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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 […]

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 […]

Barack and Michelle Obama make sense of Kamala Harris’ loss to Trump

Former President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama broke their silence Wednesday evening after their friend Kamala Harris was defeated by Donald Trump in the 2024 presidential election. “This is obviously not the outcome we had hoped for, given our profound disagreements with the Republican ticket on a whole host of issues,” said Obama […]

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 […]