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Alberta King, Martin Luther King Jr., Coretta Scott King, theGrio.com
June 28, 2024
Alberta King, the mother of the civil rights leader, was killed by a Black man who was inspired by harmful…
Actors Lily Gladstone and Leonardo DiCaprio in "Killers of the Flower Moon"
October 26, 2023
Martin Scorsese's epic about the killings of the Osage people exposes another lost chapter in America's dark past.
Top Boy, best Black crime show, theGrio.com
September 28, 2023
The British crime drama that depicts the bleak and brutal criminal underworld in London stands above all other similar shows.
The Newark Eagles in Dugout in 1936, from "The League," a new documentary about the Negro Leagues
July 25, 2023
A new documentary about the Negro Leagues celebrates the beauty of Black baseball and explores what we lost when MLB…
Medgar Evers assassination 60 years ago, theGrio.com
June 12, 2023
60 years after Medgar Evers' assassination, many people still don't know his story and how he helped lead the fight…
Singer Janet Jackson, Kamala Harris comments, theGrio.com
May 18, 2023
‘Control’ and ‘Rhythm Nation 1814’ were breakout albums, but ‘Janet’ is where Jackson stopped being who others wanted her to…
Mo'Nique, The Reading, Mo'Nique actress, Black horror films, theGrio.com
May 5, 2023
Whether you find her problematic or a personal favorite, Mo'Nique gives a performance in "The Reading" that is a reminder…
April 29, 2023
It took me a minute to realize that the 1998 film starring Denzel Washington and Ray Allen was about so…
Actor Damson Idris in “Snowfall”
April 20, 2023
“Snowfall,” which ended Wednesday night after a six-season run, was unflinching in how it showed the truth about being Black…