• A shooting at Lincoln University homecoming leaves one person dead, injures six people
    Sunday, October 26, 2025 from theGrio » News
    One person is dead and six people are injured after gunfire erupted last night at a Lincoln University homecoming celebration.
  • Louisiana jury awards more than $40 million to family of man who died in privately-run jail
    Saturday, October 25, 2025 from theGrio » News
    Attorneys representing Erie Moore Sr.’s family say they believe the verdict handed down is among the highest ever for an in-custody death.
  • Rosa Parks and Helen Keller statues unveiled at the Alabama Capitol
    Saturday, October 25, 2025 from theGrio » News
    Statues of Rosa Parks and Helen Keller, pivotal figures for change, were unveiled Friday on the grounds of the Alabama Capitol.
  • Five people shot near Howard University as HBCU celebrates homecoming weekend
    Saturday, October 25, 2025 from theGrio » News
    Four adults and one teenager were shot Friday night in after an altercation near Howard University as the HBCU celebrated homecoming.
  • ‘Papers, Please’: Fear And Belonging Collide For Ethiopian Immigrants In The Washington, D.C. Region
    Saturday, October 25, 2025 from Breaking News for Black America
    Ethiopian Immigrants in DC Washington, D.C., is home to the largest Ethiopian community outside of Ethiopia, and the immigrants in that community live with constant anxiety.
  • Donald Trump Changes His Mind About Sending Military To San Francisco After Mayor And Tech Billionaires Play Nice
    Saturday, October 25, 2025 from Breaking News for Black America
    White House US President Donald Trump Trump's about-face after discussions with Mayor Daniel Lurie and tech giants Jensen Huang (Nvidia) and Marc Benioff (Salesforce).
  • In emotional speech, Zohran Mamdani defends Muslim identity against ‘racist and baseless’ attacks
    Friday, October 24, 2025 from theGrio » News
    Zohran Mamdani delivered an emotional plea on Friday, defending his Muslim identity against attacks from the other NYC mayoral candidates.
  • National Guard deployments in DC and Portland, Oregon, are focus of court hearings
    Friday, October 24, 2025 from theGrio » News
    No National Guard troops are expected to be deployed in Portland, Oregon, for at least several days, after a temporary decision Friday.
  • Letitia James Pleads Not Guilty In Mortgage Fraud Case 
    Friday, October 24, 2025 from Breaking News for Black America
    New York Attorney General Letitia James Appears In Federal Court Over Indictment For 2020 Mortgage Letitia James has notched several legal wins against President Donald Trump, and has said the case against her is about “revenge.”
  • Black Baltimore County High School Student Handcuffed After AI Tech Mistook Bag Of Chips For Weapon
    Friday, October 24, 2025 from Breaking News for Black America
    Taki Allen Taki Allen, a 16-year-old student in Baltimore County, was handcuffed after AI technology mistook his bag of chips for a weapon.
  • What Happens If SNAP Stops? What You Should Know And Do To Protect Yourself
    Friday, October 24, 2025 from Breaking News for Black America
    Food Stamp Recipients, SNAP, EBT, USDA The USDA warns SNAP may run out of funds for November, risking benefits for 42M Americans. Here’s what you need to know and how to prepare.
  • Virginia Democrats Launch Surprise Redistricting Effort 
    Friday, October 24, 2025 from Breaking News for Black America
    Virginia Democrats Running in 2025 Virginia’s redistricting effort comes as several GOP state legislatures have gerrymandered maps to protect the GOP’s narrow House majority. 
  • ICE Running Wild In Chicago: Elected Officials, Staffers And Students Are Caught In The Crosshairs
    Friday, October 24, 2025 from Breaking News for Black America
    State Rep. Hoan Huynh recorded a violent interaction with ICE agents in Chicago, where students were also detained during a protest.
  • Target Cut DEI, Faced A Boycott, Now 1,800 Employees Are Out Of Work
    Friday, October 24, 2025 from Breaking News for Black America
    Target, cut, jobs, boycott, DEI Target is set to cut 1,800 corporate jobs amid four years of slumping sales and protests over its rollback of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives.
  • If SNAP Benefits Get Cut Off, White Grievance Will Eat Itself
    Friday, October 24, 2025 from Breaking News for Black America
    Janine Paul showing her food stamps debit card that replaces the packet of coupons and may contribut This is a man-made public health crisis that could drive millions of families already teetering on the edge straight into hunger.
  • ICE Agents Swarm And Drag Blind Man Called A ‘Rioter’ By DHS, Despite Not Being Charged With Rioting
    Friday, October 24, 2025 from Breaking News for Black America
    Second Round Of No Kings Protests Sweep The U.S. Quinn Haberl, who is blind, was captured in video footage being surrounded and dragged by ICE agents in Portland.
  • Rosa Parks and Helen Keller statues will be unveiled at the Alabama Capitol
    Friday, October 24, 2025 from theGrio » News
    The monuments honoring the two famed native Alabamians will be the first statues of women on the lawn of the Alabama Capitol.
  • The Best Black Horror Movies To Watch For Spooky Season
    Friday, October 24, 2025 from Breaking News for Black America
    Sinners It’s the most wonderful time of the year! No, not Christmas, you sillies. It’s spooky season! Growing up, my grandfather was a horror movie fanatic who made sure to pass that love on to me every fall. Should I have seen Scream when I was...
  • Trump Admin Announces New, Bootleg, Right-Wing Pentagon Press Corps After Mainstream Media Rejects It
    Friday, October 24, 2025 from Breaking News for Black America
    US-POLITICS-MEDIA-MILITARY The Pentagon announced it has put together a new press corps full of right-wing podcasters and news outlets.
  • Surviving College: Howard Students Hustle To Stay Enrolled After Federal Aid Cap
    Thursday, October 23, 2025 from Breaking News for Black America
    Using GoFundMe’s public search engine and keyword filters, I found roughly 300 active campaigns started by Howard students this year.
  • Stephen A. Smith, The Aaron Burr Of Black Men, Apologizes To Jasmine Crockett
    Thursday, October 23, 2025 from Breaking News for Black America
    2025 ForbesBLK Summit Stephen A. Smith recently apologized to Rep. Jasmine Crockett for his criticism of her language towards President Donald Trump.
  • Federal Workers Line Up For Food Drive Amid Government Shutdown
    Thursday, October 23, 2025 from Breaking News for Black America
    Poverty Rate Increases In New York City This government shutdown became the second-longest in history this week, with federal workers on track to go an entire month without pay.
  • Virtual Insanity: How Trump’s AI Machine Fuels Disinformation And Political Hate
    Thursday, October 23, 2025 from Breaking News for Black America
    President Trump Signs Executive Order In Oval Office The larger danger posed by the Trump Administration is beyond the sharing of a single video or meme; it is the constant blurring of the boundary between truth and fiction.
  • Democratic Sen. Jeff Merkley Delivers Nearly 23-Hour Speech Blasting Trump Administration’s ‘Authoritarian Control’
    Thursday, October 23, 2025 from Breaking News for Black America
    Sen Merkley Speaks After Holding An Overnight Speech Against The Trump Administration Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) spoke on the Senate floor for nearly 23 hours, marking the third-longest Senate floor speech in modern history.
  • They Destroyed The White House For Trump’s Ballroom—And The Photos Are Devastating
    Thursday, October 23, 2025 from Breaking News for Black America
    Demolition Continues For Trump Ballroom Construction Stunning photos capture the demolition of the White House as heavy machinery tears through the East Wing’s façade.
  • North Carolina’s GOP State Legislature Passes Gerrymandered Map 
    Thursday, October 23, 2025 from Breaking News for Black America
    'Fair Maps' Rally Held As Supreme Court Hears Gerrymandering Case North Carolina is one of several Red states that began redistricting efforts to protect the GOP’s narrow House majority ahead of the 2026 midterms.
  • Mehdi Hasan Tries To School Islamophobic Republican On Freedom Of Religion, But MAGA Bigots Just Won’t Be Educated
    Thursday, October 23, 2025 from Breaking News for Black America
    Semafor’s Innovating to Restore Trust in News: A National Summit Islamophobic Rep. Brandon Gill of Texas got into a back-and-forth with journalist Mehdi Hasan on X over freedom of religion.
  • Wendy Osefo accuses police of ‘illegal arrest’ amid insurance fraud investigation
    Thursday, October 23, 2025 from theGrio » News
     In newly filed court documents, Wendy Osefo is claiming her arrest in Maryland alongside her husband on October 9 was “illegal.”
  • The Freedom To Be Weird: What D’Angelo Taught Black Men About Liberation
    Thursday, October 23, 2025 from Breaking News for Black America
    'Scream 2' Hollywood Premiere While D’Angelo’s presence was never constant, it was still a fixture, and that makes his loss feel so odd.
  • Plan to sell golf course built on slaves’ graves sparks outrage in Florida’s capital city
    Thursday, October 23, 2025 from theGrio » News
    Under the rolling hills of one of Tallahassee's most sought-after neighborhoods, the evidence of Florida's slave-holding past lies beneath.
  • When The Government Starves Us: How SNAP Cuts Target Black Survival
    Thursday, October 23, 2025 from Breaking News for Black America
    Family morning at home Food is not a privilege. It is a human right, and when the government forgets that truth, it’s up to the people to remember.
  • A timeline of US attacks in the Caribbean and what Congress has had to say
    Wednesday, October 22, 2025 from theGrio » News
    As the number of strikes has grown, a debate in Congress has escalated over the limits of the president's power.
  • With Supreme Court decision still pending, judge extends block on Guard in Chicago indefinitely
    Wednesday, October 22, 2025 from theGrio » News
    National Guard troops won't be deploying in the Chicago area anytime soon unless the U.S. Supreme Court intervenes after a judges' ruling.
  • Dripped In Legacy: CultureCon, One Image At A Time
    Wednesday, October 22, 2025 from Breaking News for Black America
    Howard photojournalist Logan Johns takes viewers inside the pulse of Black artistry at CultureCon in Brooklyn, New York.
  • Lindsey Halligan, Prosecutor In Letitia James Case, Sent Unsolicited Texts To Reporter
    Wednesday, October 22, 2025 from Breaking News for Black America
    Attorney Lindsey Halligan in the Oval Office of the White House Lindsey Halligan, the U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, who is prosecuting Letitia James, shared texts with a reporter.
  • Arizona AG Sues House Over Delay In Adelita Grijalva’s Swearing In
    Wednesday, October 22, 2025 from Breaking News for Black America
    Democratic Candidates Square Off In Primary For Arizona's 7th District Special Election House Majority Leader Mike Johnson has refused to swear in Arizona Democratic Rep.-Elect Adelita Grijalva during the government shutdown.
  • ‘Our hearts are broken beyond words’: Family confirms death of missing Philadelphia woman, Kada Scott
    Wednesday, October 22, 2025 from theGrio » News
    After a two-week search, Kada Scott was found dead. Now, her family is turning their grief into a call for justice and awareness.
  • ICE Arrests Pennsylvania Man Right After His Exoneration For A Murder He Spent 43 Years In Prison For
    Wednesday, October 22, 2025 from Breaking News for Black America
    Protest Calling For Berks County To End Contracts With ICE Subramanyam Vedam spent 43 years in prison for a murder he didn't commit, only to be taken into custody by ICE immediately after he was exonerated.
  • Food Stamps At Risk As Government Shutdown Becomes 2nd Longest In History
    Wednesday, October 22, 2025 from Breaking News for Black America
    SNAP Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program is shown using the text. SNAP provides food benefits to low-income families Both Democrats and Republicans are calling on self-proclaimed dealmaker President Donald Trump to negotiate a deal to reopen the government. 
  • Democratic Candidate For Maine’s US Senate Seat Says He’s ‘Not A Secret Nazi’ After Exposing Nazi Tattoo
    Wednesday, October 22, 2025 from Breaking News for Black America
    Neo-Nazis Rally in Toledo Graham Platner, an oyster farmer and military veteran who is considered to be "far-left," admitted this week that he has had a Nazi tattoo on his chest for nearly two decades.
  • TikTok Influencer Richard LA, Who Documents ICE Activity, Shot During ICE Raid, Charged With Assault
    Wednesday, October 22, 2025 from Breaking News for Black America
    ICE raids Carlitos Ricardo Parias, a TikToker who goes by Richard LA, was shot in South Los Angeles during an ICE raid.
  • Appeals Court Lifts Block On Trump Deploying National Guard In Portland
    Wednesday, October 22, 2025 from Breaking News for Black America
    Portland Residents React To Trump's Threats To Deploy National Guard President Trump said he has “unquestioned power” to deploy the National Guard to Portland and San Francisco in a Fox News interview. 
  • Federal Judge Questions Trump Officials About ICE Agents In Chicago Using Tear Gas And Not Wearing Bodycams
    Wednesday, October 22, 2025 from Breaking News for Black America
    FILES-US-POLITICS-IMMIGRATION-ICE Judge Sara L. Ellis said she is "profoundly concerned" that the government ignored her previous order limiting the use of tear gas in Chicago.
  • MAGAts Tell FBI Director Kash Patel To ‘Go Back’ Where He Came From After Celebratory Diwali Post
    Wednesday, October 22, 2025 from Breaking News for Black America
    President Trump Holds Press Conference With FBI Director Kash Patel FBI Director Kash Patel got blasted by Christian conservatives for making a social media post celebrating Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights.
  • Federal prosecutors charge man accused of threatening to shoot up Atlanta airport
    Tuesday, October 21, 2025 from theGrio » News
    Billy Joe Cagle, 49, was formally charged after threatening to "shoot up" Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport on Monday.
  • Former ‘Today’ anchor Bryant Gumbel hospitalized in New York
    Tuesday, October 21, 2025 from theGrio » News
    Bryant Gumbel was taken to a New York-area hospital on Monday after suffering a "medical emergency" according to TMZ.
  • For Black Caregivers, The Fight For Democracy Is About Health And Community
    Tuesday, October 21, 2025 from Breaking News for Black America
    Home nurse taking care of senior woman SEIU member home care workers like Athena Jones and Phyllis Pride see an opportunity beyond one-off days of action. 
  • Construction Begins On Big, Beautiful Ballroom, The Party Place For Rich People Trump Can’t Stop Talking About
    Tuesday, October 21, 2025 from Breaking News for Black America
    White House East Room Demolition Begins For Trump Ballroom Construction Construction crews have started demolishing part of the East Wing of the White House to make way for President Donald Trump's ballroom.
  • Pardoned Capitol Rioter Allegedly Threatened To Kill Hakeem Jeffries 
    Tuesday, October 21, 2025 from Breaking News for Black America
    Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese Meets With Lawmakers On Capitol Hill Christopher Moynihan allegedly threatened to “eliminate” Hakeem Jeffries during a speech Jeffries was to give in New York. 
  • Billy Joe Cagle: Police Arrest White Man Accused Of Plotting To Shoot Up Atlanta’s Airport
    Tuesday, October 21, 2025 from Breaking News for Black America
    Billy Joe Cagle Mugshot Billy Joe Cagle was arrested after his family reported that he was driving to the Atlanta airport to shoot it up.
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