How to host a Black-Excellent New Year’s Eve party
The year officially comes to an end on Tuesday. How are you planning to celebrate? For some, December 31st might include a quiet night in making vision boards for 2025 while reflecting on all that went down in 2024. For others, welcoming the midpoint of the current decade might require a full-scale fête. New Year’s […]
Whitney Houston’s former bodyguard once considered risking it all for the late singer
Whitney Houston may have almost found herself in a real-life romance mirroring that of the characters in the iconic 1992 film “The Bodyguard,” in which she starred opposite Kevin Costner. Ahead of the release of his memoir, “Protecting Whitney,” (Chicago Review Press) in January 2025, David Roberts, a former bodyguard for Houston, is revealing a […]
4 fun New Year’s traditions made for the social media age
Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. It’s amazing how our phones have changed the way we do pretty much everything. I feel like as a culture, we now record every single thing and then share all of those things that […]
Nasty norovirus is back in full force with US cases of the stomach virus surging
Cases of a wretched stomach bug are surging in parts of the United States this winter, according to government data. The most recent numbers from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show there were 91 outbreaks of norovirus reported during the week of Dec. 5, up from 69 outbreaks the last week of November. Numbers from the […]
Man accused of attacking TV reporter, saying ‘This is Trump’s America now’
A Colorado man is facing possible bias-motivated charges for allegedly attacking a television news reporter after demanding to know whether he was a citizen, saying, “This is Trump’s America now,” according to court documents. Patrick Thomas Egan, 39, was arrested Dec. 18 in Grand Junction, Colorado, after police say he followed KKCO/KJCT reporter Ja’Ronn Alex’s […]
Climate change added 41 days of dangerous heat around world in 2024
People around the world suffered an average of 41 extra days of dangerous heat this year because of human-caused climate change, according to a group of scientists who also said that climate change worsened much of the world’s damaging weather throughout 2024. The analysis from World Weather Attribution and Climate Central researchers comes at the […]
Snoop’s game: Snoop Dogg thrills the crowd in the bowl that bears his name
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Snoop Dogg climbed to the top step of the bandstand and raised his arms, setting off a roar from the crowd. The marching bands fired up a version of “Who Am I,” the celebrity drum major grooving to the beat of his own tune. Forget your mayo baths, edible Pop-Tarts or […]
US homelessness up 18% as affordable housing remains out of reach for many people
The United States saw an 18.1% increase in homelessness this year, a dramatic rise driven mostly by a lack of affordable housing as well as devastating natural disasters and a surge of migrants in several parts of the country, federal officials said Friday. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development said federally required tallies taken across the country […]
From Public to Private: How Federal Downsizing Could Spark a Talent War in the Private Sector
With the stage set for Trump’s second term and Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) all but a done deal, mass layoffs of federal employers seem to be on the horizon. But that’s just the first act—the sequel is a talent war in the private sector. It won’t be long before public sector talent starts finding […]
The Obamas, VP Harris and King family mourn death of former President Jimmy Carter
Tributes are pouring in from Black political leaders following the death of former President Jimmy Carter, who died on Sunday at 100 after battling cancer. Weeks after Jimmy Carter cast his 2024 election ballot in Georgia in hopes of electing Kamala Harris as the first woman, first Black woman, and first South Asian president of […]
