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The NAACP has filed an emergency lawsuit seeking to stop Tennessee from implementing a newly approved congressional redistricting map that reshapes voting districts in the state ahead of the 2026 elections, according to Nashville’s Fox17. The lawsuit was filed Thursday in Davidson County Chancery Court, just hours after Gov. Bill

Charlotte, North Carolina, Mayor Vi Lyles has announced she will resign from office next month. The move came as a surprise, as Lyles just won her reelection six months ago. In a statement, the Democratic leader did not specify why she was leaving her position after five terms as mayor,

The success of “Michael” is translating off-screen. Michael Jackson’s already record-breaking music has surpassed its own streaming numbers. In the week of April 24-30, also the week of the film’s premiere, Jackson’s solo music discography registered a collective 137.5 million official on-demand streams, according to data from Luminate obtained by

By the end of its current session in the end of June, the U.S. Supreme Court will rule on a consequential case determining the fate of 350,000 Haitians living in the United States. Should the court rule in favor of President Donald Trump‘s termination of Temporary Protective Status (TPS) for

Isaiah Rashad has had time to reflect since he was forced to publicly confront his sexual identity, and now says he feels “blessed.” Speaking to The Breakfast Club after the release of his first project in five years, “It’s Been Awful,” the 34-year-old rapper opened up about the internal work

The pioneering historian, educator, and journalist Carter G. Woodson, who gave us what eventually became Black History Month, held an overarching philosophy: education was inseparable from freedom. That philosophy and legacy sit at the heart of this year’s Black Teacher Appreciation Day. On Thursday, May 7, the Center for Black

Kodak Black has been arrested again on drug-related charges. The 28-year-old rapper, whose real name is Bill Kapri, was booked on Wednesday (May 6) in Florida by the Orange County Sheriff’s Office and is being charged with trafficking the drug MDMA. On Thursday, he entered a written not guilty plea

This week, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against The New York Times, claiming the paper engaged in “unlawful employment practices” and discriminated against a white male employee who was passed over for a promotion. Filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District

Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. On a recent episode of “Real Housewives of Atlanta,” Slutty Vegan founder Pinky Cole sat down with fellow castmate Kelli Ferrell and admitted she’s considering bankruptcy. Ahead of her “RHOA”

The Trump administration is continuing to target prominent Black women in government, using the power of the Justice Department and other agencies to investigate or accuse them of criminality or wrongdoing. Over the past week, the administration has set its target on a state lawmaker who led a major defeat