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‘You are disappointing us’: Bakari Sellers fires back at Stephen A. Smith for comments on his podcast

Attorney and politician Bakari Sellers has more words for Stephen A. Smith, after Smith dedicated a part of his “Straight Shooter” podcast this week to fire back at Sellers, who called him a “charlatan.” Sellers not only doubled down on the charlatan comment, he also said he was “disappointed” in Smith for having more issues with people like Texas Rep. Jasmine Crockett than right-wing politicians and pundits. “While you’re appreciating the gaze of those individuals in the White House, the […]

todayOctober 18, 2025 3

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‘All people are equal’: Ms. Rachel slams Obama’s comments on Gaza

Barack Obama has his fair share of critics, but his latest one might be one of the most unexpected. Famed YouTube personality Ms. Rachel, best known for her educational videos for toddlers, publicly called out former President Obama over his language in a recent statement regarding the ongoing war in Gaza. The children’s content creator, who has over 4 million followers on Instagram and 17.2 million subscribers to her YouTube channel, posted an open letter on Friday (Oct. 10), criticizing […]

todayOctober 12, 2025 2

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Trump calls D.C. neighborhoods ‘slums’ as critics say comments show bias against Black residents

Residents of Washington, D.C., are continuing to push back against the narratives about their city as military troops and federal officers swarm the streets as part of the Trump administration’s declared 30-day crime emergency. “It’s offensive, it’s dangerous, and it’s discriminatory to look at the part of the city, that is majority Black and has been so historically, and define them as slums and crime ridden when we’re communities and every neighborhood is different,” said Gregory Jackson, a longtime public […]

todayAugust 22, 2025

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Abby Phillip’s powerful monologue takes on Jillian Michaels and Trump over slavery comments 

In what she billed as a lesson, not a lecture—a subtle nod to a recent comment made by Jillian Michaels that white people might not want another lecture—Abby Phillip opened up the August 19th episode of CNN’s “NewsNight” with a monologue about the history, reality and legacy of slavery. The CNN anchor also noted that all of the information she referenced was available in the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture, one of many institutions President Trump […]

todayAugust 21, 2025 2

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Trump’s comments on recession and stock market drop trigger economic worry for Black communities

After President Donald Trump refused to rule out a recession and the U.S. stock market saw its steepest decline this year to date, there are growing concerns about the health of the economy and the disproportionate impact an economic downturn would have on Black households. Despite promising to usher America into its “golden age” and that there would be an economic “boom like no other,” Trump appeared to temper expectations as rising costs continue to give American consumers whiplash, and […]

todayMarch 11, 2025

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Stephen A. Smith’s non-apology for his comments on ‘Hannity’ about Trump and Black people did not help

Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. Stephen A. Smith’s non-apology was insulting. Many in the community were deeply angry with him for what he said on “Hannity” last week. In his apology, he said he heard us, but he was defensive, aggressive and gaslighting. He said he had been misconstrued and taken out of context. How, Sway? How? He went on “Hannity” and we heard every word. The […]

todayApril 25, 2024

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The rapper Ye, who has a long history of making antisemitic comments, issues an apology in Hebrew

The rapper formerly known as Kanye West, who has a long history of making antisemitic comments, apologized to the Jewish community in an Instagram post written in Hebrew on Tuesday. “I sincerely apologize to the Jewish community for any unintended outburst caused by my words or actions,” Ye wrote. “It was not my intention to offend or demean, and I deeply regret any pain I may have caused,” continued the rapper, who legally changed his name to Ye in 2021. […]

todayDecember 27, 2023