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TULSA, Okla. (AP) — At the site of a race massacre that reduced neighborhoods to ashes a century ago, where murals memorialize a once-thriving “ Black Wall Street,” one African American mother strives to keep others from dying as they try to bring new life into the world. Black women are more than three times

We haven’t heard or seen the last of Reesa Teesa after all. “Insecure” star Natasha Rothwell is officially developing the infamous and viral TikTok series “Who TF Did I Marry” into a TV adaptation. After Rothwell’s Big Hattie Productions won what Variety reports was a “competitive” bidding war at ABC,

WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris has accepted the rules set forth for next week’s debate with former President Donald Trump, although the Democratic nominee says the decision not to keep both candidates’ microphones live throughout the matchup will be to her disadvantage. The development, which came Wednesday by way of a

The star of the new movie “The Forge” faced his own journey with forgiveness before he ever hit the big screen. In an interview with theGrio, actor Aspen Kennedy talks about the powerful call he felt to address his relationship with his biological father — a very similar storyline that

New York Fashion Week is back — and off to a spicy start! This week, during Harlem’s Fashion Row’s 17th annual fashion show and style awards, Naomi Campbell gracefully clapped back at comments made by Anna Wintour about the supermodel’s legendary tardiness.  Themed “Night of Legends,” the Black-owned fashion agency and

The White House on Wednesday avoided commenting on recent outrage over a planned comedy “roast” of Vice President Kamala Harris on the University of South Carolina campus. The event is steeped in controversy due to the event’s vulgar advertising and the involvement of far-right extremist figures, conservative provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos

Bobby Morgan, a principal and founder of Liberation Lab, joins “Life Hacks with Liana” to discuss Liberation Lab and ways to create inclusive and supportive spaces inside classrooms. “I started Liberation Lab at the height of the 2020 events,” Morgan told theGrio. “We were experiencing so much as a people

If you feel like the job market is slow or even bad, it’s not all in your head. The job growth observed in 2022 and 2023, as the world left the shutdowns of 2020 and 2021 behind, has appeared to have slowed, if not stopped altogether, in some industries. According

When four gunshots rang out one summer in Brownsville, a group of people ran toward the sound to prevent any bloodshed — but they weren’t police officers. This group, known as violence interrupters, is part of an experiment designed to place community members on the front lines, deescalating situations that