According to McKinsey’s 2022 American Opportunity Survey, around 36% of the U.S. workforce—about 58 million people—now identify as independent workers, a significant increase from 27% in 2016. This growth reflects the rising appeal of self-employment, whether as a full-time career or a side hustle, as more people seek freedom and

Electric vehicle manufacturer Rivian is pioneering a new future for electric vehicle charging. To address the long waits and pit stops still on the horizon, Rivian wants you to feel at home while you wait as your vehicle charges, unveiling its state-of-the-art charging location in Joshua Tree, California, that accommodates

President Joe Biden will issue clemency on Thursday for nearly 1,500 people sentenced to home confinement and 39 individuals who were convicted of non-violent crimes, theGrio is first to report.  President Biden’s executive action is the largest single-day grant of clemency in modern history by any American president. “Mercy is

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida prosecutor says he will seek to vacate as many as 2,600 convictions of people who bought crack cocaine manufactured by the Broward County Sheriff’s Office for sting operations between 1988 and 1990. The Florida Supreme Court ruled in 1993 that people couldn’t be

Matt Sharp, labeled “Reality Heatmaker” by The Hollywood Reporter, knows a thing or two about love. As producer and Critics Choice Award winner of the hit reality show 90 Day Fiancé, he is the creative genius behind his TV production company, Sharp Entertainment.  With a passion for contributing to the

Native Son, the premiere content and storytelling platform for Black gay and queer men, released its annual Native Son 101 list honoring its 2024 honorees of “change agents and mavericks” making a positive global impact. The honoree list, which includes theGrio’s own White House correspondent and Managing Editor, Gerren Keith

President Joe Biden marked yet another historic moment for his administration in his final days in office on Monday when the U.S. Senate confirmed his 40th Black female judge to the federal bench. As part of an effort to seat as many federal judges before President-elect Donald Trump returns to

Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. Jaleel White is currently making the press rounds for the recent release of his memoir, “Growing Up Urkel,” a book that I have read. On a recent stop at

Jamie Foxx is back, and like most Black people, he’s starting his story with the popular phrase “what had happened was.” In his new Netflix comedy special, the Academy Award-winning entertainer got emotional as he discussed the “mystery illness” that caused his health scare in April 2023.  “Please, Lord, let

DALLAS (AP) — Having waited for the call from Cooperstown for nearly three decades, Dave Parker burst into tears Sunday when he was elected to baseball’s Hall of Fame along with the late Dick Allen. “Yeah, I cried,” Parker said after receiving the news from Hall chair Jane Forbes Clark.