The Grio

5 things you should know about Rep. Jasmine Crockett

The outspoken Texas congresswoman is making her mark on Capitol Hill — one viral moment and moment of advocacy at a time. Since entering office in January 2023, Democratic Rep. Jasmine Crockett of Tex...

The reason Craig Melvin dedicated his first day as co-anchor of ‘Today’ to his parents

Craig Melvin attends The National Board of Review Annual Awards Gala at Cipriani 42nd Street on January 07, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images for National Board of Review) C...

Standoff in South Africa ends with 87 miners dead and anger over police’s ‘smoke them out’ tactics

Forensic service workers carry remains in blue body bags during a rescue operation to rescue miners from below ground in an abandoned gold mine in Stilfontein, South Africa, Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025. (A...

Matt James, the first Black star of ‘The Bachelor’ breaks up with Rachael Kirkconnell four years after plantation controversy

Rachael Kirkconnell and Matt James attend the star-studded Sake Ceremony hosted by Nobu Matsuhisa and Meir Teper to inaugurate the Grand Opening of Nobu Dubai, at Atlantis The Palm, on January 20, 202...

Kellogg Foundation CEO’s personal journey might change how you think about racial healing

La June Montgomery Tabron, the W.K. Kellogg Foundation’s first woman and first Black CEO poses for a photo, Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025, in Scottsdale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri) Racial healing: O...

Key points from Biden’s farewell address that warned the nation

President Joe Biden speaks from the Oval Office of the White House as he gives his farewell address Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025, in Washington. (Mandel Ngan/Pool via AP) Biden’s farewell address had some...

Wendy Williams speaks out against conservatorship: ‘I’m in prison’

Wendy Williams attends the 2019 NYWIFT Muse Awards at the New York Hilton Midtown on December 10, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Lars Niki/Getty Images for New York Women in Film & Television) F...

What’s spreading faster than LA’s wildfires? Misinformation.

The Palisades Fire ravages a neighborhood amid high winds in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles, Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope) Wildfires misinformation: Billionaires hoa...

Chris Brown jokes that he wants Trump put on the $100 bill for this reason

Chris Brown jokes that Donald Trump should be on the $100 bill. (Getty Images) The R&B superstar posted to his Instagram that he wants Donald Trump to prioritize this move with the IRS but here’s ...