Va. GOP Rep. Jen Kiggans faces calls to resign after agreeing with racist comment targeting Hakeem Jeffries
Virginia Republican Rep. Jen Kiggans is under fire after she agreed with a radio host who told House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries to keep his “cotton-picking hands off of Virginia” during a Monday interview. As theGrio has reported, Jeffries has faced an escalating pattern of racially charged attacks in recent months, including from President Trump […]
Supreme Court Paves Way For Alabama To Use Racially Gerrymandered Map
Source: diane555 / Getty On Monday, the Supreme Court cleared the way for Alabama to use a congressional map that a lower court previously ruled was racially gerrymandered. NBC News reports that the Supreme Court set aside those previous rulings and sent the case back to the lower courts for relitigation. Alabama has tried for […]
‘Sad for the culture’: The family of George Floyd joins those reacting to ‘The Roast of Kevin Hart’ joke about his death
Kevin Hart has the internet in a bit of a tizzy. On Sunday, May 10, Netflix aired “The Roast of Kevin Hart” during the “Netflix Is a Joke” comedy festival, which was loaded with controversial jokes — including one about George Floyd — prompting many viewers to debate the merits of roast comedy, racist jokes, […]
Emily Blunt says in 20 Years she’s never seen ‘The Devil Wears Prada 2’ co-star Stanley Tucci in his socks
Twenty years after ‘The Devil Wears Prada’ became a pop culture phenomenon, most of the original cast have reunited for the sequel. The film played a pivotal role in Emily Blunt’s career with her turn as fashion assistant Emily Charlton, who hazed Anne Hathaway’s Andy Sachs into finding her footing at Miranda Priestley’s ‘Runway’ magazine. […]
White Louisiana Republican Allegedly Tells Black Democratic Party Official To ‘Shut Up, Boy’
Source: State of Louisiana / State of Louisiana The next time white Republicans — or anyone, for that matter — accuse Black people of being on a “Democratic plantation” because we refuse to vote for the current party of white supremacy, remind them that the gutting of the Voting Rights Act came as a result […]
‘Delayed, but never denied’: After 5 attempts and $25K spent, Brionna Pratt finally passed the bar exam
Brionna Pratt passed the bar exam on her fifth attempt after spending over $25,000 and years overcoming setbacks, burnout and self-doubt. Pratt, 30, shared her story with PEOPLE after learning she passed the February 2026 bar exam, ending a journey that began in July 2021. Along the way, she balanced major life changes, including relocating […]
Trump Promises To Deploy An ‘Election Integrity Army’ During Midterms, And We All Know Why
Source: Kevin Dietsch / Getty In today’s episode of Every Allegation Is A Confession — It’s The MAGA Way, President Donald Trump announced that he will deploy an “Election Integrity Army” to police election interference that does not exist, and protect voters from voter suppression committed by Democrats, as if it’s not Republicans who engage […]
Sheryl Underwood responds after Tony Hinchcliffe faces backlash over jokes about Underwood’s late husband at Netflix roast
Kevin Hart’s Netflix roast generated plenty of headlines on Sunday night, but one moment cut deeper than most. Comedian Tony Hinchcliffe faced backlash after making multiple jokes about the suicide of Sheryl Underwood’s late husband, Michael Sparkman, during the live event at the Kia Forum in Los Angeles. As theGrio previously reported, the roast also […]
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The ‘Spelman Seven’ reflect on sisterhood, scholarship and making history at Spelman College
Seven seniors at Spelman College are graduating at the top of their class after each earning a perfect 4.0 GPA, marking the largest group of valedictorians in the school’s history. Known collectively as the “Spelman Seven,” the graduates include Sophia Davis, Mariama Diallo, Nia-Sarai Perry, Alyssa Richardson, Aiyana Ringo, Alexis Sims and Cori’Anna White. According […]