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Singer and model Cassie Ventura’s mother, Regina Ventura, took the witness stand today in the federal criminal sex trafficking case against hip-hop mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs. Regina Ventura, who first met Combs in 2006 when Cassie Ventura signed with Combs’ record label, testified that she feared for her daughter’s safety,
TheGrio Green Book is a modern-day twist on the historic African American Green Book, which guided Black travelers to welcoming and safe places across the country. We continue this tradition with hope, joy, and the will to explore places that were once only dreams for our ancestors or places where
Brandon Johnson, the mayor of Chicago, is being investigated by the U.S. Department of Justice Office of Civil Rights after he made remarks boasting about the hiring of Black people in his administration. Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon, who was nominated to the position by President Donald Trump, announced the
Last week, Halle Bailey opened up about why she requested her sister—Chloe Bailey—remove a TikTok video from her feed: She was feeling insecure about her body image. The 25-year-old singer and new mom opened up in a video about how her weight has fluctuated since welcoming her son, Halo, in
After a fire engulfed a mansion at Louisiana’s Nottoway Plantation, one of the largest remaining pre-Civil War houses in the Deep South where scores of enslaved Africans labored, video footage of the combusted landmark lit the internet ablaze with mass jubilation and consternation over the weekend. For some, it was a
Annual COVID-19 shots for healthy younger adults and children will no longer be routinely approved under a major new policy shift unveiled Tuesday by the Trump administration. Top officials for the Food and Drug Administration laid out new requirements for access to yearly COVID shots, saying they’d continue to use a streamlined approach that would continue
Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. If you’ve spent any time on the internet the past few days then you’re at least a little bit aware of a racially loaded back-and-forth text and video exchange between former
Denzel Washington’s “great evening” at Cannes, which included a surprise honor and a standing ovation, started with a heated exchange on the red carpet. On Monday, May 19, while on the red carpet for the premiere of the Spike Lee-directed neo-noir film “Highest 2 Lowest,” which stars Washington and A$AP
by Sharelle B. McNair May 20, 2025 She labeled President Trump as “a disaster for our economy and our country Keisha Lance Bottoms served as mayor of Atlanta and a point person on former President Joe Biden’s presidential campaign, but now she wants to add governor of Georgia to that
by Nahlah Abdur-Rahman May 20, 2025 The 18-year-old twins intend to skip out on college to pursue careers in fashion modeling and entertainment Jessie and D’Lila Combs, the 18-year-old twin daughters of Sean “Diddy” Combs and the late Kim Porter, have revealed what they plan to do after graduating high
Singer and model Cassie Ventura’s mother, Regina Ventura, took the witness stand today in the federal criminal sex trafficking case against hip-hop mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs. Regina Ventura, who first met Combs in 2006 when Cassie Ventura signed with Combs’ record label, testified that she feared for her daughter’s safety,
TheGrio Green Book is a modern-day twist on the historic African American Green Book, which guided Black travelers to welcoming and safe places across the country. We continue this tradition with hope, joy, and the will to explore places that were once only dreams for our ancestors or places where
Brandon Johnson, the mayor of Chicago, is being investigated by the U.S. Department of Justice Office of Civil Rights after he made remarks boasting about the hiring of Black people in his administration. Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon, who was nominated to the position by President Donald Trump, announced the
Last week, Halle Bailey opened up about why she requested her sister—Chloe Bailey—remove a TikTok video from her feed: She was feeling insecure about her body image. The 25-year-old singer and new mom opened up in a video about how her weight has fluctuated since welcoming her son, Halo, in
After a fire engulfed a mansion at Louisiana’s Nottoway Plantation, one of the largest remaining pre-Civil War houses in the Deep South where scores of enslaved Africans labored, video footage of the combusted landmark lit the internet ablaze with mass jubilation and consternation over the weekend. For some, it was a
Annual COVID-19 shots for healthy younger adults and children will no longer be routinely approved under a major new policy shift unveiled Tuesday by the Trump administration. Top officials for the Food and Drug Administration laid out new requirements for access to yearly COVID shots, saying they’d continue to use a streamlined approach that would continue
Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. If you’ve spent any time on the internet the past few days then you’re at least a little bit aware of a racially loaded back-and-forth text and video exchange between former
Denzel Washington’s “great evening” at Cannes, which included a surprise honor and a standing ovation, started with a heated exchange on the red carpet. On Monday, May 19, while on the red carpet for the premiere of the Spike Lee-directed neo-noir film “Highest 2 Lowest,” which stars Washington and A$AP
by Sharelle B. McNair May 20, 2025 She labeled President Trump as “a disaster for our economy and our country Keisha Lance Bottoms served as mayor of Atlanta and a point person on former President Joe Biden’s presidential campaign, but now she wants to add governor of Georgia to that
by Nahlah Abdur-Rahman May 20, 2025 The 18-year-old twins intend to skip out on college to pursue careers in fashion modeling and entertainment Jessie and D’Lila Combs, the 18-year-old twin daughters of Sean “Diddy” Combs and the late Kim Porter, have revealed what they plan to do after graduating high