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Alice Tan Ridley, a famed New York subway singer and mother of Gabourey Sidibe, has died. According to an obituary, Ridley died on March 25 in New York City at the age of 72. The Georgia native moved to the Big Apple in the early 1970s and lived quite the

Albums from Elton John, Miles Davis, Tracy Chapman, Mary J. Blige and the cast of “Hamilton” are entering America’s audio canon, along with singles from Helen Reddy and Celine Dion and the music of “Minecraft.” New inductees into the National Recording Registry at the Library of Congress include Davis’ groundbreaking 1970 merger of jazz and rock “Bitches Brew,”

A civil rights lawsuit alleging a south Louisiana parish engaged in racist land-use policies by placing polluting industries in majority-Black communities can move forward, a federal appellate court says. On Thursday, the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans ruled that a trio of faith-based community groups could proceed with a lawsuit

Since Michelle Obama left the White House and her two adult daughters left her house, she’s been enjoying her newfound independence so much that it’s led to rumors that something is amiss between her and her husband, former President Barack Obama. The 61-year-old former first lady opened up about how

U.S. Reps. Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., Shontel Brown, D-Ohio, and Nydia Velásquez, D-N.Y., are urging the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to move swiftly on advancing an already proposed federal rule that would ban a harmful chemical found in some hair products. “Ensuring that regulatory actions align with the best interests

Following public backlash, the National Park Service restored a webpage about the Underground Railroad and Harriet Tubman that sanitized some historical facts. But critics of the Trump administration’s snafu tell theGrio it presents a larger concern about the federal government’s role in safekeeping (or not safekeeping) Black history, which is

During this past NCAA March Madness tournament, Khaman Maluach became a rising star as a stand-out freshman center for Duke. After this weekend, the native of South Sudan’s future in the country is potentially up in the air. A new visa policy announced by the Trump administration on Saturday seeks

Dominicans around the world are grieving the tragic nightclub accident that took place on the island this week. Around 1 am on April 8, the roof of the Jet Set nightclub in Santo Domingo collapsed with at least 300 people inside.  According to Juan Manuel Méndez, the director of the

After 15 years, Keri Hilson is stepping back into the spotlight to address the infamous drama over Beyoncé that changed her professional path forever. In 2009, during the height of her musical career, Hilson released the remix to her hit song “Turning Me On,” which quickly garnered buzz after the

Facing a global market meltdown, President Donald Trump on Wednesday abruptly backed down on his tariffs on most nations for 90 days, but raised his tax rate on Chinese imports to 125%. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told reporters that Trump was pausing his so-called ‘reciprocal’ tariffs on most of the country’s biggest