About Hannah Joy

Hannah Joy Gebresilassie is an award-winning journalist, activist and entrepreneur hailing from Atlanta, GA. The Georgia Tech and Northwestern alum is the proud daughter of Ethiopian and Eritrean immigrants and is very passionate about community organizing, voting and culture.

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Blue Ivy Carter thegrio.com
June 4, 2021
Jay-Z shared how his daughter Blue Ivy was unimpressed with his 2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction.
Donald Trump Jr thegrio.com
June 4, 2021
Donald Trump Jr. has a new pursuit and is now offering personalized video messages to people through Cameo for $500…
Vanessa Bryant Sharia Washington thegrio.com
June 4, 2021
Kobe Bryant’s older sister Sharia Washington received a Tesla in a surprise from her sister-in-law Vanessa Bryant.
Tulsa race riot
June 3, 2021
Survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre will be gifted $100,000 each on the heels of the 100-year commemoration.
Kennedy Hobbs thegrio.com
June 3, 2021
A Jackson, Mississippi teenager was shot and killed just hours after she marked a new milestone and graduated high school.
Isimemen Etute, theGrio.com
June 3, 2021
Virginia Tech football player Isimemen Etute is facing a second-degree murder charge after the death of a Blacksburg resident.
June 2, 2021
A N.C. teenager was accepted into 17 colleges and received more than $500K in scholarship offers after losing her mother…
June 2, 2021
HBO is bringing mental health support directly to viewers through its revived show "In Treatment" and other related content.
U.S. President Joe Biden
June 2, 2021
theGrio's April Ryan questioned President Biden about a U.S. apology for the Tulsa Race Massacre at the 100-year commemoration in…
Patrisse Cullors
May 27, 2021
Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation Co-Founder and Executive Director Patrisse Cullors is stepping down from the organization.