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Prince thegrio.com
May 10, 2019
A Scotland mother who thought wearing skin darkening makeup to look like His Royal Badness was a good idea is…
lynching thegrio.com
May 10, 2019
Parents are demanding several educations from an L.A. school be fired after a photo was posted on IG and emailed…
South Africa
May 10, 2019
The party that Nelson Mandela led to victory a quarter century ago will likely be victorious again, leaving incumbent Cyril…
May 10, 2019
Having dealt with her own struggles, the actress says is encouraging the public to reject the stigmatization around mental health…
NYPD thegrio.com
May 10, 2019
The NYPD is under fire for its method of using DNA swabs from nonwhite men who had been arrested in…
Anita Hill
May 10, 2019
The government had its chance to show sexual harassment victims they had support a quarter century ago, Anita Hill said…
Stone Mountain
May 10, 2019
Both the town and the memorial associated with it conjures memories of racism, but officials want to shed that image…
Farrakhan
May 10, 2019
Despite anger over hosting Nation of Islam leader Minister Louis Farrakhan, Saint Sabina church gave him a platform to respond…
Baltimore
May 7, 2019
An on-air question that came out sounding like it attached Baltimore's problems specifically to Black women mayors led to the…
May 7, 2019
One of the most decorated athletes in golf history, Tiger Woods received one of the nation's highest honors from President…
Buttigieg
May 7, 2019
At a campaign event in Orangeburg, S.C., that scantly had any Blacks in attendance. the Democratic presidential candidate admitted he…
Mayor
May 7, 2019
The political heat is increasing after Mayor Theresa Kenerly is accused of saying her town "isn't ready" to have a…
kidnapping
May 7, 2019
Further details are surfacing regarding Maleah Davis, whose stepfather says she was kidnapped. But her past includes allegations of child…
Kamala Harris theGrio.com
May 3, 2019
President Trump's criticism of the California senator and Democratic candidate for questioning AG Bill Barr was immaterial to her pursuit…
promposal
May 3, 2019
An Ohio high schooler finds himself without a prom date...and without a prom after posting a racially volatile promposal on…
Confederate
May 3, 2019
Administrators in Royse City, Tex., are dealing with incidents of racism involving students and now must figure out who the…
April 27, 2019
'Surviving R. Kelly: The Impact' Lifetime special hosted by Soledad O'Brien to air on May 4. Documentary in midst of…
theGrio featured stories
April 27, 2019
Zeta Phi Beta, a Black sorority founded at Howard University in Washington D.C., is banning transgender women from its organization.
theGrio featured stories
April 27, 2019
Actress Angela Bassett and billionaire Robert Smith, founder and CEO of Vista Equity, to receive honorary degrees from HBCU Morehouse…
theGrio featured stories
April 27, 2019
Frankie Beverly of Frankie Beverly and Maze gives Beyonce's Coachella Homecoming rendition of his classic "Before I Let Go" the…