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Black Panther SAG awards thegrio.com
January 28, 2019
The Black Panther cast got some well-deserved recognition when they won a coveted Screen Actors Guild award Sunday night for outstanding performance by a cast in a motion picture.
No Hate thegrio.com
January 25, 2019
A small Wisconsin town remains divided on whether teens who threw up Nazi salute are guilty or victims of social media backlash.
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
January 25, 2019
The estate of Kalief Browder was awarded $3.3 million by New York City to settle a lawsuit after the Bronx teen spent three years at Rikers Island over the accusation that he had stolen a backpack.
Selah and the Spades
January 25, 2019
Filmmaker Tayarisha Poe is bringing her a provocative coming of age drama about students of color at an elite boarding school to Sundance this Sunday Jan. 27.
Mary J. Blige stars in the new Netfix series The Umbrella Academy. (Netflix) thegrio.com
January 25, 2019
Mary J. Blige is once again flexing her acting chops for killer new role in the upcoming Netflix series The Umbrella Academy.
PARK CITY, UT - JANUARY 24: (L-R) Actors Ashton Sanders, KiKi Layne, Sanaa Lathan, Nick Robinson, and Director Rashid Johnson attend the "Native Son" Premiere during the 2019 Sundance Film Festival at Eccles Center Theatre on January 25, 2019 in Park City, Utah. (Photo by Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images) thegrio.com
January 25, 2019
The film version of Richard Wright’s iconic Native Son, directed by Rashid Johnson has been acquired by HBO before the movie’s Sundance debut.
Ellen Degeneres gifts furloughed cheesecake bakers $20,000 during Trump's government shutdown. (Ellen Degeneres Show) thegrio.com
January 25, 2019
Two sisters in Maryland made the most of their situation when they were furloughed and faced with the loss of […]
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
January 25, 2019
The Golden State Warriors had a different play in mind when they visited Washington, D.C. this week— and it didn’t include a pit stop at Trump’s place.
Nas TheGrio
Rapper Nas is giving furloughed government workers a seat at the table of his Sweet Chick, chicken and waffle restaurant and offering free meals to those who are having a hard time making ends meet.
Target thegrio.com
January 24, 2019
Zandra Cunningham, 18, developed plant-based skincare products called Zandra Beauty that will soon hit select Target shelves.
Broken windshield with red car in background
January 24, 2019
Pastor Kevin Royston and his wife Nicole are grieving and leaning on their faith after learning that two of their teenage sons died in a car accident.
State of the Union thegrio.com
January 24, 2019
A former aide of Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee says she was wrongly fired because she planned to file legal action against the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation based on claims that she was sexually assaulted by a male staffer.
Kevin Durant thegrio.com
January 24, 2019
While Lebron James and Kevin Durant compete on the court, Durant has now taken a page from the Laker star and school founder’s playbook by opening an after-school educational facility for kids in his hometown.
police thegrio.com
January 24, 2019
After a Black woman was allegedly drugged and raped on the dance floor at an Atlanta nightclub, and the assault was streamed on Facebook Live, dozens of protesters took to the streets outside the club on Wednesday to demand justice.
Sandmann
January 24, 2019
Nathan Phillips, the Native American elder who made headlines after a standoff with Covington Catholic High School student Nick Sandmann, isn’t convinced the school boy is sincere after appearing on the Today Show. 
Cardi B thegrio.com
January 24, 2019
  Cardi B was born to flex and now she’ll take her talents to Las Vegas for her first residency […]
Sam Schroder and Grant Hillman appeared on Fox to defend Covington Catholic students wearing blackface. (Fox News) thegrio.com
January 24, 2019
As Nick Sandmann, the Covington Catholic High School student makes the media rounds defending his obnoxious behavior smirking and challenging a Native American elder, two more classmates took to TV to defend wearing blackface in a controversial video that resurfaced.
Man walks around University of Oklahoma in blackface. (Facebook) thegrio.com
January 24, 2019
After two University of Oklahoma students left the school in disgrace following a blackface viral video controversy, police are now on the lookout for a man who walked the campus with his face painted in the same offensive way.
racism thegrio.com
January 24, 2019
Brooklyn’s Poly Prep Country Day School is working to clean up its image after the tony private school came under fire when a racist video made it rounds on social media starring two of its students in offensive blackface.
Arkansas high school students plan to continue to wear racist confederate flag attire despite punishment. (KARK 4 News) thegrio.com
January 24, 2019
A group of high school students in Arkansas banded together to wear confederate flag gear to support a racist #HistoryNotHate social media hashtag. Administrators swiftly reprimanded the teens citing the offensive attire violated school rules.