• Man shot 3 Idaho firefighters who had asked him to move his vehicle, klling 2, sheriff says
    Monday, June 30, 2025 from theGrio » News
    A 20-year-old man set a wildfire in Idaho, then ambushed firefighters who responded—killing two and critically injuring another.
  • Trump admin ends legal protections for half-million Haitians who now face deportations- critics call it a ‘death sentence’
    Monday, June 30, 2025 from theGrio » News
    Advocates say Trump's move to send 500,000 Haitians back to a nation overrun by gang violence and displacement is a death sentence
  • 8 Safest Places To Travel To In The Caribbean
    Monday, June 30, 2025 from Breaking News for Black America
    An Idyllic Sandy Beach On The Caribbean Island Of Barbados If you're planning to travel to the Caribbean, here are eight safe travel destinations worth visiting.
  • Queer And Trans People Didn’t Survive Pride To Be Erased By The Supreme Court
    Monday, June 30, 2025 from Breaking News for Black America
    Motor City Pride Parade In this op-ed, Preston Mitchum discusses how the SCOTUS ruling in 'Mahmoud v. Taylor' further erases and dehumanizes the queer and trans people.
  • Trump administration finds Harvard failed to protect Jewish students, threatens to cut all funding
    Monday, June 30, 2025 from theGrio » News
    Federal investigation finds Harvard violated civil rights law, failing to address antisemitism, placing billions in federal funding at risk.
  • We All We Got: The Crisis Of Black Male Friendship
    Monday, June 30, 2025 from Breaking News for Black America
    Two men exercising together outdoors In this column, writer Corey Richardson makes the argument for Black male friendships that go beyond the superficial and get deep into navigating Black manhood together.
  • Preston Damsky, ‘Viewpoint Neutrality,’ And White Supremacy [Op-Ed]
    Monday, June 30, 2025 from Breaking News for Black America
    Unite the Right Protest In this op-ed, Dr. Stacey Patton discusses the case of Preston Damsky, who was rewarded for championing white supremacy, but punished for antisemitism.
  • Why Is The Lead Pipe Replacement In Flint Still Unfinished Nearly 11 Years After Water Crisis Began?
    Monday, June 30, 2025 from Breaking News for Black America
    Water supply in the US city of Flint About a decade after Flint’s water crisis caused national outrage, the replacement of lead water pipes still isn’t finished.
  • The History Of Birthright Citizenship And Its Connection To Slavery
    Monday, June 30, 2025 from Breaking News for Black America
    U.S. standard certificate of live birth application form next to flag of USA. Birthright citizenship concept. At first glance, birthright citizenship and slavery may appear to be separate issues, but their histories are deeply intertwined. Here's why.
  • Op-Ed: The Arc Of The Well Woman
    Monday, June 30, 2025 from Breaking News for Black America
    Mother-daughter relationship: Girl holding her mom in a tight hug at home We are fighting for the arc of well-working women, and we must bring everyone with us to win. There is work to be done. So, we persist.
  • Gunman started fire, then fatally shot 2 firefighters in ambush attack, Idaho officials say
    Monday, June 30, 2025 from theGrio » News
    Gunman sets blaze to ambush responders, fatally shoots 2 Idaho firefighters and wounds another before dying in standoff.
  • LA County Lawmaker Wants Audit To Examine Eaton And Palisades Fire Responses
    Monday, June 30, 2025 from Breaking News for Black America
    Half Of All Debris Cleared In 3 Months From Sites Of Los Angeles Wildfires If approved, the audit will examine the complete timeline response of both the Eaton and Palisades wildfires.
  • Jury due to begin deliberating in Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ sex trafficking trial
    Monday, June 30, 2025 from theGrio » News
    Jurors begin deliberations in Sean “Diddy” Combs’ federal sex trafficking trial after seven weeks of graphic testimony.
  • Federal Judge’s Ruling Could Halt Mississippi’s DEI Ban In Schools
    Sunday, June 29, 2025 from Breaking News for Black America
    State flag in the Mississippi State Capitol building Mississippi’s DEI ban would withhold funding from any K-12 or postsecondary school that is found to have multiple violations of the ban.
  • Nike Will Raise Prices, Shift Production From China Amid Tariff Hits 
    Sunday, June 29, 2025 from Breaking News for Black America
    Street Style - Paris Fashion Week - Menswear Spring/Summer 2026 - Day Four In response to a potential $1 billion hit due to tariffs, Nike will raise prices this fall as families nationwide begin back-to-school shopping.
  • Black son of U.S. Army soldier deported to Jamaica after citizenship questioned
    Sunday, June 29, 2025 from theGrio » News
    Deported to Jamaica with no citizenship, Jermaine Thomas—born on a U.S. military base to a U.S. Army father— is living in a hotel.
  • Atlanta Sportscaster Tabitha Turner Allegedly Pepper-Sprayed During Uber Ride
    Sunday, June 29, 2025 from Breaking News for Black America
    Marie Claire Power Play Video shows Tabitha Turner engaging in a verbal argument with the Uber driver before being pepper-sprayed. 
  • Favoring Trump, SCOTUS Majority Undermines Federal Court Judges 
    Saturday, June 28, 2025 from Breaking News for Black America
    Supreme Court - Washington, DC The decision hides behind its interpretation that a federal court does not have the authority to issue a nationwide injunction for arguably unconstitutional actions of the Trump administration.
  • NC State Senate Passes Bill Banning DEI In Local Government On Juneteenth
    Saturday, June 28, 2025 from Breaking News for Black America
    North Carolina State Capitol Building in Raleigh The North Carolina Senate Judiciary Committee loaded the Juneteenth docket with bills designed to kill DEI initiatives and put guns in private schools. You read that right, folks. 
  • Supreme Court To Hear Rastafarian Lawsuit Over Shaved Locs
    Saturday, June 28, 2025 from Breaking News for Black America
    DRCONGO-CULTURE-FESTIVAL For Damon Landor and many other incarcerated individuals who practice minority religions, the outcome could determine whether justice is just in name or inclusive of reparations.
  • Op-Ed: Bigoted MAGA Republican Wants To Deport NYC Mayoral Nominee Zohran Mamdani, Calling Him ‘Little Muhamaad’
    Friday, June 27, 2025 from Breaking News for Black America
    Candidates Participate In The New York City Democratic Mayoral Primary Debate Rep. Andy Ogles is calling on President Donald Trump to denaturalize and deport NYC mayoral hopeful Zohran Mamdani.
  • Kyrie Irving Donates $50K For Tamir Rice Youth Center
    Friday, June 27, 2025 from Breaking News for Black America
    Dallas Mavericks v Minnesota Timberwolves - Game Five With just under $25,000 left to raise, this campaign is more than a fundraiser; it’s a community call to action to honor Tamir Rice by building something for the next generation. 
  • University of Virginia president resigns under Trump administration pressure on DEI
    Friday, June 27, 2025 from theGrio » News
    Under pressure from the DOJ, UVA President James Ryan resigns as administration intensifies crackdown on DEI programs at public universities.
  • Howard University And Google Team Up To Advance AI Speech Recognition For African American English
    Friday, June 27, 2025 from Breaking News for Black America
    Serious thinking woman standing with phone in hands near window inside office. Businesswoman reading online news and browsing internet pages at workplace, using app Howard University and Google Research have unveiled a new dataset designed to enhance how automatic speech recognition (ASR) systems serve Black users.
  • Federal Judge Orders Job Corps Sites Remain Open As Lawsuit Proceeds
    Friday, June 27, 2025 from Breaking News for Black America
    Trump Closes Job Corps Centers The National Job Corps Association filed the suit against the Labor Department to prevent the closure of over 123 Job Corps centers around the country.
  • Covfefe Chronicles: Trump Turns Beach Boys Nostalgia Into A Genocide Anthem
    Friday, June 27, 2025 from Breaking News for Black America
    In this episode of 'The Covfefe Chronicles,' we’re breaking down how white supremacy turns genocidal threats into catchy singalongs.
  • Kendrick Lamar Background Dancer Arrested Over Sudanese Flag Incident During Super Bowl Halftime Show
    Friday, June 27, 2025 from Breaking News for Black America
    AMFOOT-SUPERBOWL-CHIEFS-EAGLES-HALFTIME-ENTERTAINMENT Zul-Qarnain Kwame Nantambu has been placed under arrest for the Sudanese flag during Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl halftime show.
  • Supreme Court limits nationwide injunctions, but fate of birthright citizenship unclear
    Friday, June 27, 2025 from theGrio » News
    The outcome was a victory for Trump, who has complained about individual judges throwing up obstacles to his agenda.
  • Trump’s DOJ Investigates University Of California Over Effort To Recruit Racially Diverse Faculty
    Friday, June 27, 2025 from Breaking News for Black America
    Trump's DOJ has launched an investigation into the University of California over its “UC 2030 Capacity Plan.” Trump's DOJ has launched an investigation into the University of California over its “UC 2030 Capacity Plan.”
  • The Boy Is Still Ours: Brandy And Monica Gave Us Hope When America Couldn’t
    Friday, June 27, 2025 from Breaking News for Black America
    Brandy & Monica When Brandy and Monica announced their first-ever tour together, Doninique Morgan saw it as a reminder that the things we thought were lost can still come back to us.
  • Supreme Court meets Friday to decide 6 remaining cases, including birthright citizenship
    Friday, June 27, 2025 from theGrio » News
    The birthright citizenship order has been blocked nationwide by three lower courts.
  • Prosecutor tells jury ‘it’s time’ to convict Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs as sex trafficking trial near end
    Friday, June 27, 2025 from theGrio » News
    "It’s time to hold him accountable. It’s time for justice," said Assistant U.S. Attorney Christy Slavik.
  • Timbaland Starting An AI Record Label Is Bad For The Music Business
    Friday, June 27, 2025 from Breaking News for Black America
    2023 A3C Conference In this commentary, William E. Ketchum III discusses Timbaland's formation of an AI record label and the problems he is contributing to by doing so.
  • Tampa Bay Rays’ Wander Franco convicted of sexually abusing a child; girl’s mother gets 10 years in prison
    Thursday, June 26, 2025 from theGrio » News
    The suspended MLB star was convicted of child sexual abuse in the Dominican Republic but avoided prison time—while the girl’s
  • Super Bowl halftime performer charged for running on field with ‘Sudan and Free Gaza’ flag
    Thursday, June 26, 2025 from theGrio » News
    Zul-Qarnain Kwame Nantambu joined Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl halftime show and is now facing charges for having a “Free Gaza” flag.
  • SCOTUS Medicaid Decision Could Defund Planned Parenthood 
    Thursday, June 26, 2025 from Breaking News for Black America
    Anti-Trump Activists March To Trump Tower In New York In many ways, the decision leaves Medicaid recipients without recourse in states with leadership fixated on defunding Planned Parenthood or otherwise instituting political litmus tests for healthcare.
  • Outdoor Afro Offers Swim Scholarship Program To Help Close Racial Gap In Water Safety
    Thursday, June 26, 2025 from Breaking News for Black America
    Out Door Afro, Making Waves, Scholarships, swimming, Black people The organization is promoting its "Making Waves" program, which offers swim scholarships—or "swimmerships"—to Black children, teens, and adults nationwide.
  • States can block Medicaid money for health care at Planned Parenthood, the Supreme Court says
    Thursday, June 26, 2025 from theGrio » News
    Supreme Court allows states to block Medicaid money to Planned Parenthood, affecting access to contraception and cancer screenings & more.
  • MAGA Racists Predictably Melt Down Over Muslim NYC Mayoral Candidate Zohran Mamdani’s Win
    Thursday, June 26, 2025 from Breaking News for Black America
    zohran-mamdani-win-maga-racists-melt-down MAGA conservatives are melting down over Zohran Mamdani winning the Democratic nomination for mayor of New York City.
  • Teens May Face Hate Crime Charges For Rainbow Crosswalks Vandalism
    Thursday, June 26, 2025 from Breaking News for Black America
    Lgbt background with rainbow lines. The four teens allegedly vandalized Pride flags at Rainbow Crosswalks, a tribute to the 49 people who were killed in the Pulse nightclub shooting.
  • FDA Approves First And Only Twice-Yearly PrEP Option
    Thursday, June 26, 2025 from Breaking News for Black America
    HIV/AIDS therapy pills on black background It has been a very long journey in the ongoing fight to end the HIV/AIDS epidemic, and now it appears we might be one step closer towards our goal
  • Trump uses Usher’s ‘Hey Daddy (Daddy’s Home)’ song to flex as NATO’s ‘Daddy’ in new video
    Thursday, June 26, 2025 from theGrio » News
    After Trump’s NATO summit appearance, the White House dropped a recap set to Usher’s “Hey Daddy (Daddy’s Home).”
  • Soldiers in the Army of White Jesus: How Christian Nationalism Became America’s Most Protected Terror Pipeline [Op-Ed]
    Thursday, June 26, 2025 from Breaking News for Black America
    Two Minnesota State Legislators And Spouses Shot In Targeted Attacks Vance Boelter wasn’t a harmless “prepper.” He was a radicalized foot soldier in America’s quiet holy war—and the media still won’t call it what it is: Christian terrorism.
  • Atlanta sports reporter maced in altercation with Uber driver over air conditioning; driver claims self-defense 
    Thursday, June 26, 2025 from theGrio » News
    What started out as an Uber pickup from the Atlanta airport turned into a melee on the side of the interstate—over air conditioning. 
  • Texas Cell Phone Ban For Children In School Raises Safety Concerns
    Thursday, June 26, 2025 from Breaking News for Black America
    23088171 Critics of the cell phone ban cite safety concerns and recent tragedies including the tragic Uvalde school shooting, where 19 children were killed.
  • Paula Patton Talks Sobriety Journey: ‘I Had A Lot Of Challenges And Pain’
    Thursday, June 26, 2025 from Breaking News for Black America
    SpoiledChild x Jeremy Scott Launch Party We caught up with the beautiful Paula Patton, who dished on her new film "Finding Faith," being seven years sober and other personal challenges.
  • Op-Ed: Racist Donald Trump Jr. Says ‘Affirmative Action’ Is Why Obama Has A Nobel Peace Prize ‘Instead’ Of Trump
    Thursday, June 26, 2025 from Breaking News for Black America
    Donald Trump Jr "Affirmative action is when Barack Obama gets the Nobel Peace Prize instead of Donald Trump," Don Jr. posted on his social media.
  • Trump Calls Putin ‘The Boss’ As He Slams Russia’s Medvedev
    Wednesday, June 25, 2025 from Breaking News for Black America
    NATO Summit In The Hague Final Day Trump’s response and eyebrow-raising praise for Putin has drawn criticism for its callous tone and implications, further complicating the geopolitical landscape.
  • Texas Man Sues Former Employer Over Alleged Racist Prank On Juneteenth
    Wednesday, June 25, 2025 from Breaking News for Black America
    Hanging Noose Rope Against White Background The alleged incident occurred in 2023 when Devondrick Hartsfield arrived at work and saw a backpack hanging from a noose.
  • After Winning NYC’s Democratic Mayoral Primary, Zohran Mamdani Reaffirms Support For Reparations
    Wednesday, June 25, 2025 from Breaking News for Black America
    Mayoral Candidate For New York Zohran Mamdani Holds Primary Election Night Party In a statement, Zohran Mamdani reaffirmed his support for reparations and programs that will improve the lives of the city’s Black residents. 
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