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Donald Trump is getting boring. A candidate who once provoked shock and awe now generates eye rolling, head shaking and, even in some cases, pity as Americans see him struggling to navigate the new political reality of Kamala Harris. After Trump’s rambling press conference at Mar-a-Lago and multiple unhinged tweets
As children all over the country are heading back to school this month, Time magazine has named its 2024 Kid of the Year, Heman Bekele. The Black 15-year-old from Fairfax County, Virginia, doesn’t just dream of combatting skin cancer through body soap; he’s already making it a reality. Bekele was
Usher postponed the first show of his highly anticipated tour hours before it was scheduled to begin. The “Confessions” singer announced in a social media post on Wednesday that he has postponed his show in Atlanta to give himself time to “rest and heal.” Usher was scheduled to kick off
Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. I’m going to cut to the chase — “Daughters,” a documentary now streaming on Netflix, broke me down. I was in tears, nearly inconsolable for a time and honestly,
Cancer deaths among men could potentially be on track to rise by nearly 100% by 2050. According to a new study by the American Cancer Society titled “Burden of 30 cancers among men,” cancer cases among men are expected to increase from 10.3 million to 19 million (an 84% increase),
New research is giving further insight into how humans age — and it’s not the gradual process many of us believe it is. A study published in the journal Nature Aging indicates that most significant age-related changes occur in two major phases: at approximately age 44 and again at age 60. “We’re
I didn’t know how much I needed to watch Ernie Hudson play a drug dealer until I hit rock bottom. Grief is not the most ideal way to discover a new television show, but it’s how I discovered “Carl Weber’s The Family Business” shortly after losing my mom to cancer.
The family of Casey Goodson Jr., a Black man who was shot and killed by an Ohio sheriff’s deputy, will receive $7 million to settle a federal civil rights lawsuit over the December 2020 shooting. The Franklin County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved the settlement late last month. Goodson, 23,
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — President Joe Biden is set to sign a proclamation Friday to designate a national monument at the Springfield, Illinois, site of the 1908 race riot, which later fueled the formation of the NAACP. White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said during a briefing with reporters on
Beyoncé, Shaboozey and Kane Brown are making waves in the country music genre, nabbing several 2024 People’s Choice Country Awards nominations. Queen Bey has been nominated for the People’s Artist of 2023, the Female Artist of 2023 and the Social Country Star of 2023, the PCCAs announced on Wednesday, according
Donald Trump is getting boring. A candidate who once provoked shock and awe now generates eye rolling, head shaking and, even in some cases, pity as Americans see him struggling to navigate the new political reality of Kamala Harris. After Trump’s rambling press conference at Mar-a-Lago and multiple unhinged tweets
As children all over the country are heading back to school this month, Time magazine has named its 2024 Kid of the Year, Heman Bekele. The Black 15-year-old from Fairfax County, Virginia, doesn’t just dream of combatting skin cancer through body soap; he’s already making it a reality. Bekele was
Usher postponed the first show of his highly anticipated tour hours before it was scheduled to begin. The “Confessions” singer announced in a social media post on Wednesday that he has postponed his show in Atlanta to give himself time to “rest and heal.” Usher was scheduled to kick off
Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. I’m going to cut to the chase — “Daughters,” a documentary now streaming on Netflix, broke me down. I was in tears, nearly inconsolable for a time and honestly,
Cancer deaths among men could potentially be on track to rise by nearly 100% by 2050. According to a new study by the American Cancer Society titled “Burden of 30 cancers among men,” cancer cases among men are expected to increase from 10.3 million to 19 million (an 84% increase),
New research is giving further insight into how humans age — and it’s not the gradual process many of us believe it is. A study published in the journal Nature Aging indicates that most significant age-related changes occur in two major phases: at approximately age 44 and again at age 60. “We’re
I didn’t know how much I needed to watch Ernie Hudson play a drug dealer until I hit rock bottom. Grief is not the most ideal way to discover a new television show, but it’s how I discovered “Carl Weber’s The Family Business” shortly after losing my mom to cancer.
The family of Casey Goodson Jr., a Black man who was shot and killed by an Ohio sheriff’s deputy, will receive $7 million to settle a federal civil rights lawsuit over the December 2020 shooting. The Franklin County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved the settlement late last month. Goodson, 23,
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — President Joe Biden is set to sign a proclamation Friday to designate a national monument at the Springfield, Illinois, site of the 1908 race riot, which later fueled the formation of the NAACP. White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said during a briefing with reporters on
Beyoncé, Shaboozey and Kane Brown are making waves in the country music genre, nabbing several 2024 People’s Choice Country Awards nominations. Queen Bey has been nominated for the People’s Artist of 2023, the Female Artist of 2023 and the Social Country Star of 2023, the PCCAs announced on Wednesday, according
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