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Shanna Swearingen
May 2, 2018
Shanna Swearingen, the principal of an elementary school outside Houston is in hot water after making a tasteless joke about a special needs student.
Kanye and Trump thegrio.com
May 2, 2018
Wednesday morning, Fox & Friends co-hosts played a clip of the Kanye West remarks during his appearance on TMZ followed by his enthusiastic endorsement for the current president.
Kanye West Issa Rae
May 2, 2018
Stemming from the Kanye West and Issa Rae controversies, heres a checklist of 5 things to consider before throwing your favorite celebrity in the scrap pile.
Starbucks Rashon Nelson Donte Robinson thegrio.com
May 2, 2018
The two Black men arrested for peacefully sitting at a Philadelphia Starbucks.
Don Lemon
May 2, 2018
Tuesday, Don Lemon ripped into Kanye West while discussing his instantly viral meltdown during an appearance at the TMZ offices. A lot of things that the rapper said raised brows, but nothing drew quite as much ire as his claims that the 400 years of slavery that African-Americans experienced were a “choice.”
Lynching Memorial thegrio.com
May 2, 2018
It’s urgent that we (especially folks like Kanye) look back and educate ourselves on what tactics were used to rob Black Americans of our civil rights, so that we can take proactive steps to make sure we don’t experience a repackaged version of Jim Crow.
#MeToo
May 1, 2018
During a Monday taping of The View, Goldberg chimed in during a discussion about the sexual assault claims leveled against NBC journalist Tom Brokaw, and warned her co-hosts not to condemn Brokaw as guilty before a thorough investigation is conducted.
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
May 1, 2018
Monday, Dave Chappelle joined the chorus of other entertainers defending Michelle Wolf’s White House Correspondents’ Dinner speech, telling PBS NewsHour “she nailed it.”
Amber Warren thegrio.com
May 1, 2018
Students at Spelman College are alleging that hateful messages were left at their door, because one of them is transgender.
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
April 24, 2018
Janelle Monae discusses her personal struggles and fears.
Chikesia Clemons thegrio.com
April 24, 2018
The lackluster response to female victims has led many Black women to wonder, “Why aren’t people as upset when we experience racial injustice?”
Tiffany Haddish delivers epic 17-minute acceptance speech at NYFCC Awards thegrio.com
April 23, 2018
The Girl’s Trip star struggled with a ton of luggage while a TMZ cameraman watched.
Kim Zolziak and Nene Leakes thegrio.com
April 23, 2018
Kim Zolciak finally had that long overdue appointment with karma during the last installment of the Real Housewives of Atlanta reunion. When Zolciak-Biermann […]
Yoweri Museveni thegrio.com
April 21, 2018
Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni has issued what he calls a “public warning” against oral sex. Of all the problems plaguing his country that Uganda’s president could be focusing on right now – somehow oral sex made it onto his list.
Meghan Markle thegrio.com
April 20, 2018
Meghan Markle’s family has been trying to capitalize on her newfound popularity since her relationship with Prince Harry went public – and now her nephew has joined in by cultivating a new marijuana strain called Markle’s Sparkle.
Oprah Winfrey green leaf thegrio.com
April 20, 2018
A screenwriter and a pastor are now alleging the concept for the show was theirs and theirs alone.
Chadwick Boseman thegrio.com
April 20, 2018
Chadwick Boseman is returning to his alma mater to give the keynote address at Howard University’s 150th commencement ceremony on May 12.
Racial profling thegrio.com
April 19, 2018
How do we piece ourselves back together again when racism stops being a topic of debate and suddenly becomes a weapon to crash down on our heads
LA Fitness thegrio.com
April 19, 2018
In the wake of the latest Starbucks controversy, LA Fitness made sure to quickly distance itself from a trio of employees who were accused of racially profiling one of it’s members.
Bernie Sanders Cardi B
April 19, 2018
Senator Bernie Sanders wants us to listen to Cardi B when it comes to social security. In a recent interview with, the Bronx rapper opened up about how much she loves Franklin D. Roosevelt and how “if it wasn’t for him, old people wouldn’t even get Social Security.'”