Al Roker shares his prostate cancer journey and offers encouragement to Joe Biden
Al Roker is making sure Joseph Biden knows he’s not alone amid his recent prostate cancer diagnosis. On Friday, May 18, Biden’s personal office announced that the 82-year-old former president has been diagnosed with prostate cancer with a Gleason score of 9. “While this represents a more aggressive form of the disease, the cancer appears […]
Cassie Ventura’s mother testifies in Diddy sex trafficking trial, says she ‘knew that he was going to try to hurt my daughter’
Singer and model Cassie Ventura’s mother, Regina Ventura, took the witness stand today in the federal criminal sex trafficking case against hip-hop mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs. Regina Ventura, who first met Combs in 2006 when Cassie Ventura signed with Combs’ record label, testified that she feared for her daughter’s safety, following alleged threats made by […]
First time in Portugal? Here’s why Lisbon— and this hotel— should be your first stop
TheGrio Green Book is a modern-day twist on the historic African American Green Book, which guided Black travelers to welcoming and safe places across the country. We continue this tradition with hope, joy, and the will to explore places that were once only dreams for our ancestors or places where our diasporic roots run deep. […]
Chicago mayor investigated by Trump’s DOJ for remarks about hiring Black officials
Brandon Johnson, the mayor of Chicago, is being investigated by the U.S. Department of Justice Office of Civil Rights after he made remarks boasting about the hiring of Black people in his administration. Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon, who was nominated to the position by President Donald Trump, announced the probe in a letter. In […]
Halle Bailey shares feeling insecure about her weight since giving birth: ‘I’m gonna feel better about myself’
Last week, Halle Bailey opened up about why she requested her sister—Chloe Bailey—remove a TikTok video from her feed: She was feeling insecure about her body image. The 25-year-old singer and new mom opened up in a video about how her weight has fluctuated since welcoming her son, Halo, in December 2023, causing her to […]
Video of the Nottoway Plantation fire sparks jubilation. It’s about anger and pain over slavery, too
After a fire engulfed a mansion at Louisiana’s Nottoway Plantation, one of the largest remaining pre-Civil War houses in the Deep South where scores of enslaved Africans labored, video footage of the combusted landmark lit the internet ablaze with mass jubilation and consternation over the weekend. For some, it was a moment to celebrate what they […]
New Trump vaccine policy limits access to COVID shots
Annual COVID-19 shots for healthy younger adults and children will no longer be routinely approved under a major new policy shift unveiled Tuesday by the Trump administration. Top officials for the Food and Drug Administration laid out new requirements for access to yearly COVID shots, saying they’d continue to use a streamlined approach that would continue offering them to adults 65 […]
‘You’re a phony bro’: Ryan Clark and RGIII’s feud over Angel Reese turns personal
Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. If you’ve spent any time on the internet the past few days then you’re at least a little bit aware of a racially loaded back-and-forth text and video exchange between former players (and former teammates) turned […]
Denzel Washington celebrated after tense encounter on Cannes red carpet: ‘It was a great evening’
Denzel Washington’s “great evening” at Cannes, which included a surprise honor and a standing ovation, started with a heated exchange on the red carpet. On Monday, May 19, while on the red carpet for the premiere of the Spike Lee-directed neo-noir film “Highest 2 Lowest,” which stars Washington and A$AP Rocky, Washington was chatting with […]
Keisha Lance Bottoms Prepared To ‘Fight Back’ For Georgia, Launches Governor Campaign
by Sharelle B. McNair May 20, 2025 She labeled President Trump as “a disaster for our economy and our country Keisha Lance Bottoms served as mayor of Atlanta and a point person on former President Joe Biden’s presidential campaign, but now she wants to add governor of Georgia to that list by launching her official […]
