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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. I am not highbrow or high falutin’ — uppity, if you will — about many things. I eat at chain restaurants; I even eat at Taco Bell. I buy

Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. I learned that America was exceptional at an early age, way before high school. There was the United States, nation of no wrongs, followed by every other country. Despite

Single motherhood is still considered by many to be taboo and many in our community look down on women raising children on their own. That hasn’t stopped a growing number of women from still choosing that path. The journey can look different for each woman. In this new and honest

HOUSTON (AP) — Former Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner was picked Tuesday as the Democrats’ nominee to succeed the late U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, who died last month after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. Turner, 69, will appear on the November ballot after securing the most support from local Democratic

ATLANTA (AP) — A year after a Georgia grand jury accused Donald Trump and others of illegally trying to overturn the 2020 presidential election in the state, the case has stalled with no chance of going to trial before the end of this year. When Fulton County District Attorney Fani

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio police officer was indicted Tuesday on murder and other charges in the shooting of Ta’Kiya Young, a 21-year-old pregnant Black mother who was killed after being accused of shoplifting last August. Young was suspected of stealing bottles of alcohol when Blendon Township police officer

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Democratic U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar, one of the progressive House members known as the “Squad” and a sharp critic of how Israel has conducted the war in Gaza, has won her primary race in Minnesota. Omar successfully defended her Minneapolis-area 5th District seat against a repeat challenge

Colman Domingo left everything on screen in his newest role of a wrongfully convicted man.  In “Sing Sing,” Domingo stars as John “Divine G” Whitfield, a real-life person who served as a leader in the Rehabilitation Through the Arts program while incarcerated. RTA is a program that brings creative art

As it turns out, Janet Jackson and her famous set of siblings are not the only musical geniuses in the Jackson family tree.  During an appearance on BBC’s “Radio 2 Breakfast Show,” the “Rhythm Nation” singer, 58, revealed that she’s related to not one, not two, but three extremely famous

Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. Harry was a cultural appropriator.  Formally trained by Irish clock dancers, Harry Swinton was the undisputed master of the buck and wing, a dance form that merged clogging with