The Grio
Shomari Figures wins Alabama’s redrawn 2nd Congressional District
Alabama House Shomari Figures speaks with reporters in Mobile, Ala., on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024, before being announced as the winner of Alabama’s 2nd Congressional District. (AP Photo/Kim Chandle...
Democrat Angela Alsobrooks wins a US Senate seat in Maryland
Angela Alsobrooks defeated Republican candidate Larry Hogan, who had been a popular governor. ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Angela Alsobrooks won a U.S. Senate seat on Tuesday to become the first Black candid...
Fani Willis, Georgia prosecutor pursuing election case against Donald Trump, is reelected
Willis, a Democrat, defeated Republican challenger Courtney Kramer, who had interned in the White House counsel’s office during the Trump presidency. ATLANTA (AP) — Fulton County District Attorney Fan...
Blunt Rochester to become the first woman and first Black person to represent Delaware in US Senate
Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester, D-Del., speaks during the Democratic National Convention, Aug. 21, 2024, in Chicago. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File) Blunt Rochester will become the first woman and fir...
Zerlina Maxwell explains how a Harris win could bring America together – even for the skeptics
Photo courtesy of Zerlina Maxwell. “She’s going to bring the country together by doing what she has set out in her agenda that is going to help those people, whether they realize it or not,” says Maxw...
Beyoncé reminds fans to vote in surprise release of ‘Bodyguard’ music video
Beyoncé emphasizes the importance of voting in new “Bodyguard” visuals. (Screenshot: Beyoncé/YouTube) While paying tribute to Pamela Anderson, Beyoncé emphasizes the importance of voting in new “Bodyg...
Election outcome could bring big changes to Medicare
DETROIT, MICHIGAN – NOVEMBER 5: Detroit voters at the polls inside Central United Methodist Church on November 5, 2024 in downtown Detroit, Michigan. Americans cast their ballots today in the pr...
New study finds kids exposed to less sugar in infancy are less likely to develop diabetes
New study finds that less sugar in early childhood and in the womb can decrease the risk of diabetes and high blood pressure. (Photo: Adobe Stock) According to researchers, less sugar in early childho...
Eddie Murphy to portray ‘Dr. Funkenstein’ George Clinton in upcoming biopic
(left) Eddie Murphy attends the world premiere of Amazon Prime Video’s “Candy Cane Lane” at Regency Village Theatre on November 28, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Matt Wi...