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US to lift most federal COVID-19 vaccine mandates next week

US to lift most federal COVID-19 vaccine mandates next...

More than 270 million people in the U.S., or just over 81% of the population, have...

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‘9-1-1’ canceled by Fox, moves to ABC

‘9-1-1’ canceled by Fox, moves to ABC

The popular procedural series will air its last episode on Fox this May, before...

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‘We definitely go together real bad’: Diddy and Yung Miami finally give us an answer

‘We definitely go together real bad’: Diddy and Yung Miami...

Diddy and Yung Miami took date night to the Met Gala red carpet — and answered some...

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The magic behind of some of our favorite 2023 Met Gala looks 

The magic behind of some of our favorite 2023 Met Gala...

From prosthetics to full body makeup, getting celebrities ready for the Met Gala...

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Jurors thought suspect was innocent. Now he faces execution by untested method

Jurors thought suspect was innocent. Now he faces execution...

Twelve jurors found Robin “Rocky” Myers guilty of killing neighbor Ludie Mae Tucker...

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Loneliness poses risks as deadly as smoking: surgeon general

Loneliness poses risks as deadly as smoking: surgeon general

The loneliness epidemic is hitting young people, ages 15 to 24, especially hard....

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Uganda Parliament passes new version of Anti-Homosexuality Act. What’s next?

Uganda Parliament passes new version of Anti-Homosexuality...

“We are going to see an increase in violence even before the president signs the...

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‘Some Like it Hot,’ ‘Ain’t No Mo’’ among leaders in 2023 Tony Award nominations

‘Some Like it Hot,’ ‘Ain’t No Mo’’ among leaders in 2023...

Black performers and productions are prominent in the 2023 Tony Award nominations....

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Ex-cop who hit Tyre Nichols with stun gun won’t face charges

Ex-cop who hit Tyre Nichols with stun gun won’t face charges

Five other officers have pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder in Nichols’...

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Writers Guild of America goes on strike, celebs react

Writers Guild of America goes on strike, celebs react

Quinta Brunson and Brian Tyree Henry voiced their support for the strike at Monday...

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12 Mother’s Day gift ideas by Black-owned brands

12 Mother’s Day gift ideas by Black-owned brands

Mother’s Day is Sunday, May 14, so theGrio has compiled 12 gift ideas from Black-owned...

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Watts community and wellness center renamed after the late Jacqueline Avant

Watts community and wellness center renamed after the late...

The former MLK Child and Family Well-Being Center has provided mental and physical...

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HBCUs get donations 178 times lower than Ivy League, study finds

HBCUs get donations 178 times lower than Ivy League, study...

Some study participants blamed systemic racism for the underfunding. Others said...

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Group advocates for Supreme Court to expand the court

Group advocates for Supreme Court to expand the court

“Expansion would immediately restore balance to a court controlled by an unaccountable,...

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City wants to tell the stories of its Black citizens

City wants to tell the stories of its Black citizens

Alexandria, Virginia, has a rich history, but part of it has been overlooked. The...

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Historically Black neighborhood watches itself disappear

Historically Black neighborhood watches itself disappear

Dallas historian Donald Payton says gentrification like that in Gilbert-Emory is...