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Maxwell Anderson found guilty for the 2024 murder, dismemberment of Sade Robinson

18 hours ago | thegrio.com | Panama Jackson

While the idea of justice for the family of Sade Robinson may never come, a jury in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, returned a guilty verdict on June 6 for Maxwell Anderson, a 34-year-old bartender who was accused of murdering, dismembering and scattering the remains of Robinson around Milwaukee, according to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
Tyler Perry, Terri J. Vaughn sued for trademark infringement over new show ‘She The People’

22 hours ago | thegrio.com | Panama Jackson

When Tyler Perry’s new Netflix series, “She The People,” hit the streamer in late March, it seemed like another in the string of never-ending shows and ideas that Perry has been able to develop and churn out. The series is about Antoinette Dunkerson (Vaughn) and her family’s humorous political journey as Dunkerson runs for and is elected as the Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi.
The saga continues: DDG files emergency motion to keep Halle Bailey from taking their child out of the country

2 days ago | thegrio.com | Panama Jackson

The story, or saga, of singer and actress Halle Bailey and her ex-boyfriend, DDG, with whom she shares a child, continues to stay in the news. During May, Halle Bailey was granted both a temporary restraining order and sole custody of their son, Halo, while they waited to go to court to try to settle their differences. In her application for the restraining order, she alleged that DDG, born Darryl Dwayne Granberry Jr., physically and emotionally abused her during their relationship.
Education Secretary Linda McMahon doesn't appear to know what Tulsa Race Massacre is during House hearing

2 days ago | thegrio.com | Gerren Keith Gaynor

U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon got an unexpected pop quiz on Black history during a congressional hearing on Wednesday. While questioned by Rep. Summer Lee, D-Pa., McMahon appeared clueless about the Tulsa Race Massacre, a historical event of racial violence that has horrified generations of African Americans.
Jasmine Crockett seeks to be top Democrat on powerful House Oversight Committee: 'Ready to meet the moment'

2 days ago | thegrio.com | Gerren Keith Gaynor

Rising Democratic star U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett of Texas is seeking a powerful congressional role that would position her as one of her party’s most influential leaders. In a letter to the Democratic House Caucus, Crockett announced her candidacy to be the ranking member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, the main investigative body of the U.S. House of Representatives.
Former escort defends Cassie after his identity is revealed during Diddy’s federal sex trafficking trial - TheGrio

3 days ago | thegrio.com | Kay Wicker

Shawn Dearing opens up about his experience performing in “freak-offs” with singer Cassie for Sean “Diddy” Combs.
Trump budget bill is 'largest transfer of wealth' since slavery, says Rev. William Barber after US Capitol arrest

3 days ago | thegrio.com | Gerren Keith Gaynor

Longtime activist Dr. Rev. William Barber, co-chair of the Poor People’s Campaign, was arrested for a second time in the last two months at the U.S. Capitol as he and hundreds protested in Washington, D.C., against controversial budget legislation backed by President Donald Trump and the Republican Party. “This is a big, ugly, deadly, destructive bill,” Barber told theGrio a couple of hours after being released from police custody on Monday.
White House and Hakeem Jeffries clash over claim people will 'literally die' from proposed Medicaid cuts

4 days ago | thegrio.com | Gerren Keith Gaynor

In a war of words, the White House on Monday called out House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries for his claim that President Donald Trump‘s “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” will result in deaths. In response, the minority leader’s office tells theGrio the facts speak for themselves. This week, the U.S. Senate is considering passage of the Republican Party’s “Beautiful Bill Bill,” which includes key items of Trump’s agenda, like permanent tax cuts and increased spending for immigration enforcement.
Vanessa Bryant shuts down pregnancy rumors with Rihanna memes

4 days ago | thegrio.com | Panama Jackson

Oh, Internet, why doth thou agitate, so? Vanessa Bryant, like many celebrities, had to deal with what I hope was a minor irritation this weekend as speculation spread across Beyoncé’s internet that Bryant was pregnant with her fifth child. Vanessa Bryant is, of course, the widow of NBA Hall of Famer and Los Angeles Lakers legend, Kobe Bryant, who—along with their daughter Gianna “Gigi” Bryant and —died in a tragic helicopter accident in January 2020.
Provision in Trump's 'Big Beautiful Bill' would weaken court's ability to hold him accountable

4 days ago | thegrio.com | Gerren Keith Gaynor

As President Donald Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” Act, which includes sweeping tax and budget cuts including to Medicaid and SNAP, is under review in the U.S. Senate, there’s one obscure provision that would also give him and his administration more protection from consequences for violating court orders.