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Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. It’s homecoming season in African America—that joyous time of year when alumni of our beloved historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) return to the yards from whence we came

The five Black and Latino men once known as the Central Park Five are taking Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump to court.  In a lawsuit filed on Monday in Pennsylvania, the five men – who now go by the “Exonerated Five” – accuse Trump of defamation for remarks he made

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump is being slammed by critics who say his recent visit to a McDonald’s in Pennsylvania was a “desperate” ploy for votes in the final two weeks before Election Day. “Donald Trump is a joke. I think it’s a desperate and poor ploy to try to

We may think of our children as our forever babies, but their bodies don’t always tell the same story.  Research shows that more Black children are experiencing the changes and challenges of puberty, earlier than other racial groups. For example, a 2024 report from Harvard’s T.H. Chan School of Public Health

NEW YORK (AP) — Jury selection began Monday in the criminal trial of the U.S. Marine Corps veteran charged with manslaughter for placing a man in a deadly chokehold on a New York City subway train last year. Daniel Penny, 25, is accused of “recklessly causing the death” of Jordan Neely, a

SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Orange life jackets bobbed in the water, where bystanders rushed to form a human chain for passing survivors to safety. Others shouldered the task of wrapping bodies in blankets and carrying them to shore. The frantic scene after an aluminum gangway collapsed Saturday at a boat dock on a

NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Liberty have their first WNBA championship after falling in the title round in their previous five appearances. An original franchise when the league tipped off in 1997, the Liberty have competed in a one-game, best-of-three and best-of-five format. It took a little extra

“Ooh, well, they ain’t never gonna win. They made God mad.” I got a taste of that distinctly Atlantan verve before I’d barely left Hartsfield-Jackson airport. As we passed the Mercedes-Benz Stadium, my exasperated Uber driver Chandra pointed out that, to build the 71,000-seat sports and concert venue, the developers razed

It is officially homecoming season! In the midst of tailgates, step shows, and reunions on the yard, career experts encourage everyone, especially young professionals, to use homecoming as an opportunity to expand their professional networks and boost their chances of new career opportunities.  “When you are at homecoming, you are

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — More North Carolina residents turned out to cast ballots on the first day of early voting this year than in 2020, even as residents from the mountainous western portion of the state continued to recover from the devastating effects of Hurricane Helene. Preliminary data shows a record 353,166 people