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Remy Ma and Claressa Shields are trading shots online again, with the rapper dragging her pending divorce from Papoose into the latest exchange. The feud follows months of public tension, including Remy’s “W.Y.F.L.” freestyle, which fans believed targeted Shields, and Shields’ recent insistence that Papoose should not be described as
Source: Etta Avolio / GoFundMe In the wake of the spate of suspicious hanging deaths of Black folk across the country, many have raised eyebrows when police have ruled them “accidents,” acts of self-harm, or “inconclusive” during or after their investigations. Given this country’s history, when a Black person is
Four Maryland residents and the immigrant rights group We Are CASA have filed a proposed federal class-action lawsuit seeking to stop alleged warrantless immigration arrests by ICE. The lawsuit comes as TheGrio has reported on a surge in street arrests affecting Black immigrants and a recent Maryland airport detention involving
(Photo: Jeff Spicer/Getty Images) by Selena Hill September 12, 2026 The actor and his wife invested in the company years before Danone agreed to acquire it for nearly $1.15 billion. Idris Elba’s latest business win is less about Hollywood and more about getting in early. The actor and his wife,
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie no longer feels that Nigeria is “home.” The acclaimed author has been vocal about the changes she’s experienced since her 21-month-old son died following a medical emergency. After sharing a social media post alleging medical negligence by the hospital over her son’s care in June, she’s expounding
A federal grand jury in Los Angeles found Chicago rapper Lil Durk not guilty of all charges related to an alleged murder-for-hire plot of rival Quando Rondo in 2022. The jury deliberated for two days before returning its verdict. The Grammy Award-winning rapper faced five different charges: of conspiracy to
One day after Jackson, Mississippi, authorities confirmed they were investigating 29-year-old Tasia Fortune‘s death as a homicide, a man was arrested in connection with the case. Police arrested a man who was walking along a city street, Jackson Police Chief RaShall Brackney said during a news conference on Friday. Brackney
DHS photo by Tia Dufour, Public domain by Ahsan Washington September 11, 2026 The lives of thousands of innocent people were lost Approaching another solemn anniversary means remembering and honoring the 3,000 souls lost 24 years ago on Sept. 11, 2001. The violent attack has forever changed the way citizens
(Photo: Walt Disney Television/Flickr) by Selena Hill September 11, 2026 The legal saga continues between Malcolm-Jamal Warner’s widow and mother more than a year after his tragic death. More than a year after Malcolm-Jamal Warner’s death, the legal fight over his estate is expanding beyond a disputed trust and into
Source: Ray Tan / Getty Residents in Jackson, Mississippi, a city that is roughly 82% Black, have been grappling with an ongoing water crisis — a public health crisis caused by infrastructure neglect, severe weather, and a deteriorating water system — since the near-collapse of its water treatment plant in
Remy Ma and Claressa Shields are trading shots online again, with the rapper dragging her pending divorce from Papoose into the latest exchange. The feud follows months of public tension, including Remy’s “W.Y.F.L.” freestyle, which fans believed targeted Shields, and Shields’ recent insistence that Papoose should not be described as
Source: Etta Avolio / GoFundMe In the wake of the spate of suspicious hanging deaths of Black folk across the country, many have raised eyebrows when police have ruled them “accidents,” acts of self-harm, or “inconclusive” during or after their investigations. Given this country’s history, when a Black person is
Four Maryland residents and the immigrant rights group We Are CASA have filed a proposed federal class-action lawsuit seeking to stop alleged warrantless immigration arrests by ICE. The lawsuit comes as TheGrio has reported on a surge in street arrests affecting Black immigrants and a recent Maryland airport detention involving
(Photo: Jeff Spicer/Getty Images) by Selena Hill September 12, 2026 The actor and his wife invested in the company years before Danone agreed to acquire it for nearly $1.15 billion. Idris Elba’s latest business win is less about Hollywood and more about getting in early. The actor and his wife,
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie no longer feels that Nigeria is “home.” The acclaimed author has been vocal about the changes she’s experienced since her 21-month-old son died following a medical emergency. After sharing a social media post alleging medical negligence by the hospital over her son’s care in June, she’s expounding
A federal grand jury in Los Angeles found Chicago rapper Lil Durk not guilty of all charges related to an alleged murder-for-hire plot of rival Quando Rondo in 2022. The jury deliberated for two days before returning its verdict. The Grammy Award-winning rapper faced five different charges: of conspiracy to
One day after Jackson, Mississippi, authorities confirmed they were investigating 29-year-old Tasia Fortune‘s death as a homicide, a man was arrested in connection with the case. Police arrested a man who was walking along a city street, Jackson Police Chief RaShall Brackney said during a news conference on Friday. Brackney
DHS photo by Tia Dufour, Public domain by Ahsan Washington September 11, 2026 The lives of thousands of innocent people were lost Approaching another solemn anniversary means remembering and honoring the 3,000 souls lost 24 years ago on Sept. 11, 2001. The violent attack has forever changed the way citizens
(Photo: Walt Disney Television/Flickr) by Selena Hill September 11, 2026 The legal saga continues between Malcolm-Jamal Warner’s widow and mother more than a year after his tragic death. More than a year after Malcolm-Jamal Warner’s death, the legal fight over his estate is expanding beyond a disputed trust and into
Source: Ray Tan / Getty Residents in Jackson, Mississippi, a city that is roughly 82% Black, have been grappling with an ongoing water crisis — a public health crisis caused by infrastructure neglect, severe weather, and a deteriorating water system — since the near-collapse of its water treatment plant in