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July 22, 2022
"Mike," the unauthorized biographical series on the former heavyweight champion, will premiere on Hulu next month.
July 21, 2022
Former first lady Michelle Obama will release a book this fall titled “The Light We Carry: Overcoming in Uncertain Times.”
Little Rock Nine Anniversary
July 21, 2022
The Little Rock Board of Directors has voted to temporarily halt the granting of permits for the area made famous…
July 21, 2022
Dr. Gates and the Oxford English Dictionary have joined forces to compile the Oxford Dictionary of African American English, due…
Possible hate crime in Houston
July 21, 2022
Houston police are investigating after a Black family was subjected to racist threats less than a week after moving to…
July 21, 2022
Briana Myles and Vincent Morales, stars of the hit Lifetime series “Married at First Sight,” are expecting their first child. 
July 21, 2022
Descendants of Charles and Willa Bruce finally own the oceanfront land that was wrongfully taken from their ancestors in 1924.
Dave Chappelle thegrio.com
July 21, 2022
Comedian Dave Chappelle's July 20 show at Minneapolis' First Avenue was canceled and moved to new venue because of backlash.
July 21, 2022
Wilson Riles Jr. has settled a federal suit claiming Oakland's staff and police were biased against him and used excessive…
July 21, 2022
The five-time Grammy Award winner is set to star in a new live-action Disney production of the classic, airing on…
July 21, 2022
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has been asked to probe a traffic stop Saturday that left a Black man badly…
University of Houston, theGrio.com
July 21, 2022
Two University of Houston volleyball players who were previously accused of racism have reportedly been reinstated to the program.
July 20, 2022
The National Endowment for the Arts recently announced that three Detroit musicians are the recipients of the 2023 NEA Jazz…
Tariq "Black Thought" Trotter thegrio.com
July 20, 2022
Tariq "Black Thought" Trotter, frontman of The Roots, is becoming a venture capitalist with the firm Impellent Ventures.
July 20, 2022
The attorney for Jayland Walker's family has requested the US Attorney to investigate Walker's death at the hands of Akron,…
July 20, 2022
Michael A. Cox Sr. has been described as a “very somber, very straight-down-the-middle,” almost professorial officer.
Adobe
July 20, 2022
The St. Louis-based nonprofit, Brownpreneurs, aims to foster, support, and train the next generation of Black entrepreneurs.
July 20, 2022
Homer G. Phillips Hospital was once a treasure of Black life in St. Louis, a backbone of the community during…
Byron Allen Allen Media Group
July 20, 2022
Allen acquired the network for $11 million after approval from a Florida bankruptcy court, according to a company press release.
July 20, 2022
Michael Henderson, known for playing bass with Miles Davis and Stevie Wonder as well as singing with Norman Connors, has…