by Sharelle Burt April 28, 2025 Booker labeled the next few days, given the circumstances, as the “most consequential weeks for seniors, kids and families in generations.” House Minority Leader Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) and Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) sat on the steps of Capitol Hill with hundreds of supporters

by Nahlah Abdur-Rahman April 28, 2025 The two coaches were rehired after their community launched a petition to get their jobs back. Two popular high school basketball coaches will return to their Metro Atlanta high school after their community fought for their reinstatement. The boys’ and girls’ basketball coaches, James

The textile mills that once served as the backbone of Mount Pleasant, North Carolina, have long been shuttered, and officials believed federal money would be key to the town’s overdue revitalization. They hoped an improved stormwater drainage system and secured electrical wires — funded through a program to help communities

A recent destination bride isn’t just sharing the epic photos from her rainy but magical beach wedding; she’s also sharing the horror of initially being denied entry into the country days before her nuptials were set to take place.    In November 2024, Zoey Conant, 26, and her husband, Blane Conant,

Since her birth 10 years ago, Mackenzie Holmes has rarely called one place home for long. There was the house in Houston owned by her grandmother, Crystal Holmes. Then, after Holmes lost her Southwest Airlines job and the house, there was the trio of apartments in the suburbs — and

State lawmakers across the U.S. are pushing to use more taxpayer dollars to pay for private school tuitions and homeschooling expenses even as they try to figure out how to budget in a time of economic uncertainty. A $1 billion-per-year voucher program the Texas Legislature sent to the governor last week and a

by Nahlah Abdur-Rahman April 28, 2025 The son, Jax Ulbrich, publicly admitted to prank calling Sanders while he waited to be selected in the NFL draft. The son of the Atlanta Falcons Defense Coordinator Jeff Ulbrich has admitted to and apologized for a prank calling made to Shedeur Sanders during

Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. Over the weekend, it was announced that Outkast, along with Chubby Checker, Bad Company, The White Stripes, Soundgarden, and Cyndi Lauper would be inducted into the Rock & Roll

by Sharelle Burt April 28, 2025 Former Gov. Nathan Deal eliminated Confederate Memorial Day in Georgia after the Charleston 9 Massacre Did you know April 26 is Confederate Memorial Day? If not, pay attention to some of the states that still celebrate the holiday honoring Confederate soldiers, Savannah Morning News

by Nahlah Abdur-Rahman April 28, 2025 Jakes daughter and son-in-law, Sarah Jakes and Touré Roberts, will take over The Potter’s House as senior pastors. Bishop T.D. Jakes announced unexpected news during his Sunday service at The Potter’s House Church April 27. Going forward, his daughter Sarah Jakes and her husband,