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Forget the one-note action hero or the overburdened mom trope. “Shadow Force” gives us something we rarely see: a Black woman with a gun in one hand and maternal instinct in the other. In her action debut, Kerry Washington, alongside Omar Sy, delivers a fresh dynamic that redefines what it

The popular online fundraising platform GoFundMe is apologizing after multiple fundraisers for Rodney Hinton Jr., a man in Ohio accused of killing a deputy after officers killed his son, were launched and raised thousands within days of his arrest. On Monday, May 5, the Ohio Fraternal Order of Police released

Newark Mayor Ras Baraka was reportedly arrested on Friday while protesting the opening of Delaney Hall, a new federal immigration detention center, per the Washington Post.  According to Interim U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey, Alina Habba, Barraka was arrested for allegedly trespassing. “The Mayor of Newark, Ras

Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. Mother’s Day is upon us yet again. It’s the joyous time of the year when we celebrate with flowers, cards and brunch the women who brought us into the

Gabrielle Union is getting real about surrogacy.  The 52-year-old actress and mother opened up about the complexity of surrogacy while discussing her motherhood journey in a recent profile for Marie Claire magazine’s first-ever motherhood issue. When the “Perfect Find” star was ready to expand her family with her husband, former

When white smoke rose from the Sistine Chapel and Robert Francis Prevost emerged as Pope Leo XIV, making history as the first American to lead the Catholic Church, the headlines celebrated the milestone. But in Black communities, especially New Orleans barbershops, community centers, and Black family Facebook groups, the moment

The Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) recently obtained a dismissal in court of a $150 million lawsuit pertaining to the media rights to the conference’s athletic games. According to the Raleigh News & Observer, Urban Edge Network claimed they had the right to broadcast SWAC athletic competitions on its streaming platforms.

For years, Ambrealle Brown was forced to put her dreams of becoming a nurse on hold due to a life-threatening kidney disease that left her temporarily incapacitated. Amid inner doubts about whether she would ever return to living a normal life, Brown’s mother stepped in and offered to donate her

After some time out of the spotlight, 90s actress Maia Campbell triumphantly resurfaced on social media recently.  In April, the 48-year-old actress made a series of social media posts for the first time since 2017. Nearly instantly, she received an outpouring of support from others in Black Hollywood and fans

President Donald Trump abruptly fired Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden on Thursday as the White House continues to purge the federal government of those perceived to oppose the president and his agenda. Hayden was notified in an email late Thursday from the White House’s Presidential Personnel Office, according to an email obtained by The