Biden says he’s ‘not surprised’ Kamala Harris didn’t win, blames sexism
Former President Joe Biden is not surprised that his former Vice President Kamala Harris didn’t win the 2024 U.S. Presidential election. On Thursday, during an appearance on “The View” the former president didn’t hold back in expressing his thoughts on why America elected Donald Trump for a second term instead of Harris. He said frankly […]
“Not guilty” verdicts for three officers in Tyre Nichols’ case are a gut punch to Black America
Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. Tyre Nichols should be alive. Instead, he died after being brutally beaten by five Memphis police officers, three of whom were just acquitted in a state trial of all charges related to his death. It was […]
Quavo’s Rocket Foundation honored mothers who have lost a child to gun violence this Bereaved Mother’s Day
This Mother’s Day, rapper Quavo is holding space for bereaved mothers. On Sunday, May 4, the rapper and The Rocket Foundation teamed up with the late rapper Takeoff’s mother and grandmother, Titania Davenport and Edna Mattox, to host a brunch honoring mothers who have lost a child to gun violence at the Waldorf Astoria in […]
Former NFL player Kevin Ware Jr. sentenced to 30 years for the 2021 murder of ex-girlfriend
A former NFL player has pleaded guilty in Harris County, Texas, and agreed to a 30 year sentence for the 2021 murder of his ex-girlfriend and for tampering and drug charges, according to Houston’s Fox 26. Kevin Ware, Jr., a former college football player for the University of Washington who appeared in a total of […]
Allyson Felix honors moms this Mother’s Day with real talk on self-care and snack hero moments
When Allyson Felix traded in Olympic gold medals for diaper bags and daycare pickups, the world got to see a different kind of champion in motion. Felix, the most decorated female track and field Olympian of all time, is now doing the hardest race of all—motherhood. And like many moms, she’s making it to the […]
Marc Lamont Hill angrily shuts down Piers Morgan’s request for white woman to use N-word in front of him
On a recent episode of Piers Morgan’s talk show, “Piers Morgan Uncensored,” Marc Lamont Hill had to do what is commonly referred to in the Black community as “the Lord’s work.” The episode focused on two recent stories in America: that of Shiloh Hendrix, the white woman in Rochester, Minnesota, caught on a viral video […]
Robert Prevost, first American pope in history of the Catholic Church, will take the name Leo XIV
Robert Prevost, a missionary who spent his career ministering in Peru and leads the Vatican’s powerful office of bishops, was elected the first American pope in the 2,000-year history of the Catholic Church. Prevost, a 69-year-old member of the Augustinian religious order, took the name Leo XIV. He appeared on the loggia of St. Peter’s […]
Lewis Hamilton celebrated Black women at the 2025 Met Gala in a very special way
Lewis Hamilton didn’t just make a style statement on the Met Gala steps this year—he made a powerful one inside the event, too. As one of the 2025 Met Gala’s celebrity co-chairs, the Formula 1 champion arrived with a clear purpose. The night, often dubbed “fashion’s biggest stage,” typically centers on theatrical looks that interpret […]
A second Kehlani concert in New York state is canceled, this time due to ‘safety and security concerns’
Another upcoming Kehlani concert, slated to take place at the SummerStage in Central Park during Pride month, has been canceled. On Monday, May 5, just weeks after her show at Cornell University was canceled, SummerStage announced they were canceling Kehlani’s upcoming concert after receiving safety and security concerns from New York Mayor Eric Adams’ office. […]
Former Chicago Principal Dies Before Sentencing For Defrauding School System
by Kandiss Edwards May 8, 2025 Sarah Jackson Abedelal was due to be sentenced for orchestrating an overtime scheme Sarah Jackson Abedelal, a former principal at a Chicago elementary school, was found dead on May 6, the day she was to sentenced for embezzling nearly $300,00 from the Chicago Public School System, the Chicago Sun-Times reports. Abedelal, […]
