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February 14, 2020
The sexual misconduct trial against against Tavis Smiley started this week in Washington after being accused of harrassing former female employees at PBS
Abraham Lincoln Impersonator theGrio.com
February 14, 2020
The Chicago Transit Authority thought it was honoring Black History Month by retweeting photos of a man dressed as Abraham Lincoln on Wednesday.
Wu-Tang Clan theGrio.com
February 14, 2020
Some thieves fronting as members of the Wu-Tang Clan scammed several posh Atlanta hotels, car rentals and studios out of more than $100,000.
Kobe and Gianna Bryant theGrio.com
February 14, 2020
Vanessa Bryant revealed the Mamba Sports Foundation is now the Mamba & Mambacita Sports Foundation, in honor of the NBA legend and their daughter, Gianna.
Rep. Ayanna Pressley theGrio.com
February 14, 2020
Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.) taught Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell a Civil Rights Movement history lesson on Tuesday.
Maxine Waters theGrio.com
February 14, 2020
Maxine Waters and Joyce Beatty released a 56-page report that found that the financial services industry remains white and male.
Lebron James
February 13, 2020
The LeBron James Family Foundation and Kent State University announced that the inaugural class of I Promise School will receive free tuition to Kent State
Zaire and Zaya theGrio.com
February 13, 2020
Zaire took to his IG page and reminisced on how much be begged his mom for a sibling and promised to always look out for his “best friend” Zaya.
PNC Bank theGrio.com
February 13, 2020
PNC Bank in New Jersey was ordered to pay a former employee $2.4M for continuing to do business with a white male customer known to harass Black women.
Snoop Dogg
February 13, 2020
Snoop has apologized to Gayle King for a previous video called her out her name for bringing up Kobe Bryant’s rape case during an interview.
Michelle Obama theGrio.com
February 13, 2020
Michelle Obama’s name will grace the building of a second California school. Principal stated that they wanted someone who reflected their values.
Adobe Stock
February 13, 2020
Portland man wins a racial discrimination settlement after he was unlawfully surveilled at work by police and arrested as a favor to his former boss.
Maryland State Old House Chamber theGrio.com
February 13, 2020
The same room where slavery was abolished in Maryland in 1864, bronze statues of Harriet Tubman and Frederick Douglass were unveiled by state legislators.
Janet Jackson Bruno Mars
February 12, 2020
Janet Jackson and Bruno Mars are headlining this year’s Essence Festival in New Orleans.
Jake Perry
February 12, 2020
An Arkansas police officer who was seen on video putting a high school freshman in a chokehold has been placed on leave.
Brigham Young University
February 12, 2020
Brigham Young University and Black students have condemned racist questions that were asked during a recent Black History Month event on campus
Lil Wayne theGrio.com
February 12, 2020
Lil Wayne has surpassed Elvis Presley for achieving more top 40 hits on Billboard’s Top 100 chart than the Memphis crooner.
Kobe Bryant Family theGrio.com
February 12, 2020
NBA legend, Kobe Bryant and his 13-year-old daughter, Gianna Bryant, were laid to rest in a private ceremony last Friday.
Andrew Yang theGrio.com
February 12, 2020
On Tuesday in Manchester, New Hampshire, Andrew Yang told his supporters, known as the “Yang Gang,” that the math didn’t add up to a successful run.
Byron Allen thegrio.com
February 12, 2020
Byron Allen has acquired 11 broadcast television stations from USA Television Holdings LLC and USA Television MidAmerica Holdings LLC for $305 million.