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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Two emergency response calls were made from the home of Sonya Massey, the Black woman who was shot in the face by an Illinois sheriff’s deputy after she called 911 for help, in the days leading up to her death, according to records released Wednesday. In a third

WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris said Wednesday that former President Donald Trump’s false assertions about her race were the “same old show” as she emphasized the need for Black women to organize for his defeat this November. Addressing the Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority Inc. — one of “Divine Nine” historically

Fans of Allen Media Group’s HBCU GO will now be able to watch games from the 2024 football season at FOX affiliates.  The streaming platform announced on Wednesday that it has expanded nationwide clearance for its 2024-25 sports season. The expansion includes FOX owned-and-operated stations in Los Angeles (KCOP-TV) and

Jonathan Majors is speaking out after Robert Downey Jr. was cast to play Marvel villain Doctor Doom as a replacement for Major’s Kang the Conqueror.  Majors shared that he was “heartbroken” by the casting decision on Tuesday shortly after Downey revealed that he will return to the Marvel Cinematic Universe

Maya Rudolph is headed back to “Saturday Night Live” — just in time for the 2024 election.  The actress will return to the sketch comedy show to play Vice President Kamala Harris leading up to the November election, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Universal Television and Lorne Michael’s Broadway Video

Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. Men’s gymnastics has always taken a backseat to the women’s version, which routinely produces bevies of international champions from these United States. We’ve now reached the point where Black Girl Magic

Despite his global fame, Snoop Dogg apparently carries his own bags. In addition to toting his own wine around the city of Paris, the man just revealed he has “less than a thousand” but “more than five hundred” individual bags. “I love bags, backpacks, handbags, tote bags,”  the rap icon

Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. Congressman Tim Burchette referred to Vice President Kamala Harris as a “DEI hire” in racially coded subtext suggesting she is unqualified for her position because she is a woman

VILLENEUVE-D’ASCQ, France (AP) — South Sudan coach Royal Ivey says his life feels like a movie right now. He might be onto something: An underdog, under-funded team from a nation still dealing with the aftereffects of a civil war and bracing for its first free election stuns the basketball establishment by qualifying

SAINT-DENIS, France (AP) — Jasmine Moore always loved jumping. For a while when she was a kid, she thought all those leaps, with a few twirls mixed in, might make her part of America’s Team — as a Dallas Cowboys cheerleader. How’s this for a backup plan: She’s on America’s team