemned by leaders
Civil rights leaders are raising alarm over pro-Donald Trump racist text messages targeting Black Americans less than 48 hours after the 2024 presidential election. The messages in question, which the White House told theGrio “sound concerning,” have been sent to many Black recipients, primarily targeting students on college campuses, according to reports. While the texts […]
Why Kamala Harris lost, explained
Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. First, let me get this off my chest: Y’all were dead wrong about Black men. Although I have written about this nonexistent issue as a journalist for multiple outlets and even worked with pollsters […]
Dallas performer shot during autograph signing event speaks out: ‘This road to recovery will be extremely hard’
Jada Arnell Thomas, a singer and actress who made headlines after she was shot and wounded during an autograph signing event in Dallas, has finally broken her silence. In an Instagram post on Wednesday, the 26-year-old wrote, “God’s grace, mercy, and overwhelming love will NEVER cease to amaze me. Thank you to everyone who has […]
Childhood education advocate Barbara Taylor Bowman, mother of Valerie Jarrett, dead at 96
Barbara Taylor Bowman, a trailblazing advocate for early childhood education, has died at 96. In addition to co-founding the Erikson Institute to educate, inspire, and promote leadership that supports childhood development and learning, Bowman served as an advisor to former President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama. “Her death marks the loss of an […]
Quincy Jones escaped death at least twice in his life
Quincy Jones died on Nov. 3 at the age of 91 after 70-plus years as one of the world’s greatest and most celebrated music producers and composers. However, his life was almost cut short on at least two separate occasions. Jones narrowly escaped being murdered by Charles Manson’s cult, and then he would later go […]
Controversial Australian Olympic breaker Rachael Gunn retires from competition
SYDNEY (AP) — Australian breaker Rachael Gunn has told a Sydney radio station that she plans to retire from competition just three months after her unconventional routine at the Paris Olympics led to her being ridiculed and spawned conspiracy theories about how she qualified for the Games. The now 37-year-old Sydney university lecturer failed to […]
Is It Really Possible to Achieve Work-life Balance?
An interview with Robert Waldinger, M.D., director of the long-running Harvard Study of Adult Development Achieving a good balance between work and home life sometimes seems impossible. But one decades-long study explores on how people try to make it work and some of the decisions they regret in this area. To find out more, we […]
Financial Literacy For Beginners: Steps To Financial Success
We all dream of financial freedom. But how do we achieve it? This is where financial literacy comes in—an essential life skill that not only shapes your financial future but also empowers you to take control of it. Financial literacy isn’t just about balancing checkbooks. It’s about making informed financial decisions that impact every aspect […]
7 Things Starbucks Is Doing to Win Back Customers and Increase Sales
Everyone knows their Starbucks order, whether it’s a dark roast coffee with a shot of espresso or a tall flat white. With nearly 40,000 Starbucks stores worldwide and almost 17,000 locations in the U.S., millions of customers have their orders memorized, but fewer are placing orders at the global coffee chain. Starbucks announced on October […]
