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Wildfires, Myrtle Beach, South, Carolina, theGrio.com
March 3, 2025
The National Weather Service warned of increased fire danger in the region due to a critically dry fuels and very…
Donald Trump, theGrio.com
March 3, 2025
President Donald Trump loves a good spectacle, and it's hard to top a speech to a joint session of Congress.
Donald Trump, theGrio.com
March 2, 2025
The order allows agencies and orgs receiving federal funding to choose whether to continue to offer services in languages other…
Peter Thiel, theGrio.com
March 1, 2025
The question isn't if DEI initiatives are necessary—the data screams that. The real question is: Why are some scared of…
USAID
March 1, 2025
Countries around the world are impacted by Trump administration's decision to eliminate more than 90% of foreign aid contracts.
thegrio, zelenskyy, trump, vance, ukraine, peace talks
February 28, 2025
The astonishing turn of events that occured in the Oval Office could scramble affairs in Europe and around the globe.
thegrio, tommie smith, john carlos, olympics 1968, protest
February 28, 2025
The picture (and actions) demonstrating the activism of the track stars at the 1968 Olympics cost them everything and gave…
Federal employee firings, Trump Administration, Trump job cuts 2025, Judge blocks Trump, theGrio.com
February 28, 2025
Lawyers for the government agree that the office has no authority to hire or fire employees in other agencies.
Rhiannon Giddens, The Kennedy Center, Black country artists, Black musicians, Trump Administration, theGrio.com
February 28, 2025
Rhiannon Giddens has become the latest artist to call off an appearance at the Kennedy Center since Trump took over.
The National Weather Service, DOGE, DOGE firings, federal workforce, federal layoffs, federal firings, Trump Administration, theGrio.com
February 28, 2025
The firings come amid efforts by billionaire Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency to shrink the federal workforce.
Measles, measles outbreak, measles outbreak 2025, theGrio.com
February 28, 2025
According to the World Health Organization, an estimated 10.3 million people were infected with measles in 2023.
Blackout Wednesday
February 27, 2025
Here are experts' thoughts on whether consumers keeping their wallets closed is an effective tool for influencing corporations.
February 27, 2025
The layoffs are part of Trump's intensified efforts to shrink the federal workforce through the Department of Government Efficiency.
jazz fellowship, Jazz Foundation of America, The Mellon Foundation theGrio.com
February 27, 2025
The new Jazz Legacies Fellowship is a $15 million program that celebrates and supports 62+ year old artists.
Black athletes activism, social justice in sports, activism in sports, Black athletes social justic, Social justice in sports theGrio.com
February 27, 2025
If winning “is all I do with my career, then I have failed,” said WNBA veteran Natasha Cloud, stressing the…
New Orleans Mardi Gras, Mardi Gras, When is New Orleans Mardi Gras? theGrio.com
February 27, 2025
“It’s like a six-mile-long block party and nothing could be more fun. It’s for everyone,” New Orleans locals describe Mardi…
USAID Donald Trump, Trump USAID, Elon Musk USAID, USAID Trump administration theGrio.com
February 27, 2025
President Trump and Elon Musk have hit foreign aid, like USAID, harder and faster in their push to cut the…
thegrio, egg prices, USDA, bird flu
February 26, 2025
The high egg prices, which have more than doubled since before the outbreak began, cost consumers at least $1.4 billion…
thegrio, eric adams, nyc, DOJ, federal corruption charges
February 26, 2025
Adams lawyers claim that his charges for corruption should be dropped due to prosecutorial misconduct, a claim the DA denies.
thegrio.com, apple, DEI
February 26, 2025
The outcome vindicated Apple management's decision to stand behind its diversity commitment despite the Trump administrations efforts.