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‘Micropreemie’ baby who weighed just over 1 pound at birth goes home from Illinois hospital
NEW LENOX, Ill. (AP) — A baby girl who weighed just over one pound when she was born prematurely in November has beaten the odds and gone home with her parents after spending her first six months at a suburban Chicago hospital. Nyla Brooke Haywood was treated to a...
Voters to determine fate of Harry Dunn who left Capitol Police job (and pension) to run for Congress
When Harry Dunn resigned from his job as a U.S. Capitol Police officer, he admitted it was a “crazy” thing to do. After more than 15 years on the force protecting members of Congress, Dunn resigned about four years shy of being able to collect a pension to trade in his police badge for the title “congressman.”
Jalen Brunson and father Rick Brunson star in Brooks Brothers’ Father’s Day campaign
There are very few connections that rival the bond shared between a father and his son. This year, Brooks Brothers is hoping to highlight that special relationship in its latest Father’s Day campaign. Ahead of Father’s Day, which takes place on June 16 this year, the retailer tapped New...
Sterling K. Brown on his role in Netflix’s sci-fi thriller ‘Atlas’: ‘I wanted to do something my 8-year-old son could watch’
Sterling K. Brown is starring in a thrilling new sci-fi film set in space, and fans have his son to thank. The “This Is Us” actor, who earned his first Oscar nomination earlier this year, told theGrio in a recent interview that he was initially drawn to the film “Atlas” because of his 8-year-old son, Amaré. In the movie, Brown stars as Colonel Elias Banks, a brave ranger who joins data analyst Atlas Shepherd (Jennifer Lopez) on a mission to defeat an AI robot who wants to destroy Earth.
Viola Davis, Joy Reid, and Charlamagne Tha God team up to provide self-help content with ALTR
Soon, Black folks looking for a space to gain culturally relevant knowledge and advice on life will have an app for that. Viola Davis, Joy Reid, and Charlamagne Tha God have teamed up with David A. Wilson — notably, a co-creator of theGrio — and Brandon John-Freso on a new personal development app dubbed ALTR.
Time magazine investigation reveals frightening trend in Black reproductive healthcare
On the heels of Mother’s Day and only weeks after Black Maternal Health Week, Time magazine released a new investigative piece highlighting the grim reality of women’s reproductive health. The Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade in 2022 has shined a new spotlight on reproductive rights, revealing controlling and ongoing industry practices.
Chicago police captain undergoes ‘lifesaving’ double lung transplant after lung cancer, COVID-19 diagnoses
A Chicago police captain is feeling like a new man. Arthur “Art” Gillespie, 56, underwent a successful double lung transplant on Jan. 6, necessitated by damage caused by lung cancer and a severe case of COVID-19. According to People magazine, his lung cancer diagnosis coincided with a critical COVID-19 infection in March 2020, leading to the need for this lifesaving procedure.
Lizzo praises activists fighting genocides in Palestine, Sudan and the Congo: ‘Your work is not in vain’
Lizzo spoke out to fans and gave a personal thank you to activists who are protesting genocides in Palestine, Sudan and the Congo. The singer took to Instagram on Monday to share her thoughts about the student protests taking place on college campuses across the country, which she called “deeply important,” and told her fans that expressing her public gratitude for activists was “long overdue.”
Keke Palmer shares updates on son Leo, including his ‘Trolls’-themed 1st birthday
If you weren’t already aware, “Big Boss” Keke Palmer has a boss of her own these days. “Children are the light of the world and my son is the centerpiece of mine. I’ll do anything for Master Leodis,” the star wrote in a Mother’s Day Instagram post which included several photos and videos of her firstborn son, Leodis “Leo” Andrellton Jackson. “I love being a mom more than I thought I would, and that was a lot already! I want a whole soccer team,” Palmer also wrote.
On trampoline parks, middle age, and the realization that everything can send you to the emergency room
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 of this writing, I know three different dads in various stages of an Achilles tendon tear. One is on the downhill side of rehab; he’s back to driving and walking without assistance and living life “normally.” Another dad I know is still in a boot and working towards getting back to independent walking. The last dad I know just tore his Achilles and just had surgery as he begins the months-long trek through rehab. Each of the dads who popped their Achilles did so while playing basketball. I rarely play basketball at this point, but you know what my kids love to do? They love to go to trampoline parks.
Watch: Coping with racial trauma in the media | Life Hacks
In this episode of Life Hacks, Adrienne Mullins, author and producer, opens up about her experience working in the news industry. Mullins discusses reporting on racial traumatic stories and how it affected her mentally and the habits she implemented for her mental health. Check out the full video and more...
Watch: White House on 70th anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education
This week, President Joe Biden is celebrating the 70th anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education at the White House. The landmark Supreme Court decision found that racial segregation, a legal doctrine known as “separate but equal,” was unconstitutional. In 2024, however, the impact of Brown v. Board of Education is in question after the Supreme Court overturned racial affirmative action in college admissions last summer. TheGrio’s White House Correspondent April Ryan asks Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre the president’s thoughts on the matter. The Biden spokesperson admitted the president was not happy with the high court’s decision that has broad impacts on race and education in this nation.
The greatest trick Kendrick Lamar pulled with ‘Not Like Us’ is creating a club banger with a wildly cringey message
Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Can we take a minute to recognize how insane it is for the song of the year so far, Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us,” to be an upbeat, danceable, club-ready banger where the message is “Hey guys, that real person over there is a pedophile.” The sound and the message are totally discordant. It’s as if they’re two separate parts that someone Frankenstein’d together.
Gayle King scores a cover of Sports Illustrated’s 60th anniversary Swimsuit Issue, and is ‘not winding down’
Gayle King is enjoying her “bombshell” moment. The veteran journalist is featured on the cover of Sports Illustrated’s legendary Swimsuit Issue, celebrating the 60th anniversary of the annual publication, and the SI Swim rookie is just as shocked as anyone. During a May 14 live on-air segment...
Questions and grief linger at the apartment door where a deputy killed a US airman
WASHINGTON (AP) — At the apartment door where a Florida deputy shot and killed Senior Airman Roger Fortson, a small shrine is growing with the tributes from the Air Force unit grappling with his loss. There is a long wooden plank, anchored by two sets of aviator wings, and...
LA County puts 66 probation officers on leave for misconduct including sexual abuse, excessive force
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles County Probation Department announced Monday that it has put 66 of its officers on administrative leave in the past five months for alleged offenses including excessive force, sexual abuse and drug possession. The department said the announcement was intended as an effort...
In hundreds of deadly police encounters, officers broke multiple safety guidelines, AP investigation finds
This combination of images from body-camera videos shows police encounters with (top row, from left) Jeffrey Melvin in Colorado in 2018, Johnathan Binkley in Tennessee in 2019, (bottom row from left) Bradford Macomber in Mississippi in 2016. and Samuel Celestin in Florida in 2019. Police officers in hundreds of deadly incidents across America violated well-known law enforcement guidelines that prescribe the safest ways to restrain, subdue and arrest people, an Associated Press investigation has found. (Photos: Colorado Springs Police Department, Knox County Sheriff's Office, Gulfport Police Department, Ocoee Police Department via AP)
Maybe we need more gatekeepers
Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. Regardless of how you feel about hip-hop, rap battles or Brazilian butts, the musical poetry slam between Kendrick Lamar and Aubrey “Drake” Graham has sparked an interesting conversation about identity, history and — most of all — gatekeeping.
Vice President Harris drops F-bomb while talking about breaking barriers
Vice President Kamala Harris dropped the F-bomb on Monday while speaking about breaking barriers as the “first” to occupy her role inside the White House. Harris, the first Black American, first Asian American and first woman to serve as vice president of the United States, used the expletive during a moderated conversation for a leadership summit hosted by the Asian Pacific American Institute for Congressional Studies (APAICS).
Shannon Sharpe delivers a healthy serving of truth in his beef with Shaquille O’Neal
Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. For far too long in too many places, too many Black boys have dreamed too much of becoming two things: athletes or rappers. Not white-collar professionals or blue-collar workers. Not small business owners or government officials. Not firefighters, EMTs or the po-po.
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