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Issa Rae, ‘One of Them Days’ and the ongoing critique of Black art

Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. Have you ever found yourself engaged in an interesting cultural conversation where the main point is both interesting and solid but the examples used to make the main point

Where things stand for Trump in global tariff battle

In the aftermath of this week’s tariff whiplash, President Donald Trump is deciding exactly what he wants out of trade talks with as many as 75 nations in the coming weeks. Trump is also figuring out next steps with China. He upped his tariffs on Chinese goods to 145% after China placed retaliatory

CNN’s Scott Jennings digs at Tiffany Cross being ‘fired’ during panel debate

Tensions between conservative analyst Scott Jennings and liberal pundit Tiffany Cross were on full display Wednesday night on CNN’s “News Night with Abby Phillip.” While discussing President Donald Trump‘s repeated interest in the United States taking over Greenland and making it a U.S. state, Cross, the former host of MSNBC’s

Gabourey Sidibe’s mother, Alice Tan Ridley, dies at age 72

Alice Tan Ridley, a famed New York subway singer and mother of Gabourey Sidibe, has died. According to an obituary, Ridley died on March 25 in New York City at the age of 72. The Georgia native moved to the Big Apple in the early 1970s and lived quite the

The Art of Disappearing: How Strategic Absences Can Make You More Successful

For years, Justin Wheeler, the CEO of Funraise (a platform for nonprofit fundraising), believed that running a company meant being always on. If he wasn’t responding to emails, attending meetings, or checking social media was he really leading? Visibility meant control. Presence meant influence. The idea of stepping back felt

Issa Rae, ‘One of Them Days’ and the ongoing critique of Black art

Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. Have you ever found yourself engaged in an interesting cultural conversation where the main point is both interesting and solid but the examples used to make the main point

Where things stand for Trump in global tariff battle

In the aftermath of this week’s tariff whiplash, President Donald Trump is deciding exactly what he wants out of trade talks with as many as 75 nations in the coming weeks. Trump is also figuring out next steps with China. He upped his tariffs on Chinese goods to 145% after China placed retaliatory

CNN’s Scott Jennings digs at Tiffany Cross being ‘fired’ during panel debate

Tensions between conservative analyst Scott Jennings and liberal pundit Tiffany Cross were on full display Wednesday night on CNN’s “News Night with Abby Phillip.” While discussing President Donald Trump‘s repeated interest in the United States taking over Greenland and making it a U.S. state, Cross, the former host of MSNBC’s

Gabourey Sidibe’s mother, Alice Tan Ridley, dies at age 72

Alice Tan Ridley, a famed New York subway singer and mother of Gabourey Sidibe, has died. According to an obituary, Ridley died on March 25 in New York City at the age of 72. The Georgia native moved to the Big Apple in the early 1970s and lived quite the

The Art of Disappearing: How Strategic Absences Can Make You More Successful

For years, Justin Wheeler, the CEO of Funraise (a platform for nonprofit fundraising), believed that running a company meant being always on. If he wasn’t responding to emails, attending meetings, or checking social media was he really leading? Visibility meant control. Presence meant influence. The idea of stepping back felt