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Kamala Harris made her second trip to Michigan since losing the 2024 presidential election on Tuesday, campaigning for Democrats on the ballot this midterm election as they struggle to bridge divides with Black voters in the state. “I don’t think the party has been working hard enough, and so it’s
Michelle Williams admitted she was hesitant to share her journey of diving deeper into higher education. The accomplished singer took to social media on Tuesday to push back against those fears, posting a photo of herself wearing a Regent University T-shirt and letting the world know she was indeed heading
Is there a perfect place for Black families to raise and educate their children in America? The internet seems to think so. On Sunday, Sept. 20, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones published a deeply personal essay in The New York Times Magazine reflecting on whether she failed her daughter and
An independent autopsy commission by the family of Nolan Wells revealed that the 18-year-old suffered blunt force trauma to the back of his head and body, including injuries that were not reported in the initial autopsy. The release of the independent autopsy to the public comes hours after a Mississippi
Claressa Shields is pushing away all of the drama. After spending months in the headlines for back-and-forths with other boxers and her boyfriend’s estranged wife, the Olympic gold medalist and self-proclaimed “G.W.O.A.T.” is being intentional about anything that blocks her clarity, especially negativity. On TikTok Live on Monday (Sept. 21),
When news broke that a Mississippi grand jury had returned a “no true bill” in the death of Nolan Wells, many people heard one thing: case closed. Charles Coleman Jr., a civil rights attorney and former Brooklyn prosecutor, says that’s the wrong takeaway. “There’s what’s happened and what you can
Ye (formerly Kanye West) returned home to Chicago on Tuesday with a single message: to celebrate his late mother, Donda West. The Chicago educator was honored with a street named after her on 78th Street and South Shore Drive, an area where Dr. West and Ye’s former home still stands.
(Photo: Gage Skidmore/flickr) by Selena Hill September 22, 2026 The White House’s decision to bar CNN, MS NOW, and Politico has triggered a legal fight over press access. Major television networks are standing together to push back against President Donald Trump’s latest ban on news media. The clash began Friday
Amid a legal battle over President Donald Trump‘s press ban against news outlets and the subsequent boycott by television networks, the White House’s newly launched “Trump TV” is raising eyebrows. Scholars and experts who spoke with theGrio say a sitting U.S. president refusing access to news organizations while trumpeting his
photo by Stefanie Keenan/Getty Images. by Selena Hill September 22, 2026 The Lucas Museum of Narrative Art, co-founded by George Lucas and his wife, Mellody Hobson, opens with a mission to expand art and visual storytelling. Mellody Hobson is no stranger to big bets. Now, one of the nation’s most