Today is both the day set aside to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy and the second presidential inauguration of Donald Trump. You can cut the tension with a knife. There’s so much going on right now, from the inauguration to Nelly performing at the inauguration to the slashing

President Joe Biden on Monday pardoned Dr. Anthony Fauci, retired Gen. Mark Milley and members of the House committee that investigated the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, using the extraordinary powers of his office in his final hours to guard against potential “revenge” by the incoming Trump administration. The decision

Can a few minutes a day truly transform your mindset? I didn’t think it was possible—but I was wrong. Most of us have heard about emotional intelligence and the rising importance employers are placing on this factor in hiring decisions. But have you heard about positive intelligence (PQ)? I hadn’t

On paper, the multiple car dealerships Michelle Singer manages in Queens, New York, were incredibly successful. Financially, the organization was exceeding its goals. But eight years ago, day-to-day operations told a different story. “We were just lacking in interpersonal skills and also lacking in cooperation. Silo behavior was really, really

President-elect Donald Trump announced that when he takes office, he intends to declassify FBI records related to the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., one day before the federal holiday observing the civil rights icon. Trump will also officially be sworn in on Monday as the 47th president of

Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. On his last full day in office, President Joe Biden spoke at a South Carolina Black church about his vision for a just society one day before the federal holiday honoring

Dave Chappelle hit the Saturday Night Live (SNL) stage tasked with a big assignment: address a country on the eve of Donald Trump’s second inauguration. Despite saying he tried to avoid the assignment when he got the call from SNL boss Lorne Michaels, Chappelle relented, and the result was 17

President Joe Biden on Sunday posthumously pardoned Black nationalist Marcus Garvey, who influenced Malcolm X and other civil rights leaders and was convicted of mail fraud in the 1920s. Also receiving pardons were a top Virginia lawmaker and advocates for immigrant rights, criminal justice reform and gun violence prevention. Congressional leaders had pushed

TikTok says it’s “in the process” of restoring service to users in the United States after the popular video-sharing platform went dark in response to a new law. The company that runs TikTok said in a post on X on Sunday that tech companies that faced fines if they didn’t

Rapper Nelly is reacting to backlash against his decision to perform at Donald Trump’s 2025 inauguration.  In a recent YouTube interview on Willie D Live, the 50-year-old rapper explained he had no dilemma about performing. “I’m not political…I’m clueless on a lot of things when it get down to it,”