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U.S. Rep. LaMonica McIver, D-N.J., is undeterred after pleading not guilty in a federal prosecution brought by the Trump administration. “The facts are on my side…I have no doubt that I will be victorious,” McIver told theGrio shortly after leaving a New Jersey courthouse where she was arraigned for her

Zohran Mamdani has claimed victory over a wounded, but still formidable former Gov. Andrew Cuomo in New York City’s Democratic mayoral primary. Now he faces an equally tough task: Defeating Mayor Eric Adams and a Republican opponent — and maybe even Cuomo again — in the general election, while fending off critics

For years, it looked as though the United States was steadily climbing toward a consensus on same-sex marriage. But 10 years after the Supreme Court ruled that there is a constitutional right to same-sex marriage, the split between Republicans and Democrats on the issue is wider than it’s been in decades.

It was mother’s day at the NBA draft Wednesday night. The moms of the NBA draftees took centerstage, receiving hugs and wiping away tears as they heard their offspring’s names called. Kelly Flagg, whose son Cooper went first to the Dallas Mavericks, was a strong player in her own right. She starred

If you were a Black voter of a certain age in New York City, many people expected you to vote for Andrew Cuomo in Tuesday’s mayoral race. The numbers show, by and large, that’s what happened–Cuomo had a 20-point advantage with Black voters over State Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani, earning over

D.L. Hughley is NOT a fan of President Donald Trump, and he’s not afraid to voice that. During an appearance on TMZ Live, Hughley got into a heated exchange with one of the outlet’s reporters about the current administration.  The conversation started when the outlet asked the comedian about his

Tia Mowry and her twin sister Tamera Mowry-Housley ascended to stardom after their hit television show “Sister, Sister” premiered in the mid-90s, making them household names among tweens and teens. However, the iconic Black girlhood sitcom almost never happened. In a recent Instagram post, the 46-year-old actress opened up about

Talk about princess treatment. Cardi B and Stefon Diggs’ love has reached fairytale status in France.  On Tuesday, June 24, in updates to her Instagram Stories, the 32-year-old rapper (dressed in a t-shirt that read “Jesus Loves You But I Don’t”) shared a glimpse of the full-on “real castle” the

Donald Trump Jr. suggested that former President Barack Obama’s being Black is the reason he has been awarded a Nobel Peace Prize—and that his father has not. “Affirmative action is when Barack Obama gets the Nobel Peace Prize instead of Donald Trump,” Trump Jr. posted Tuesday on X. The statement

Dominique Thorne is stepping into her power and the spotlight as the lead of Marvel’s “Ironheart” series on Disney+. Reprising her role as Riri Williams, the 19-year-old engineering genius introduced in 2022’s “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,” Thorne brings heart, brilliance, and depth to a character coming into her own in