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Immigration officials are preparing to deport Chris Matimba, a Zimbabwe man who has been living in Idaho for 15 years.

In honor of his birthday, Soulja Boy dug $55 million deep in his pockets for a new private jet, a member of his management team tells TMZ...

Former Detroit mayor Kwame Kilpatrick was denied a relase from a federal prison in Louisiana despite a COVID-19 outbreak there.

Stacey Abrams believes that GOP made things difficult for voters in Georgia in the recent election as an act of voter suppression.

By leaving early, Barr could avoid a confrontation with Trump over his refusal to help the president rewrite last month's election results.

Jamie Foxx's legion of adoring female fans can relax - the superstar is not gay - at least, not according to Montana Fishburne...

theGRIO REPORT - Sean "Diddy" Combs has released a new scent, and along with it, a racy, one-minute long ad that is definitely not safe for work...

Rosalind Brewer, who was the first black CEO of Sam's Club, which owns Wal-Mart, will be stepping down in February, according to the Wall Street Journal.

theGRIO REPORT - Singer Alicia Keys unveiled the title of her next album on her website late last night...

Jurors deliberated for about six hours before coming back with the mixed verdict for Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley and Justin Smith.

Residents will be randomly chosen for the Compton Pledge from a pre-verified group, and only one member per household will be eligible.

Trustees picked by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis to oversee New College of Florida voted Tuesday to abolish its small office that handles diversity, equity and...

On Friday, four people were killed and one injured when a Houston woman opened fire on her family members at

Data released by Harvard showed 14% of incoming students identified as Black, a drop of 4% from the class before it.

theGRIO REPORT - Hopefully this family's story will shift the public discourse in a positive direction in terms of the acceptance of natural black hairstyles...

Inundated with requests for interviews and constantly probed by jealous peers on Twitter, Holmes' fun times in the spotlight quickly fizzled...

theGRIO REPORT - Rick Ross has recently been under fire for lyrics in his song that many believe references date rape...

It was still the early days of MTV when David Bowie sat down for an interview in 1983 to talk

Zoe Kravitz and her boyfriend, George Lewis, went out to the Coachella Music Festival on Friday, but instead of talking about

The Hill is reporting that Mitt Romey's campaign has announced that the presidential hopeful will address the crowd at the NAACP annual convention in Houston...

Trump told Sean Hannity he plans to host a campaign rally this weekend 'probably in Florida' and another in Pennsylvania.

Netflix launches a uniquely curated collection of over 45 films, series, and documentaries to highlight Black stories in support of the Black Lives Matter...

Amid scrutiny, Tia Mowry opens up about where things stand today between her and her twin sister Tamera Mowry-Housley.

In response to the country's massive explosion, there have been demands from protestors, seeking an early election to vote out the ruling class.

Don Bryant, the soul singer-songwriter who wrote music for Etta James, Al Green, Ann Peebles and more died on Friday at age 83.

Facebook is adding informational labels to posts about vaccines as it expands efforts to counter COVID-19-related misinformation.

Police officers in Florida are seeking to invoke the controversial Stand Your Ground protection to defend against excessive force claims.

Keshia Knight Pulliam attended the rape trial of Bill Cosby and it looks like it will be leading to her

OPINION - A former NFL star takes the challenge to live on the equivalent of food stamps -- or $31 per person per day -- for one week. This article originally...

Brandi Marshall is not going anywhere. TheGrio's Jared Alexander caught up with the reality TV star and realtor of "Selling the OC ...

Mississippi Valley State, Central State, face off in Chicago Football Classic, which can be seen on Byron Allen's HBCU GO

theGRIO REPORT - Oscar-winning actress Lupita Nyong'o is going back to Kenya in order to fight to save the elephants in her home from being slaughtered for...

MSNBC - Gun rights activists need to follow in the footsteps of civil rights icon Rosa Parks, according to musician-turned-conservative pundit Ted Nugent...

OPINION - Being psychologically stressed can lead to overeating and getting more calories from fat and sugar...

Can you picture R&B star Ne-Yo playing Martin Luther King, Jr.? Apparently the singer was being seriously considered for a big screen biopic of the legendary...

theGRIO REPORT - Needing a life-saving organ and getting one are two different things and the complicated process may not always be fair...

Brad Pitt's latest film, which just debuted at Cannes, has been called a critique of President Obama's presidency by at least one critic at the esteemed annual...

An alleged stalker reportedly had Rihanna in fear of her life as he sent her pictures outside her house and once sent her a disturbing masturbation video.

Ibn Ali Miller, the man who became a viral sensation when he stepped in to stop a fight between two teens, said he was only doing what he was raised to do.

Will Smith has signed on as the Genie, Disney announced at its D23 Expo this past weekend.

Christian Combs commented on a post and said that 50 Cent is only posting him because of other issues with his ex-girlfriend.

OPINION - Its actions over the last several years indicate a growing disjunction between its stated principles and what is best for the African-American...

HOUSTON - Houston police have returned to the headlines today with fresh allegations of police brutality, but the victim is the same, the Holley family...

OPINION - If there were no Gil Noble, theGrio.com would not exist. That statement isn't mere platitude but solid truth...

Starting Feb. 1, the policy bans families, publishers, and faith groups from sending reading material to incarcerated people in Arkansas.

Federal judge ordered the release of 5-year-old Liam Ramos and his father from ICE detention, criticizing ICE tactics.

A 20-year-old Atlanta man was arrested and charged in the death of a 14-year-old girl, who was eight months pregnant.

theGRIO REPORT - Rapper and actor Kid Cudi recently stopped by 'The Arsenio Hall Show' to promote his new movie 'Need For Speed', and album 'Satellite Flight:...

theGRIO REPORT - 'SNL' star Leslie Jones is reportedly in talks to star in the all-female reboot of 'Ghostbusters'...

TheGrio REPORTS -- Conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh on Monday said that if the former Godfather's Pizza CEO were to win the Republican nomination, and...

theGRIO REPORT - Just 26,794 acquired insurance from the troubled HealthCare.gov website, even though people from 34 states are using it...

(AP) 'The Invention of Wings' isn't Kidd's strongest work, but it's an absorbing, illuminating, enjoyable read...

OPINION - What if we moved from the fun and scandalous, and actually used Twitter to do something useful?

After winning the Super Bowl on Sunday night, the Philadelphia Eagles are now set to visit the White House to celebrate their victory. But not all of the...

An online petition demanding Nicki Minaj be deported to Trinidad has gathered tens of thousands of signatures.

theGRIO REPORT - Outkast rappers Big Boi and Andre 300 are set to reunite on a new production of Frank Ocean's 'Pink Matter,' according to Hip Hop DX...

OPINION - In our society, all rights are ultimately protected by the ballot box, not the sword...

VIDEO - A mystery man in Prince Frederick, Maryland decided that he would give a little bit more than the usual holiday donation this year. If you had items on...

OPINION - Is the latest person following you on Twitter or friending you on Facebook actually a debt collector in disguise? ...

Moonlight, the coming-of-age film written and directed by Barry Jenkins, was considered Oscar-worthy by critics long before its limited theatrical release.

The Hollywood agent that was accused of groping Terry Crews at a party last year has now been identified. Adam

TODAY - The woman who sued Paula Deen said Monday that her 'lawsuit has never been about the n-word'...

Major League Baseball pledged support. And the total raised just through one online fundraiser to replace the statue surpassed $145,000.

Ze'Morion Dillon-Hokin was only yards away from Jamar Clark when he was killed, and as protests raged through Minneapolis over Clark's death, the 10-year-old...

Richard Burnham reportedly used multiple racial slurs during his tirade and also shattered the teens' car window.

Vice President Kamala Harris offered a more forceful tone on the urgency of the moment a day after Netanyahu's fiery speech to Congress.

Esperanza Spalding was a guest on 'The Daily Show' and performed her songs 'Black Gold' and 'Crowned and Kissed'...

A middle school teacher in New York City has been fined after she showed students a video of an ISIS beheading.

theGrio REPORT - Last month, Bobby Brown petitioned to become Bobbi Kristina Brown's guardian and the conservator of her finances.

The head of the Food and Drug Administration told lawmakers Thursday that a shuttered baby formula factory could be up

"This kind of hateful rhetoric and this level of dehumanizing can lead to dangerous actions," said Omar whom President Trump called "garbage."

A busted water pipe caused widespread flooding at one of the dining halls at Howard University on Monday, prompting a quick evacuation.

Cuba Gooding Sr. was found dead in a parked vehicle in California on Thursday, reports TMZ and ABC's Los Angeles affiliate.

Christmas means holiday-themed movies. Here are the top films Black famiiles can watch together every year.

Atlanta Hawks forward Thabo Sefolosha has just received $4 million in a payout for a lawsuit over police brutality.

theGRIO REPORT - PBS' hit TV show Downton Abbey recently cast Gary Carr as its first African-American actor -- but Diddy argues that he in fact has already...

theGRIO REPORT - Even though her father staged an infamous anti-Obama stunt at the Republican National Convention, Francesca Eastwood told TMZ that she will...

OPINION - Considering all the criticism heaped upon him before he was drafted, a lot of it grossly unfair and racially tinged, Newton's margin of error will no...

The COVID-19 pandemic could set women, especially women of color, back several decades according to several economists.

At a Trump rally on Friday, Vernon Jones threw caution to the wind by crowd surfing into a sea of dozens of unmasked Trump supporters.

theGRIO REPORT - In an interview with theGrio, singer/actress Alicia Keys discusses the government shut down and expresses support for 'Obamacare'...

Tariah Hyland dreams of being at Howard, but a lack of financial support makes it difficult for her and other Black students to attend HBCUs.

A U.S. judge in Texas on Thursday blocked President Joe Biden's plan to provide millions of borrowers with up to $20,000 apiece in federal student-loan...

NEW YORK - Retired Pro-Bowl running back Tiki Barber is a married man - again. Barber wed former NBC intern Traci Lynn Johnson...

New York Times - In the two years since, Black Atheists has grown to 879 members from that initial 100, YouTube confessionals have attracted thousands...

JACKSONVILLE, Florida (AP) - Returning from a two-week trip to Asia and Australia, Woods posted his first tweet on Wednesday: "What's up everyone. Finally...

Drake celebrated the opening of his first restaurant Monday night with his mother, Sandi Graham, and rumored girlfriend Serena Williams by his side.

The lawyer for the Keith Scott family killed by says he couldn't tell after watching police video if the man had anything in his hands when he was shot.

NFL Quarterback Deshaun Watson faces an unnamed plaintiff in Houston who is accusing him of sexual assault.

Rihanna celebrates the 10th anniversary of her album ANTI with an Instagram post marking the decade milestone.

There will be people who were your close friends, with whom you could drop it all and go have drinks, yet vanish once kids hit the horizon.

MIAMI (AP) - The funeral director who oversaw slain U.S. teenager Trayvon Martin's burial says he saw no signs of a fight on the body...

theGRIO REPORT - Earlier this year, Rene Lima-Marin was ordered to return to prison to serve the remainder of what authorities say should have been a...

WASHINGTON (AP) - Move over Martha Washington. Martha Stewart and Michelle Obama are getting space in the National Portrait Gallery in Washington for the first...

A 21-year-old black man was pronounced dead, after an altercation with police officers who repeatedly punched him as they responded to a call for an ambulance.

Sports personality Maria Taylor is said to be in talks with ESPN rival NBC. NBC is reportedly offering her some high-profile opportunities.

WASHINGTON (AP) - Taking on a more prominent political role, first lady Michelle Obama is launching a nationwide effort to motivate every supporter of...