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thegrio, rwanda, congo, UN
February 8, 2025
U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres has urged the rebels to lay down their weapons and agree to mediation.
USAID, theGrio.com
February 7, 2025
The workers associations argue that Trump lacks the authority for his swift dismantling of the six-decade-old aid agency.
South African President, Cyril Ramaphosa, Trump, Black world leaders, theGrio.com
February 7, 2025
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa responded to Trump's pledge to cut funding to the nation stemming from a new land expropriation…
USAID, Donald Trump, Trump Adminstration, USAID jobs, government job crisis, theGrio.com
February 7, 2025
Two current USAID employees and one former senior USAID official told The Associated Press of the administration's plan.
NFL honors 2025, Antonio Gates, NFL Hall of Fame, Black NFL Hall of Fame players, Super Bowl 2025, Super Bowl LIX, theGrio.com
February 7, 2025
The NFL honors took place Thursday evening at Saenger Theatre in New Orleans ahead of the Super Bowl on Sunday.
A$AP Rocky, A$AP Rocky trial, A$AP Relli, theGrio.com
February 7, 2025
A$AP Rocky has pleaded not guilty to two felony counts of assault with a semiautomatic firearm. If convicted, he could…
thegrio, kendrick lamar, super bowl
February 6, 2025
The rap megastar will take the Super Bowl stage fresh off a Grammy triumph, where he claimed two of the night’s biggest…
thegrio, trump, buyout, federal employees
February 6, 2025
The ruling came hours before the midnight deadline for workers to apply for the deferred resignation program.
thegrio, black maternal mortality rate, pregnant women, public health concern
February 6, 2025
The data suggest that the COVID-19 pandemic impacted all pregnant women, but post-pandemic the racial gap in maternal mortality widened.
thegrio, DOGE, federal employees, buyout, Trump
February 6, 2025
The administration ramped up its pressure on employees to leave, sending a reminder that layoffs or furloughs could come next.
thegrio, google, DEI, Trump
February 6, 2025
The move was in response to an executive order aimed at pressuring government contractors to scrap their DEI initiatives.
Donald Trump, Marco Rubio, Trump Administration, theGrio.com
February 5, 2025
El Salvador has agreed to accept any U.S. deportees of any nationality, including American citizens and legal residents behind bars.
Waffle House, bird flu, egg prices, price of eggs, grocery prices, inflation, theGrio.com
February 5, 2025
Bird flu is forcing farmers to slaughter millions of chickens a month, causing U.S. egg prices to more than double.
Tariffs, Donald Trump tariffs, fast fashion, electronics, Trump Administration, theGrio.com
February 5, 2025
An additional 10% tariff on all Chinese goods took effect Tuesday, a day after President Donald Trump paused tariffs on…
Shaquille O'Neal, Cardi B, Flavor Flav, Shaboozey, Muni Long, Super Bowl 2025, Super Bowl LIX, theGrio.com
February 5, 2025
Flavor Flav, Shaquille O'Neal, Cardi B, Shaboozey, and more Black A-listers are gearing up to head to the Big Easy…
Benjamin Netanyahu, Donald Trump, theGrio.com
February 4, 2025
Trump said Tuesday he wants the U.S. to take ownership of the Gaza Strip and redevelop it after Palestinians are…
thegrio, FBI, President Trump, lawsuit, DOJ
February 4, 2025
The complaint seeks an immediate halt to DOJ's plans to compile a list of investigators who participated in the January…
DC plane crash, theGrio.com
February 4, 2025
The chief medical examiner is still trying to positively identify one set of remains, officials said in a news release.
thegrio, maryland power grid, racist attack
February 4, 2025
The founder of a neo-Nazi group was convicted Monday of planning an attack to create chaos in the majority-Black city.
thegrio, maro rubio, el salvador, immigration policy
February 4, 2025
Rubio was visiting El Salvador to press a friendly government to do more to meet Trump's demands for a major…