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Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. I keep coming back to four words. Not because they were shocking, but because they weren’t: “No good Black people.” Paul Schrader said that like it was a logistics problem,
Class Is In Session Paying for college can add stress to families as the cost of living and everyday expenses continue to rise. We’ll speak with an expert in this space—UNCF Director of Outreach & Recruitment, Mary Williams—on ways families can pay for college, with helpful resources and tips as
As Lil Durk begins to navigate the aftermath of his federal murder-for-hire acquittal, an emotional interview with his mother, LaShawnda Woodard, is shedding light on the grief and guilt she has carried for years. Woodard, known as “Mama Durk,” recently sat down with Amber Grimes for an episode of If
Photo by Dolgachov/Getty Images by Selena Hill September 13, 2026 The college football star is turning the controversy surrounding his NCAA suspension into a fundraising campaign for cancer research. A $427 plane ticket cost University of Tennessee linebacker Arion Carter a game. Now, he’s using that same $427 figure to
Tyler Perry is marking his 57th birthday by looking back at the difficult road that brought him to this moment. On Sunday, Perry shared an eight-slide Instagram carousel titled “The Journey!!” that chronicled his life from childhood through his rise as one of Hollywood’s most successful Black filmmakers and entrepreneurs.
Serena Williams became an unexpected source of internet comedy during the US Open on Friday after cameras caught her watching the Ben Shelton-Frances Tiafoe semifinal from the stands. The 23-time Grand Slam champion was seated at Arthur Ashe Stadium as the two Americans battled for a place in the men’s
Charleston White is in custody in Florida, and the circumstances that put him there have not been made public. TMZ reported that the 49-year-old was arrested Saturday by the Hollywood Police Department and booked into Broward County jail. According to arrest records the outlet obtained, he faces a single misdemeanor
Liris Crosse could have absorbed the embarrassment privately. She has been in the industry long enough to know how these things usually go. Instead, the 47-year-old told PEOPLE she went public about her experience on “Project Runway” specifically to “help the next generation of models.” Crosse drew widespread attention in
The warnings about artificial intelligence are no longer coming only from critics. Now they’re coming from the very people building the technology. The latest voice is Dario Amodei, CEO of Anthropic, one of the leading companies in the global AI race. On Saturday, Amodei called for the industry to slow
Directly below portrait of confident female friends in sportswear standing against blue sky on sunny day by Sidnee Michelle September 13, 2026 The findings draw on surveys of more than 9,500 people across the United States, Canada, Germany, and the United Kingdom. Women who participated in sports growing up are