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Student loan borrowers face wage garnishments in the new year

The Trump Administration will begin garnishing the wages of student loan borrowers whose current debt is in default, the Department of Education has announced. Beginning on Jan. 7, the department will send out notices to approximately 1,000 defaulted borrowers informing them of their status, The Hill reports. The upcoming action

Venus Williams ties the knot with Andrea Preti during week-long Palm Beach bash

Venus Williams is officially a wife! After quietly tying the knot in September during an intimate private ceremony, the 45-year-old tennis legend officially celebrated her marriage to Italian model, actor, and film producer, 37-year-old Andrea Preti, with an extravagant week-long wedding celebration in Florida—one that blended couture, family, music, and

‘Look at me now’: 10 incarcerated students earn college degrees behind bars

This holiday season, ten inmates at the MacDougall-Walker Correctional Institution in Connecticut are celebrating the college degrees they received through the University of New Haven Prison Education Program and the Yale Prison Education Initiative (YPEI). “Today’s graduation is not just a ceremony,” Deputy Warden Kristan Mangiafico said during the ceremony,

Scott Evans announces ‘House Guest’ Live tour

Scott Evans has always known how to make people feel at home. Now, he’s taking that feeling on the road. The Emmy-nominated host and cultural connector behind the viral, Webby Award–winning series “House Guest” is officially going on tour, transforming his beloved digital gathering space into a live audience experience.

Why I wrote “No Apologies” and why HBCUs still save us

Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. At 58, I did something I never imagined I’d do: I wrote a book. Not because I needed another title. Not because I aspired to be an author. I

Steelers WR DK Metcalf suspended 2 games following altercation with fan in Detroit

The NFL has suspended Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver DK Metcalf for two games following an in-game altercation between Metcalf and a fan during the team’s victory over Detroit. The league ruled that Metcalf’s actions violated league policy, which specifies that “players may not enter the stands or otherwise confront fans at any

Student loan borrowers face wage garnishments in the new year

The Trump Administration will begin garnishing the wages of student loan borrowers whose current debt is in default, the Department of Education has announced. Beginning on Jan. 7, the department will send out notices to approximately 1,000 defaulted borrowers informing them of their status, The Hill reports. The upcoming action

Venus Williams ties the knot with Andrea Preti during week-long Palm Beach bash

Venus Williams is officially a wife! After quietly tying the knot in September during an intimate private ceremony, the 45-year-old tennis legend officially celebrated her marriage to Italian model, actor, and film producer, 37-year-old Andrea Preti, with an extravagant week-long wedding celebration in Florida—one that blended couture, family, music, and

‘Look at me now’: 10 incarcerated students earn college degrees behind bars

This holiday season, ten inmates at the MacDougall-Walker Correctional Institution in Connecticut are celebrating the college degrees they received through the University of New Haven Prison Education Program and the Yale Prison Education Initiative (YPEI). “Today’s graduation is not just a ceremony,” Deputy Warden Kristan Mangiafico said during the ceremony,

Scott Evans announces ‘House Guest’ Live tour

Scott Evans has always known how to make people feel at home. Now, he’s taking that feeling on the road. The Emmy-nominated host and cultural connector behind the viral, Webby Award–winning series “House Guest” is officially going on tour, transforming his beloved digital gathering space into a live audience experience.

Why I wrote “No Apologies” and why HBCUs still save us

Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. At 58, I did something I never imagined I’d do: I wrote a book. Not because I needed another title. Not because I aspired to be an author. I

Steelers WR DK Metcalf suspended 2 games following altercation with fan in Detroit

The NFL has suspended Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver DK Metcalf for two games following an in-game altercation between Metcalf and a fan during the team’s victory over Detroit. The league ruled that Metcalf’s actions violated league policy, which specifies that “players may not enter the stands or otherwise confront fans at any