Trump Gets Revenge Over Failed Indiana Redistricting During Tuesday’s Elections
Source: Mirror Indy / Getty Heading into Tuesday, Indiana’s state-level elections were seen as a test for how much sway President Donald Trump still has over Republican voters. Last fall, Trump swore to retaliate against the Indiana state Senators who voted against redistricting by supporting primary challengers in their reelection bids. Well, Trump mostly got […]
Ashlee Jenae’s fiancé absent from funeral as family’s quest for answers continues
This week, influencer Ashlee Jenae, born Ashly Robinson, was laid to rest in New Jersey. However, as her family and friends gathered to honor her life, one character was notably absent at her funeral: her fiancé Joe McCann. People magazine and TMZ report that McCann, who had been with Jenae on the trip where she […]
Why the Saint Lucia Jazz Festival is becoming a go-to Mother’s Day weekend getaway
Every May, the Mother’s Day scramble looks the same. Overbooked restaurants, last-minute flowers, a gift card slipped into a holiday card because nothing else came together in time. We mean well, but somewhere between the intention and the execution, we stopped asking what mothers actually want. Which, more often than not, is to feel sincerely […]
White House Reminds Us How Unfunny Conservatives Are With Corny Cinco De Mayo Post
Source: White House / White House X Account/x.com Look, I don’t know who the people are who are in charge of the Trump administration’s social media accounts, but I know they wouldn’t last half a round during an in-person roasting session, because these MAGA muppets are lame as hell. We already knew right-wingers were devoid […]
The Silent Struggle Of Black Family Caregivers
Many Black family caregivers provide what amounts to a full work week or round-the-clock care to a loved one. However, the trade-off often involves financial loss and emotional strain, especially when either navigating full-time work or having to put careers aside for caregiving. These sacrifices can affect their overall personal advancements and make them vulnerable […]
Barack Obama opens up about ‘genuine tension’ Trump era politics has created in his household
Barack Obama is still carrying the weight of American politics inside his own home. In a new feature for “The New Yorker,” written by Peter Slevin, the 44th president opened up about how the constant pressure to respond to Donald Trump has created “tension” between him and Michelle Obama. As theGrio previously reported, Obama addressed […]
How a D.C. teacher got Lyft to sponsor her rides during Teacher Appreciation Week
Teacher Appreciation Week has begun, and at least one teacher based in Washington, D.C. is getting to ride to school for free courtesy of Lyft. Over the weekend, Eliany Puello, a pre-k teacher in Northeast DC, went viral after she made a plea to Uber ahead of Teacher Appreciation Week to potentially comp her rides, […]
WHO is racing to track down nearly 100 passengers who flew with a woman who unknowingly had hantavirus
The World Health Organization (WHO) is urgently trying to locate up to 98 passengers who shared a four-hour flight with a woman who died from hantavirus, after it emerged that neither she nor anyone else on the plane knew she was infected at the time. As theGrio has reported, the WHO has been tracking a […]
Hip-hop producer 9th Wonder set to graduate from NC Central decades after leaving to pursue music: ‘It’s never too late’
Hip-hop producer 9th Wonder is set to reach a long-awaited milestone this week, graduating from North Carolina Central University over three decades after first enrolling. The Grammy-winning artist, whose real name is Patrick Denard Douthit, shared the news in a personal message on Instagram reflecting on his journey. He described the moment as the fulfillment […]
‘Saved by the Bell’ star Lark Voorhies once had a obsessed fan who threatened to harm anyone in her way
Lark Voorhies, the actress who portrayed the fashion-forward Lisa Turtle on the popular ’90s series “Saved by the Bell,” had a crazed fan at the height of her fame. According to Page Six, the actor’s mother, Tricia, revealed the surprising details during an upcoming episode of the “Hollywood Demons” docuseries, “After the Bell,” in which […]