The Grio
A Black mother’s ‘preventable’ death following a complication after an abortion becomes first linked to abortion
(Photo credit: Adobe Stock) Amber Thurman could be alive today if not for Georgia’s strict anti-abortion laws. A Black mother died in Georgia after the state’s strict anti-abortion laws caused an almo...
The anxiety of holding seats in crowded Black spaces
(Photo by Fitz/Adobe Stock Images) OPINION: A recent experience of trying to save a seat in a room full of Black people stressed me out so thoroughly that I may never try again. Editor’s note: The fol...
Footage from Simone Biles’ Netflix documentary reveals missteps during the Paris Olympics
(Left to right) Silver medalist Simone Biles of Team United States and bronze medalist Jordan Chiles of Team United States applaud fans after the Artistic Gymnastics Women’s Floor Exercise Medal...
Episode 6: Eboni K. Williams talks about her embryo transfer process and the financial costs
This is episode 6 in a seven-part series on the journey of choosing motherhood as a single Black woman. Being a parent is one of the hardest jobs in the world. So why are some women choosing to do it ...
A Mississippi town moves a Confederate monument that became a shrouded eyesore
(Adobe Stock Images) The Grenada City Council voted to move the monument in 2020, weeks after police killed George Floyd in Minneapolis. GRENADA, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi town has taken down a Confe...
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry help Tyler Perry celebrate his birthday
Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex visit Nigeria Unconquered, a charity organization that works in collaboration with the Invictus Games Foundation, at a reception at Officers...
Whitney Houston’s epic 1994 performance in South Africa will hit theaters as a concert film
LAS VEGAS, NV ? SEPTEMBER 15: Singer Whitney Houston is seen performing on stage during the 2004 World Music Awards at the Thomas and Mack Center on September 15, 2004 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by ...
Reality star Phaedra Parks reveals how she plans to win ‘Dancing with the Stars’
Phaedra Parks joins “Dancing with the Stars” season 33. (Photo: ABC Entertainment) “Real Housewives of Atlanta” star Phaedra Parks says she didn’t take any advice ahead of her “Dancing wit...
Here’s what to know about the threats in Springfield, Ohio, after false claims about Haitian immigrants
Romane Pierre of Rose Goute Creole Restaurant in Springfield, Ohio, helps a line of customers, Monday, Sept. 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski) Donald Trump and his running mate, Ohio Sen. JD Vance...