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The U.S. registered its first death from measles since 2015 this week, as a child who wasn’t vaccinated died in a measles outbreak in Texas. Normally, most U.S. cases are brought into the country by people who have traveled overseas. So far, Texas officials have reported 124 cases. New Mexico has
After multiple major retailers and corporations began rolling back their DEI initiatives, multiple calls for boycotts were made, including one planned as an “economic blackout” on Friday, February 28. What began as a social media campaign has spiraled into a full-on initiative led by John Schwarz, founder of The People’s
Shaboozey, the Virginia country sensation whose song “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” has become an inescapable pop smash now has another record to add to his list of accomplishments. His aforementioned single is now the longest leading Hot Country Song number 1 by a single artist, going strong at 35 weeks,
A grassroots organization is encouraging U.S. residents not to spend any money Friday as an act of “economic resistance” to protest what the group’s founder sees as the malign influence of billionaires, big corporations and both major political parties on the lives of working Americans. The People’s Union USA calls the
The Social Security Administration is preparing to lay off at least 7,000 people from its workforce of 60,000, according to a person familiar with the agency’s plans who is not authorized to speak publicly. The workforce reduction, according to a second person who also spoke on condition of anonymity, could be as
“Beyond the Gates,” CBS’s new daytime drama led by a Black cast, has arrived—bringing with it slaps across the face, golf clubs smashing across desks, shady under-the-table dealings, mysterious biker women, lurid mistresses turned wives, and a depiction of the Black Elite. The melodrama has also arrived amid the current
Karine Jean-Pierre, President Joe Biden’s former White House press secretary, is speaking out about her ex-boss being unceremoniously ousted from the 2024 presidential election just one month after leaving office. While speaking at a forum at Harvard Kennedy School Institute of Politics on Wednesday, Jean-Pierre did not mince words when
LeBron James and his son Bronny James are denying allegations brought against them in a lawsuit stemming from an alleged car crash in November 2022. According to court documents obtained by the Los Angeles Times and People magazine, the 40-year-old NBA star, and his 20-year-old son “deny each and every
In television, Black women often have to fight to be seen, heard, and given the opportunities they deserve. Celebrity chef Carla Hall knows this struggle all too well. The Emmy Award-winning TV personality and former co-host of The Chew kicks off a new season of TheGrio’s Masters of the Game
For many people, going to space is a goal, though, for the vast majority of people, it feels entirely out of reach. For starters—and without becoming an astronaut—how does one even begin the process of “going to space?” Well Gayle King not only started that elusive process, but she’s going!