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thegrio, colorad springs, mayor, racims, Yemi Mobolade
May 19, 2025
Two defendants claim political stunt aimed to boost Mayor Yemi Mobolade’s campaign was staged with his knowledge.
Vice President Kamala Harris, President Joe Biden, Raleigh, N.C., theGrio.com
May 18, 2025
Former Vice President Kamala Harris quickly reacted to the news of former President Joe Biden's shocking cancer diagnosis.
Joe Biden commutations
May 18, 2025
Former President Joe Biden has been diagnosed with prostate cancer, his office said Sunday, his office confirmed on Sunday.
Walmart, Trump, tariffs, theGrio.com
May 18, 2025
President Donald Trump lashed out at the retail giant online in a Truth Social post, demanding that they stop blaming…
Antonio Brown, Antonio Brown jumped, Black NFL players, crime, theGrio.com
May 18, 2025
The former NFL player posted on social media that he had been “jumped by multiple individuals who tried to steal…
Brooklyn Bridge, Brooklyn. Bridge hit, theGrio.com
May 18, 2025
Mayor Eric Adams said at least 19 people aboard the ship needed medical treatment.
10 escape from New Orleans jail, crime, jail, New Orleans, Black detainees, theGrio.com
May 17, 2025
Seven of the escapees, including suspects charged with murder, remain on the lam following the breakout that occurred on Friday.
Wes Moore, Black governors, reparations, theGrio.com
May 17, 2025
The bill was introduced in this year's legislative session as a top priority of the Legislative Black Caucus.
Tiffany Slaton, missing hiker, California, Black women who hike, theGrio.com
May 17, 2025
28-year-old Tiffany Slaton, who was found alive on Wednesday, was reported missing on April 29 after her parents lost contact…
Jarred Shaw, Jarred Dwayne Shaw, basketball ball player arrested in Indonesia, weed, theGrio.com
May 17, 2025
Jarred Dwayne Shaw, who played college basketball for both Oklahoma State and Utah, faces up to life or the death…
Congress, Capitol Building, theGrio.com
May 16, 2025
Opponents say the tax and budget bill will only make the rich wealthier and stifle Black communities in the long…
Google, Google Black employees lawsuit, Google lawsuit, Google racism, Black in tech, theGrio.com
May 16, 2025
The tech giant has settled a lawsuit accusing the company of fostering a “racially biased corporate culture” that denigrated Black…
Nottoway Resort, Nottoway Resort fire, plantation home fire, largest remaining antebellum plantation home fire theGrio.com
May 16, 2025
Louisiana’s Nottoway Resort a historic 64-room, 53,000-square-foot plantation home, went up in flames on May 15.
Summer Lee, Reparations NOW Resolution, theGrio.com
May 16, 2025
The 37-year-old millennial congresswoman called for "Reparations now, not later, not someday, and not when it's politically convenient."
Tiffany Slaton, missing Black hiker, Black hikers, snowstorm, theGrio.com
May 16, 2025
27-year-old Tiffany Slaton who was reported missing on April 29, was found safe in a cabin near Lake Edison in…
thegrio, FAMU, board of trustees, presidential search, Marva Johnson, Will packer
May 16, 2025
FAMU's board voted 8-4 to select Marva Johnson to be the HBCU's 13th president, despite public opposition to her candidacy.
YG, 2004, sexual assault, Black men, theGrio.com
May 16, 2025
On his new song “2004,” YG reveals he was the victim of sexual assault at the hands of an older…
thegrio, shameik moore, power book III, raising kanan
May 16, 2025
Moore’s character “Breeze” is direct link between “Raising Kanan” and the original “Power” series' main characters, "Ghost" and Tommy.
Damson Idris, Damson Idris Black women, Damson Idris Black men, Damson Idris message about Black women theGrio.com
May 16, 2025
“I see so much unprovoked hatred towards Black women today by predominantly grown Black men,” Damson Idris wrote in a…
Big Freedia, Devon Hurst, theGrio.com
May 16, 2025
 Big Freedia took to Instagram to announce the death of her partner of 20 years, Devon Hurst.