Culture Watch

Rachael "Raygun" Gunn breakdances at the Olympics, theGrio.com
The unexpected star of the Olympic breaking competition reminded the world that Black culture can be imitated but never duplicated.
/ August 13, 2024
Nine judges will score each breaker on technique, vocabulary, execution, musicality and originality; each accounts for 20% of the score.
/ August 8, 2024
Olympics, Black stars at the Olympics, Paris Olympics 2024, 2024 Paris Olympics, celebrities Paris Olympics, what celebrities are at the Paris Olympics?, Snoop Dogg Olympics, Pharell Williams Olympics, who were the Olympic torch bearers? theGrio.com
Stars like Angel Reese, Zendaya, Snoop Dogg and more gather to celebrate the start of the 2024 Paris Olympics.
/ July 26, 2024
4th of July, 4th of July history, 4th of July and Black Americans, 4th of July and African Americans, 4th of July protests, 4th of July resistance, Frederick Douglass, What to the Slave is the Fourth of July, theGrio.com
The 4th of July may be synonymous with cookouts and fireworks, but since its inception, Black Americans have marked the…
/ July 4, 2024
Janet Jackson, Songwriters Hall of Fame nomination, theGrio.com
The festival kicks off Thursday and runs through Sunday, celebrating 30 years of entertainment and thought-provoking conversations.
/ July 3, 2024
Google Doodle, Juneteenth Google Doodle, 2024 Juneteenth Google Doodle, artist Christian Robinson, Christian Robinson Google Doodle, Juneteenth art, Black artists, Black illustrators, theGrio.com
In conversation with theGrio, illustrator Christian Robinson discusses the 2024 Juneteenth Google Doodle and art as liberation.
/ June 19, 2024
Juneteenth, Celebrating Juneteenth, Juneteenth 2024, Celebrating Juneteenth through the arts, theGrio.com
Kendrick Lamar and T Pain are just two artists celebrating Juneteenth through the arts this year.
/ June 18, 2024