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Michelle Obama
December 13, 2019
The Former First Lady discusses her surprising relationship with former President George W. Bush and how it survives through differing political opinions.
Social Media
December 13, 2019
Rossi Lorathio Adams II was sentenced to 14 years in prison after he threatened to take over an internet domain owned by someone else by gunpoint.
Travis Burroughs
December 13, 2019
Travis Burroughs, 36, threw a metal water pitcher at a judge in a Baltimore Court after he was sentenced to life in prison for sex offenses.
Flint
December 13, 2019
A utility company serving Flint, Mich., knew toxic material was seeping into the water supply even before the city said anything, but did not warn anyone
Viola Davis thegrio.com
December 13, 2019
Tiffany Haddish, Andre Braugher, Jay Pharoah Corinne Foxx and more will join Viola Davis to bring the sit-com, ‘Good Times,’ to ABC’s Live series.
Eric Holder thegrio.com
December 13, 2019
Eric Holder, the former Attorney General under President Barack Obama, blasted the present attorney general, William Barr, for a series of recent comments.
Juice Wrld thegrio
December 13, 2019
The heartbroken mom of Juice WRLD tells his fans that the vulnerability he shared in his music was because of his own real-life struggles with addiction.
Cory Booker theGrio.com
December 13, 2019
The New Jersey senator Cory Booker still sees a “path to victory” although he won’t be on the Democratic debate stage next Thursday.
Regina King thegrio.com
December 13, 2019
In 2019, King won the Best Supporting Actress Oscar for If Beale Street Could Talk, directed her first feature film and starred in HBO’s Watchmen.
December 12, 2019
Daniel Wilkey, a Hamilton County Sheriff’s Deputy, is under indictment after an incident in which he damaged the anus of a man he pulled over.
Andrew Johnson thegrio.com
December 12, 2019
New Jersey just passed a bill that prohibits discrimination on the basis of hairstyle, type, or texture under the “Law Against Discrimination.”
Tevin Biles-Thomas
December 12, 2019
Lawyers for Tevin Biles-Thomas, the brother of Olympic gymnast Simone Biles charged in a triple murder in Cleveland, say there’s no evidence against him.
Ghetto Christmas Carol theGrio.com
December 12, 2019
A Black mom questions why two white high school students who posted on Instagram a pic holding her child and captioned it, “A Ghetto Christmas Carol.”
Kamille "Cupcake" McKinney theGrio.com
December 12, 2019
Kamille “Cupcake” McKinney, the three-year-old girl who was kidnapped and murdered in Birmingham, Alabama, was also drugged.
Will Smith and Family theGrio.com
December 12, 2019
The Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services opened up an investigation into The Smith’s family after a photograph surfaced online.
Abuse
December 11, 2019
A New York mother tearfully testified that she had abused her son in the trial of the man accused in the boy’s brutal murder
Chance the Rapper
December 11, 2019
The Chicago-bred rapper decided to bring in a group of South Side students to link a video game made by them to his new hit song “I Love You So Much”
Lizzo
December 11, 2019
What an incredible year it has been for Lizzo! To cap it all off, Time magazine has named her 2019 Entertainer of the Year.
Steve Harvey
December 11, 2019
Steve Harvey has inked a new deal for a daytime talk show (similar to Jada Pinkett Smith), and it will run on Facebook Watch.
Lauren London Nipsey Hussle theGrio.com
December 11, 2019
Actress and bereaved fiancé Lauren London has partnered with Puma to release a moving video dedicated to her longtime love, Nipsey Hussle.