Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. In 1969, then-freshman Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm predicted this political moment.  During an interview with renowned English journalist David Frost on the orange, purple and maroon set of “The David

A popular treatment for breast cancer, a double mastectomy, might not increase breast cancer survivability, but it’s not all bad news. Double mastectomies involve surgically removing both breasts to prevent cancer from returning and spreading. A new study published Thursday in JAMA Oncology found that the procedure helps prevent the

Vanessa Williams is reflecting on the early days of her career in a new interview with People.  The actress, 61, revealed that the late Johnny Carson made a “prejudiced” joke about her after she became the first Black woman to win the Miss America pageant in 1984. Williams shared that

When Bristeria Clark went into labor with her son in 2015, her contractions were steady at first. Then, they stalled. Her cervix stopped dilating. After a few hours, doctors at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital in Albany, Georgia, prepped Clark for an emergency cesarean section. It wasn’t the vaginal birth Clark had hoped for during

Coco Gauff is soaking it all up in her first Olympic Games, including sharing two bathrooms with a fleet of athletes. This weekend, after her first tennis event was rescheduled due to inclement weather, the tennis star took to TikTok to share an inside look at life in the Olympic

DETROIT (AP) — Claressa Shields knocked out WBC heavyweight champion Vanessa Lepage-Joanisse early in the second round Saturday night, earning titles in a fourth and fifth division. Shields, a two-time Olympic gold medalist, moved up two weight classes to fight at 175 pounds as a light heavyweight and also claimed Lepage-Joanisse’s heavyweight belt. Her

PARIS (AP) — The similarities were striking. Maybe fitting in the birthplace of déjà vu. Simone Biles sitting off to the side at the Olympics. USA Gymnastics team doctor Marcia Faustin by her side. A look of concern on both their faces. Three years ago in Tokyo, the scene ended with Biles

WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign has raised $200 million since she emerged as the likely Democratic presidential nominee last week, an eye-popping haul in her race against the Republican nominee, former President Donald Trump. The campaign, which announced its latest fundraising total on Sunday, said the bulk of the donations

CHADDS FORD, Pa. (AP) — At first glance, it looks like an aerial photo of a cemetery destroyed by war, with charred coffins ripped from broken concrete vaults and arched marble tombstones flattened by a bomb blast. Then, the viewer begins to discern details: the coffins and vaults are actually

The Democratic National Convention kicks off in Chicago on Aug. 19, where the DNC will coronate presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris. For this week’s “The Hill with April Ryan,” Leah Daughtry, co-chair of the DNC rules committee, breaks down what we should expect during the four-day convention