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Less than a day after the Supreme Court gutted the Voting Rights Act and declared Louisiana’s congressional map racially discriminatory against white voters, Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry has expressed his intention to suspend next month’s primary elections in order to have state legislators redraw the state’s map, targeting the state’s

Veteran actor Ving Rhames is home and recovering after collapsing at a Los Angeles restaurant on Wednesday afternoon. People reported that the 66-year-old was eating with his family in North Hollywood when he collapsed at the table. As theGrio has previously covered, Rhames has been one of Hollywood’s most recognizable

A group of young, talented musicians will return to the Washington, D.C., region to perform at a highly anticipated event, one year after an executive order signed by President Donald Trump canceled their initial plans of performing in concert alongside the United States Marine Band. The group consists of more

A cross-country charity journey took a dangerous turn when Isaiah Thomas, known online as “Minister Zay,” was struck by a vehicle while livestreaming his walk from Philadelphia to California, according to Philadelphia’s Fox29. Thomas, a pastor and Twitch streamer, had set out on a roughly 3,000-mile “faith walk” aimed at

After nearly 24 hours of student protests, South Carolina State University officials have decided to rescind their invitation to Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette to speak at the 2026 commencement on May 8.  “Out of an abundance of caution for safety and with careful consideration, the university has decided to move

By the time Brionna Johnson, an expectant mother in Chicago, understood what was happening inside her body, the intervention plan was clear. A 27-pound cluster of fibroids had grown alongside her pregnancy, and doctor after doctor told her that at 17 weeks pregnant, there was no safe path forward but

After navigating life through the lens of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) for nearly 34 years, Gabrielle Union can be present now.  However, before she began therapy specifically for PTSD in October through Nema Health, the 53-year-old actress could not even enjoy a sunny afternoon in the backyard with her daughter.

You can’t keep Sinbad from doing what he loves. The comedian, who has battled health issues ever since his stroke in 2020, made a public announcement on his Instagram page on Wednesday, confirming that he was “getting his feet wet” and getting back on stage. “I can’t walk!” Sinbad said,

With a megaphone in her hand, Florida Democratic Rep. Angie Nixon was not going to be ignored. “This is a violation of the Constitution,” she shouted as her fellow Congressmen looked on. “I will not allow you to destroy our democracy!” Nixon’s form of protest came as the Florida Senate

Former President Barack Obama and former Vice President Kamala Harris reacted to the Supreme Court’s consequential ruling that weakens protections for Black voters under the Voting Rights Act, setting up what could be a cascade of congressional maps that draw Black voters out of districts where their votes can be