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Black Americans still suffer worse health. Here’s why there’s so little progress
Morris Brown, a primary care physician, listens to Sarah McCutcheon’s heartbeat in the exam room at his medical office in Kingstree, South Carolina, which sits in a region that suffers from health car...
Kamala Harris lays out clear plans for Black America with Shannon Sharpe on ‘Club Shay Shay’
Shannon Sharpe and Kamala Harris (Courtesy Club Shay Shay) ANALYSIS: “We don’t lack hard work or good ideas; we lack access to the resources that make them a reality,” Harris said during another homer...
‘Chaos and confusion’: Burning of ballot boxes raises concerns for election integrity and political violence
In this image made from a video provided by KGW8, authorities investigate smoke pouring out of a ballot box on Monday, Oct. 28, 2024, in Vancouver, Wash. (KGW8 via AP) “There’s an active and personal ...
TheGrio endorses Kamala Harris
Democratic presidential candidate U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris waits to speak at a campaign rally at United Auto Workers Local 900 on August 8, 2024 in Wayne, Michigan. Kamala Harris and her newl...
New Haven rejected plans for a Black college in 1831. Generations later, it’s considering an apology
Yale University Campus (Adobe Stock Images) The debate over an apology comes after Yale, which has been in New Haven since the early 1700s, formally apologized for its ties to slavery in February. In ...
Giannis Antetokounmpo explains wearing a Halloween costume to a postgame press conference: ‘I’m a father first’
Giannis Antetokounmpo #34 of the Milwaukee Bucks in action against the Brooklyn Nets at Barclays Center on October 27, 2024 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. (Photo by Luke Hales/Getty Images)...
Hip-hop fans and icons remember DJ Clark Kent
DJ Clark Kent attends JennAir’s “Unbound: The After Party” at Capitale on March 22, 2018 in New York City. (Photo by Ilya S. Savenok/Getty Images for Jenn-Air ) DJ Clark Kent, influe...
Authorities launch ‘interagency operation’ at federal jail in New York housing Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs
An officer patrols at the Metropolitan Detention Center after reports of a bomb threat at the facility on February 4, 2019 . Power has been fully restored to the prison after inmates suffered the past...
Kamala Harris sees surge with Black male voters in latest polls
Democratic presidential nominee, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris greets supporters at Philly Cuts on October 27, 2024 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. With less than 2 weeks until Election Day, Harris...