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Maxine Waters blasts Trump for ‘the lies he’s telling’ by claiming NY case was rigged
U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., says that former President Donald Trump is a guilty man no matter how much he refuses to accept the verdict of his hush money trial. In a recent appearance on MSNBC, the congresswoman blasted Trump for claiming his New York trial was rigged after he was found guilty of 34 counts of falsifying business records. A jury determined Trump approved the concealment of payments to porn star Stormy Daniels to keep quiet about their past sexual affair to avoid its revelation during the 2016 presidential election.
The ‘journalistic blackface’ book is one epic troll
Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. As a public service to my reading audience, I took it upon myself to download Sam Forster’s “Seven Shoulders” on Kindle Unlimited so y’all didn’t have to.
Romance Writers of America files for bankruptcy after tumultuous split spurred by racism allegations
The Romance Writers of America has filed for bankruptcy protection following several years of infighting and allegations of racism that fractured the organization, causing many of its members to flee. The Texas-based trade association, which bills itself as the voice of romance writers, has lost roughly 80% of its members...
Simone Biles cruises to 9th national title and gives Olympic champ Sunisa Lee a boost along the way
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — There used to be a time when Simone Biles would find “beauty in the blindness” ahead of the Olympics, reveling in not knowing what she didn’t know. That was eight years ago. Back when she was still just a teenager. Still...
Prosecutors to dismiss charges against Minnesota trooper who shot Black motorist Ricky Cobb
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Prosecutors plan to dismiss murder and manslaughter charges against a white Minnesota state trooper who fatally shot Ricky Cobb II, a Black motorist, as Cobb tried to pull away from a traffic stop, saying the decision comes in response to recent statements from the trooper’s attorney and new analysis of video from the scene.
Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, a Texas Democrat, says she has pancreatic cancer
House Judiciary Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee Ranking Member Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee of Texas delivers opening statements during a hearing on oversight of the Drug Enforcement Administration in July 2023, on Capitol Hill. Lee announced Sunday that she has been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and is undergoing treatment. (Photo: Stephanie Scarbrough/AP, file)
Watch: Pressley welcomes Republican support to reform justice system after Trump conviction
U.S. Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., spoke exclusively to theGrio on the 34-count felony conviction of former President Donald Trump. During a special edition of “The Hill with April Ryan,” the progressive congresswoman, who refers to Trump as “the former occupant of the White House,” said the ruling is “one step in the right direction of accountability.” However, after the conviction handed down in a New York courthouse, Trump called the verdict “disgusting” and “rigged” in multiple instances while talking to the press. Several Republican leaders have defended the Republican presidential candidate, including Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., and House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La. A former Obama Justice Department official, who spoke to theGrio anonymously, called their remarks an “attack in essence on the rule of law,” adding that it was “dangerous.”
Being a patient is getting harder in a strained and complex US health care system
Tamika Davis couldn’t nap on her couch during cancer treatment. She kept worrying one of her toddlers would wander over and pull out the needle delivering chemotherapy. Friends and family watched her kids when they could during her treatment last year for colon cancer. But Davis had gaps with no help because she couldn’t afford child care and didn’t know where to look for assistance.
Mike Tyson’s fight with Jake Paul has been postponed after Tyson’s health episode
Mike Tyson’s fight with Jake Paul has been postponed after the 57-year-old Tyson fell ill on a flight last weekend. Tyson and Paul said Friday that they will announce a new fight date next week. They were scheduled to meet July 20 in Arlington, Texas. Tyson became nauseous and...
Ta-Nehisi Coates returns to nonfiction and explores the power of stories in upcoming ‘The Message’
NEW YORK (AP) — For his first all-new book of nonfiction in nearly a decade, Ta-Nehisi Coates traveled the world. One World announced Thursday that Coates’ “The Message” will be published Oct. 1. “The Message” is set everywhere from the American South to the Middle East and Palestine and focuses on a single question: In a time of growing strife and injustice, why do stories matter?
Live Nation reveals data breach at its Ticketmaster subsidiary
Live Nation is investigating a data breach at its Ticketmaster subsidiary, which dominates ticketing for live events in the United States. Live Nation, based in Beverly Hills, California, said in a regulatory filing Friday that on May 27 “a criminal threat actor’’ offered to sell Ticketmaster data on the dark web.
Watch: Crump details VP Harris’ call with mother of slain US Airman Roger Fortson
Vice President Kamala Harris placed a 20-minute phone call to Chantimekki Fortson, the mother of Roger Fortson, the 23-year-old U.S. Airman killed by a Florida officer on May 3. According to civil rights attorney Ben Crump, who is representing the Fortson family, the vice president offered words of sympathy and encouragement to the grieving mother of the deceased senior airman.
Sojourner Truth statue unveiled at the site of 1851 ‘Ain’t I a Woman?’ speech
AKRON, Ohio (AP) — Hundreds gathered in an Ohio city on Wednesday to unveil a plaza and statue dedicated to abolitionist Sojourner Truth at the very spot where the women’s rights pioneer gave an iconic 1851 speech now known as “Ain’t I a Woman?”. Truth, a...
Watch: 5 questions with Michael Beach
Although his big break came from playing Angela Bassett’s unfaithful husband in the 1995 film “Waiting to Exhale,” actor Michael Beach has been gracing our screens for almost 40 years. Since then, we’ve seen Beach in iconic roles like Miles Jenkins in “Soul Food,” Al Boulet in “ER,” paramedic Monte “Doc” Parker in “Third Watch,” and so much more. The Juilliard graduate stopped by theGrio for our newest series “5 Questions with…” where we go one-on-one with some of today’s biggest tastemakers.
Major leaguers praise inclusion of Negro Leagues statistics into major league records
CHICAGO (AP) — Buck Leonard. Charlie “Chino” Smith. Turkey Stearnes. Baseball players and fans alike are learning more about the Negro Leagues after the statistics for more than 2,300 players — historic figures like Josh Gibson, Oscar Charleston, Satchel Paige and Mule Suttles — were incorporated into the major league record book following a three-year research project.
Black leaders call out Trump’s criminal justice contradictions as he rails against guilty verdict
NEW YORK (AP) — As Donald Trump lambasted the guilty verdict of his hush money trial this week, he stood inside a Manhattan courthouse that was the site of one of the most notorious examples of injustice in recent New York history. And he had a part in that.
NYC’s rat-hating mayor, Eric Adams, is once again ticketed for rats at his Brooklyn property
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City’s rat-hating mayor has once again been ticketed for a rat infestation at his Brooklyn property. Mayor Eric Adams’ latest ticket was issued by a city health inspector May 16 at a row house he owns in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood. The inspector observed fresh rat droppings and a rat burrow “at the front left base of the staircase of the property.”
Malcolm Gladwell takes fresh look at societal trends in ‘Revenge of the Tipping Point’
NEW YORK (AP) — Coming this fall: “The Tipping Point,” the sequel. Little, Brown and Co. announced Wednesday that Malcolm Gladwell’s “Revenge Of the Tipping Point” will be published Oct. 1. The book arrives nearly a quarter-century after Gladwell’s “The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference,” his million-selling debut. Little, Brown is calling “Revenge of the Tipping Point” a “fresh perspective” on a variety of social issues.
Florida sheriff fires deputy who fatally shot Airman Roger Fortson at home
A Florida Panhandle sheriff on Friday fired a deputy who fatally shot an airman at his home while holding a handgun pointed to the ground, saying the deputy’s life was never in danger and he should not have fired his weapon. Okaloosa County Sheriff Eric Aden fired Deputy Eddie...
Marian Shields Robinson, mother of former first lady Michelle Obama, dies at 86
Marian Shields Robinson, mother of former first lady Michelle Obama, was a major pillar during former President Barack Obama’s 2008 bid for the White House. Taking on the task of caring for granddaughters Malia and Sasha, Robinson made their meals, ran their baths and tucked them into bed. She drove them to school, and to piano and dance lessons with Secret Service in tow. Once she became the nation’s first grandmother, she helped the girls settle into their home at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. The transition would prove to be just as challenging for the Chicago native.
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