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Education Department funding freeze for summer and after-school programs is harming students and families, critics say

Elected officials and advocates are decrying ongoing cuts and funding freezes at the U.S. Department of Education, which they say are harming students educationally and families economically. Since taking office, President Donald Trump has made dismantling the Education Department a major priority. While he is constitutionally unable to eliminate the federal agency, which is led by Education Secretary Linda McMahon, Trump has sought to handicap the department through mass layoffs and spending cuts, including funding already approved by Congress. Critics […]

July 16, 2025

News

Is the Working Families Party an alternative to Democrats? This leader says voters don’t have to choose.

For many Black voters, the political landscape can often feel like a frustrating binary: Democrats or Republicans. But what if there’s another way? Maurice Mitchell, national director of the Working Families Party (WFP), believes there is—and that voters don’t necessarily have to choose between supporting Democrats and embracing a progressive third-party movement. In an exclusive interview with TheGrio’s Natasha S. Alford, Mitchell broke down the role of the WFP, its relationship with the Democratic Party, and why more voters are […]

March 12, 2025 1

News

Relief, defiance, anger: Families and advocates react to Biden’s death row commutations

COLUMBIA, South Carolina (AP) — Victims’ families and others affected by crimes that resulted in federal death row convictions shared a range of emotions on Monday, from relief to anger, after President Joe Biden commuted dozens of the sentences. Biden converted the sentences of 37 federal death row inmates to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole. The inmates include people who were convicted in the slayings of police, military officers and federal prisoners and guards. Others were involved in deadly […]

December 24, 2024

News

After Congress ended extra cash aid for families, communities tackle child poverty alone

If you bring a baby into the Hurley Children’s Center clinic in downtown Flint, Michigan, Mona Hanna will find you. The pediatrician, who gained national prominence for helping uncover the city’s water crisis in 2015, strode across the waiting room in her white lab coat, eyes laser-focused on the chubby baby in the lap of an unsuspecting parent. “Hi! I’m Dr. Mona!” she said warmly. “Any chance you guys live in Flint?” She learned the family is from neighboring Grand Blanc. “That’s so […]

November 17, 2024 1

News

Harris hands out meals, consoles families as she surveys Hurricane Helene devastation in Georgia

AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris handed out meals, embraced a shaken family and surveyed Hurricane Helene’s “extraordinary” path of destruction through Georgia on Wednesday as she left the campaign trail to pledge federal help and personally take in scenes of toppled trees, damaged homes and lives upended. She visited Augusta, where power lines stretched along the sidewalk and utility poles lay cracked and broken. The vice president spoke from a lectern erected in front of a house with a fallen tree […]

October 3, 2024

Health

Empowering Black Families – A Step-by-Step Guide To Better Mental Health

This step-by-step guide is designed to empower Black families and provide them with the necessary tools to improve their mental health. Addressing the unique challenges faced by the Black community when it comes to mental well-being, it offers practical tips and strategies that can be easily incorporated into daily life. By prioritizing self-care, communication, and seeking professional help when needed, this guide aims to foster resilience and healing within Black families.Understanding Mental Health in Black Families A significant aspect of […]

June 6, 2024 1

Economy

34-Year-Old Financial Advisor Launches Free Masterclass, Aims to Help One Million Black Families Break the Chains of Poverty

Tremaine Wills, an award-winning financial advisor and the founder of Mind Over Money, a Black-owned visionary financial advisory firm is rewriting financial narratives for families nationwide. She has launched a free live masterclass called "Multiple Streams of Income Done the Right Way" where she is teaching how to turn W2 income into passive income.Tremaine has garnered recognition as an Excellence Awardee by Investment News, named a Top 100 Financial Advisor by Investopedia in both 2022 and 2023, and has shared […]

March 5, 2024