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Source: The Washington Post / Getty The FBI’s raid on Virginia State Senate President Louise Lucas’ office and her personal business highlights the connection between Donald Trump’s attack on high-profile Black women leaders and escalating threats against our democracy and elections. Lucas has been an outspoken critic, directly challenging the
Source: Brandon Bell / Getty In 2023, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and the members of his state’s Department of Education rejected an Advanced Placement course covering African American Studies, which they justified by claiming the course “significantly lacks educational value,” by which they meant it was of no value to white people who would
EJ Johnson had thoughts about the 2026 Met Gala, and they did not hold back. The socialite and media personality, child of NBA legend Magic Johnson and Cookie Johnson, took to Instagram with a reel laying out everything they felt went wrong on the red carpet. TheGrio previously covered the
Six hundred thousand Black women have been laid off, fired or pushed out of the workforce since early 2025, and the number is still climbing. DEI initiatives that took decades to build have been gutted through executive orders. In the midst of it all, three veteran executives decided it was
President Donald Trump, on Thursday, called for House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries to be charged with “inciting violence” following comments Jeffries made about Democratic redistricting efforts ahead of the 2026 midterm elections, according to Politico. In a post shared on Truth Social, Trump accused Democrats of promoting dangerous political rhetoric
Susan Young Browne turned 108 years old on April 24, and she walked into her own birthday party. The Delaware State University alumna, the oldest living graduate and believed to be the longest-living graduate in the school’s history, is still sharp, still articulate, and, according to her daughter, still getting
The NAACP has filed an emergency lawsuit seeking to stop Tennessee from implementing a newly approved congressional redistricting map that reshapes voting districts in the state ahead of the 2026 elections, according to Nashville’s Fox17. The lawsuit was filed Thursday in Davidson County Chancery Court, just hours after Gov. Bill
Charlotte, North Carolina, Mayor Vi Lyles has announced she will resign from office next month. The move came as a surprise, as Lyles just won her reelection six months ago. In a statement, the Democratic leader did not specify why she was leaving her position after five terms as mayor,
The success of “Michael” is translating off-screen. Michael Jackson’s already record-breaking music has surpassed its own streaming numbers. In the week of April 24-30, also the week of the film’s premiere, Jackson’s solo music discography registered a collective 137.5 million official on-demand streams, according to data from Luminate obtained by
By the end of its current session in the end of June, the U.S. Supreme Court will rule on a consequential case determining the fate of 350,000 Haitians living in the United States. Should the court rule in favor of President Donald Trump‘s termination of Temporary Protective Status (TPS) for
Source: The Washington Post / Getty The FBI’s raid on Virginia State Senate President Louise Lucas’ office and her personal business highlights the connection between Donald Trump’s attack on high-profile Black women leaders and escalating threats against our democracy and elections. Lucas has been an outspoken critic, directly challenging the
Source: Brandon Bell / Getty In 2023, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and the members of his state’s Department of Education rejected an Advanced Placement course covering African American Studies, which they justified by claiming the course “significantly lacks educational value,” by which they meant it was of no value to white people who would
EJ Johnson had thoughts about the 2026 Met Gala, and they did not hold back. The socialite and media personality, child of NBA legend Magic Johnson and Cookie Johnson, took to Instagram with a reel laying out everything they felt went wrong on the red carpet. TheGrio previously covered the
Six hundred thousand Black women have been laid off, fired or pushed out of the workforce since early 2025, and the number is still climbing. DEI initiatives that took decades to build have been gutted through executive orders. In the midst of it all, three veteran executives decided it was
President Donald Trump, on Thursday, called for House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries to be charged with “inciting violence” following comments Jeffries made about Democratic redistricting efforts ahead of the 2026 midterm elections, according to Politico. In a post shared on Truth Social, Trump accused Democrats of promoting dangerous political rhetoric
Susan Young Browne turned 108 years old on April 24, and she walked into her own birthday party. The Delaware State University alumna, the oldest living graduate and believed to be the longest-living graduate in the school’s history, is still sharp, still articulate, and, according to her daughter, still getting
The NAACP has filed an emergency lawsuit seeking to stop Tennessee from implementing a newly approved congressional redistricting map that reshapes voting districts in the state ahead of the 2026 elections, according to Nashville’s Fox17. The lawsuit was filed Thursday in Davidson County Chancery Court, just hours after Gov. Bill
Charlotte, North Carolina, Mayor Vi Lyles has announced she will resign from office next month. The move came as a surprise, as Lyles just won her reelection six months ago. In a statement, the Democratic leader did not specify why she was leaving her position after five terms as mayor,
The success of “Michael” is translating off-screen. Michael Jackson’s already record-breaking music has surpassed its own streaming numbers. In the week of April 24-30, also the week of the film’s premiere, Jackson’s solo music discography registered a collective 137.5 million official on-demand streams, according to data from Luminate obtained by
By the end of its current session in the end of June, the U.S. Supreme Court will rule on a consequential case determining the fate of 350,000 Haitians living in the United States. Should the court rule in favor of President Donald Trump‘s termination of Temporary Protective Status (TPS) for