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Key witnesses against Sean “Diddy” Combs, including longtime ex-girlfriend Casandra “Cassie” Ventura, are urging a federal judge to reject leniency for the hip-hop mogul at his sentencing Friday, saying they fear for their safety if he is freed. Prosecutors included letters from R&B singer Cassie, her parents and four others with
A top New Orleans police official on Tuesday welcomed the possibility of a National Guard deployment in his city but pushed back on suggestions of rising crime rates and said he was unclear on how the military might be used. Republican Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry is asking for up to 1,000 National
The Des Moines public schools superintendent who has been detained by immigration authorities submitted his resignation Tuesday while he focuses on challenging his looming deportation, his lawyer said. Ian Roberts had been under the impression from a prior attorney that his immigration case was “resolved successfully,” said attorney Alfredo Parrish. His law
Napheesa Collier delivered a blistering assessment of the WNBA and its commissioner on Tuesday as she sat in front of the media with a prepared statement, disclosing private conversations she said she had with Cathy Engelbert that portrayed her as a leader who lacks accountability. The Minnesota Lynx star spoke for more than four
The gaming and finance worlds are still reeling after a bombshell development. Electronic Arts, the studio behind cultural juggernauts like “Madden NFL,” “The Sims,” and “BioWare’s” blockbuster franchises, has been acquired by a key member of the Trump family and inner circle. On Monday, September 29, EA agreed to a
This week, the NFL announced that Bad Bunny will headline the 2026 Super Bowl halftime show, and the reactions are already flooding social media. While conservatives are clutching their pearls over the Puerto Rican superstar taking center stage, Black folks online are making it clear: they’re here for it. The timing
Dr. Bernice A. King, the youngest daughter of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King, revealed a deeply personal chapter of her life in an emotional new episode of Masters of the Game with TheGrio’s Natasha S. Alford. Now 62, King is the CEO of The King Center in Atlanta,
The federal government is close to a shutdown amid a political battle between Democrats and Republicans over health care in America—and Black Americans stand to suffer as a result. TheGrio was at the White House on Monday as President Donald Trump hosted congressional leaders from both parties, along with Vice
Donovan Mitchell says his fiancée, Coco Jones, is his “peace.” On Monday, September 29, during the Cleveland Cavaliers’ media day, the 29-year-old All-Star guard couldn’t stop gushing about the 27-year-old singer and actress. “Man, that’s my dog. I love her to death,” he told reporters when the topic moved to
After a White House meeting with House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer to avert a government shutdown ended with no results, President Donald Trump posted a racist AI video insulting the Democratic congressional leaders. Trump met with Jeffries and Schumer on Monday inside the Oval
Key witnesses against Sean “Diddy” Combs, including longtime ex-girlfriend Casandra “Cassie” Ventura, are urging a federal judge to reject leniency for the hip-hop mogul at his sentencing Friday, saying they fear for their safety if he is freed. Prosecutors included letters from R&B singer Cassie, her parents and four others with
A top New Orleans police official on Tuesday welcomed the possibility of a National Guard deployment in his city but pushed back on suggestions of rising crime rates and said he was unclear on how the military might be used. Republican Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry is asking for up to 1,000 National
The Des Moines public schools superintendent who has been detained by immigration authorities submitted his resignation Tuesday while he focuses on challenging his looming deportation, his lawyer said. Ian Roberts had been under the impression from a prior attorney that his immigration case was “resolved successfully,” said attorney Alfredo Parrish. His law
Napheesa Collier delivered a blistering assessment of the WNBA and its commissioner on Tuesday as she sat in front of the media with a prepared statement, disclosing private conversations she said she had with Cathy Engelbert that portrayed her as a leader who lacks accountability. The Minnesota Lynx star spoke for more than four
The gaming and finance worlds are still reeling after a bombshell development. Electronic Arts, the studio behind cultural juggernauts like “Madden NFL,” “The Sims,” and “BioWare’s” blockbuster franchises, has been acquired by a key member of the Trump family and inner circle. On Monday, September 29, EA agreed to a
This week, the NFL announced that Bad Bunny will headline the 2026 Super Bowl halftime show, and the reactions are already flooding social media. While conservatives are clutching their pearls over the Puerto Rican superstar taking center stage, Black folks online are making it clear: they’re here for it. The timing
Dr. Bernice A. King, the youngest daughter of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King, revealed a deeply personal chapter of her life in an emotional new episode of Masters of the Game with TheGrio’s Natasha S. Alford. Now 62, King is the CEO of The King Center in Atlanta,
The federal government is close to a shutdown amid a political battle between Democrats and Republicans over health care in America—and Black Americans stand to suffer as a result. TheGrio was at the White House on Monday as President Donald Trump hosted congressional leaders from both parties, along with Vice
Donovan Mitchell says his fiancée, Coco Jones, is his “peace.” On Monday, September 29, during the Cleveland Cavaliers’ media day, the 29-year-old All-Star guard couldn’t stop gushing about the 27-year-old singer and actress. “Man, that’s my dog. I love her to death,” he told reporters when the topic moved to
After a White House meeting with House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer to avert a government shutdown ended with no results, President Donald Trump posted a racist AI video insulting the Democratic congressional leaders. Trump met with Jeffries and Schumer on Monday inside the Oval