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Weeks after Dr. Cerina Wanzer Fairfax was reportedly killed by her husband, former Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax, her family is speaking out. This week, Dr. Fairfax’s sister penned a loving tribute to the late dentist.  “My oldest sister Cerina Wanzer Fairfax was murdered by her husband on April 16th.

Redistricting efforts targeting largely Black districts in the South are moving rapidly, threatening the political power of Black voters at a time when they are disproportionately feeling the harms of an affordability crisis, environmental injustice, and access to health care and good-paying jobs. On Friday, the Virginia Supreme Court dealt

As commencements get underway across the country, Morehouse School of Medicine is demanding that one of its alumni not speak at its graduation. Rep. Rich McCormick (R-GA) was selected as speaker for the Morehouse School of Medicine’s commencement on May 16, with school leaders touting his appearance as a “homecoming.”

Behind every great brand is a great story. And behind some of the most beloved Black-owned businesses is an even greater woman, a mother, a grandmother, an auntie who probably didn’t know she was planting seeds. It’s often said there’s nothing like a mother’s love, but these founders prove it

In 2004, at the age of 18, Allyson Felix first began her Olympic track career. In the over 20 years since, the sprinter has become the most decorated track and field athlete in the history of sport, with five different summer games and 31 total medals (11 Olympic medals and

Lamont Newell is 17 years old, holds a 4.4 GPA, and has been accepted to 65 colleges, including Notre Dame, Dartmouth and Columbia University, where he will study industrial engineering on a full scholarship. As theGrio has reported, Black men continue to face significant barriers to college enrollment across the

Kendrick Lamar and Dr. Dre returned to their hometown this week to support a major milestone at Centennial High School in Compton, California, the school both artists once attended, according to Complex. The two hip-hop icons appeared at a groundbreaking ceremony on May 7 marking the start of construction on

EJ Johnson had thoughts about the 2026 Met Gala, and they did not hold back. The socialite and media personality, child of NBA legend Magic Johnson and Cookie Johnson, took to Instagram with a reel laying out everything they felt went wrong on the red carpet. TheGrio previously covered the

Six hundred thousand Black women have been laid off, fired or pushed out of the workforce since early 2025, and the number is still climbing. DEI initiatives that took decades to build have been gutted through executive orders. In the midst of it all, three veteran executives decided it was

President Donald Trump, on Thursday, called for House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries to be charged with “inciting violence” following comments Jeffries made about Democratic redistricting efforts ahead of the 2026 midterm elections, according to Politico. In a post shared on Truth Social, Trump accused Democrats of promoting dangerous political rhetoric