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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 now trying to explain that she meant no harm
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 showing them smiling with a noose.
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 Ramaphosa to set his agenda
May 10, 2019
Having dealt with her own struggles, the actress says is encouraging the public to reject the stigmatization around mental health problems
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 the area where a Queens, NY woman was found raped and murdered
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 in an op-ed penned for The New York Times
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 and communicate that it is an inclusive, largely Black, place
Farrakhan
May 10, 2019
Despite anger over hosting Nation of Islam leader Minister Louis Farrakhan, Saint Sabina church gave him a platform to respond to being banned by the social media giant
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 sacking of a popular broadcast journalist
May 7, 2019
One of the most decorated athletes in golf history, Tiger Woods received one of the nation’s highest honors from President Trump
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 needs to do better outreach to voters of color
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 Black person in its administration
kidnapping
May 7, 2019
Further details are surfacing regarding Maleah Davis, whose stepfather says she was kidnapped. But her past includes allegations of child abuse
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 of actual truth in Senate hearings, she said
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 social media
Confederate
May 3, 2019
Administrators in Royse City, Tex., are dealing with incidents of racism involving students and now must figure out who the perpetrators are and how to punish them
April 27, 2019
‘Surviving R. Kelly: The Impact’ Lifetime special hosted by Soledad O’Brien to air on May 4. Documentary in midst of #MeToo sparked #MuteRKelly
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
April 27, 2019
Zeta Phi Beta, a Black sorority founded at Howard University in Washington D.C., is banning transgender women from its organization.
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
April 27, 2019
Actress Angela Bassett and billionaire Robert Smith, founder and CEO of Vista Equity, to receive honorary degrees from HBCU Morehouse at 2019 commencement
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
April 27, 2019
Frankie Beverly of Frankie Beverly and Maze gives Beyonce’s Coachella Homecoming rendition of his classic “Before I Let Go” the nod