‘I don’t like to see people struggling the way I struggled’: Rep. Angie Nixon gets vulnerable about what motivates her fight for Floridians
Florida Rep. Angie Nixon is fighting for a seat in the U.S. Senate during this year’s midterm elections. And while her grassroots campaign has earned her support from one of the nation’s largest political advocacy groups, a recent interview on CBS News has prompted social media users across the country to applaud Nixon’s position in […]
Wunmi Mosaku admits social media is all an illusion — and she’s part of it
If you only knew actress Wunmi Mosaku from her social media content, you’d probably gather that her life is just one glamorous cover shoot, followed by one star-studded red carpet appearance after another—but she’d be the first to tell you that isn’t the truth. “I’m always like, be true to yourself, be true to yourself… […]
Oh, So NOW Donald Trump Wants People To Vote By Mail
Source: Anadolu / Getty Look, there are a lot of reasons President Donald Trump and the MAGA world are dangerous, as they are dedicated to the avoidance of democracy, the rule of law, education, and the very concepts of truth and living in a shared reality. But only two things make them insufferably obnoxious: they’re […]
Dennis Hastert Is Dead. Apparently, So Are His Scandals [Op-Ed]
Source: Najlah Feanny / Getty There must be something incredibly comforting about being a white man in America. You can spend your life accumulating power, scandals, and victims, and then one day you die and suddenly everybody only remembers the good times. Former Republican House Speaker Dennis Hastert died Saturday at 84. He was the […]
Who Was Rod Paige?: The Nation’s First Black Secretary Of Education
Source: TIM SLOAN / Getty For decades, Dr. Rod Paige dedicated his life to one powerful idea: every child deserves the opportunity to succeed. From the classrooms of Texas to the highest levels of the U.S. Department of Education, Paige challenged the status quo, pushed for accountability, and became a leading voice in the fight […]
Isaac Yowman Explains Why ‘Paragraphs Of A Paige’ Will Be A Must-See Film In 2027
✕ Paragraphs of a Paige is an upcoming biopic short film on the life and legacy of the late Dr. Roderick “Rod” Paige. A lifelong educator and trailblazer, Dr. Paige made history as the first Black person to serve as U.S. Secretary of Education, holding office from 2001 to 2005 under President George W. Bush. […]
Donald Trump Doxxed Tom Cotton Over Daylight Saving Time Because Apparently This Is Where We Are Now
Source: Roberto Schmidt / Getty In the latest episode of The Real White Nationalist Housewives of D.C., President Donald Trump was upset with Arkansas Republican Sen. Tom Cotton, so he doxxed him in a social media post, and Sen. John Kennedy of Louisiana was annoyed. During an appearance on NBC’s Meet the Press, Kennedy said […]
Aaron Pierre makes his mark in ‘Lanterns’ first-season finale
****SPOILER ALERT****THIS ARTICLE CONTAINS SPOILERS**** Aaron Pierre’s John Stewart has spent most of “Lanterns” standing in someone else’s shadow. In the HBO series’ season finale, the actor finally gets his moment in the light. The first season of “Lanterns” has been built around the relationship between Stewart, a young Green Lantern recruit, and Hal Jordan […]
Exclusive: Major youth voting group backs 3 progressive Black candidates ahead of Election Day
Voters of Tomorrow, one of the nation’s largest youth political advocacy groups, has endorsed a slate of progressive Black candidates in the final weeks before Election Day, theGrio exclusively reports. The organization, founded in 2019, is backing Angie Nixon, the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in Florida; Justin J. Pearson, the Democratic nominee for Tennessee’s […]
DC Police Board Targets Racial Bias in Window-Tint Stops
Source: Madison Maynard / Bison ONE Newsroom Metropolitan Police Department officers in Washington, D.C., have used window-tint violations as a pretext to stop drivers and investigate other suspected offenses, according to the D.C. Office of Police Complaints. A window-tint stop, which is a minor traffic violation, can lead to prolonged detention, questioning, a vehicle search […]