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Wandrea ArShaye “Shaye” Moss
June 21, 2022
Former President Donald Trump’s loss in the state of Georgia will take center stage Tuesday during the January 6 hearings.
June 21, 2022
“What if it was your son?” asked a local activist on Monday, using a megaphone to demand that the Free…
June 21, 2022
Dr. Colin Greene, Virginia's health commissioner, earned condemnation after he rejected the role of systemic racism in public health.
June 21, 2022
The sculpture by Hank Willis Thomas, decorated with a peace sign and a clenched Black fist, is titled "All Power…
June 20, 2022
Despite General Order No. 3, not all slaves in Texas were freed after June 19, 1865, due to restrictive laws…
June 20, 2022
A district in Philadelphia that has historic significance will soon be officially designated as an area of notable Black achievement.
Fort Valley State University thegrio.com
June 19, 2022
The university’s department specializing in Africa and the African diaspora will also use the funds to recruit more students and…
June 19, 2022
U.S. Customs and Border Protection is investigating a series of unofficial coins depicting Haitian migrants being grabbed by law enforcement.
June 18, 2022
William J. Ryan, who is white, was arrested on a second-degree charge of menacing as a hate crime following a…
Tiffany Haddish
June 18, 2022
Tiffany Haddish reflects on the challenges she endured growing up in foster care and shares empowering advice for other struggling…
June 17, 2022
Jermaine Jones posted a video to social media on Wednesday that showed the two men shouting at him in front…
June 17, 2022
'The Wendy Williams Show' came to an end on Friday with an emotional send-off from guest host Serri Shephard. 
A Pan-African flag flies from Black Lives Matter Plaza overlooking the White House
June 17, 2022
Black activists and artists are bringing attention to the capitalism surrounding the federal Juneteenth holiday.
Pregnant Belly
June 17, 2022
More than 200 state and local government entities across the country have declared racism a public health crisis. 
2022 15th Annual ESSENCE Black Women In Hollywood Awards Luncheon – Red Carpet
June 17, 2022
Robin Thede, L.A. Reid to be honored by Culture Creators' annual Innovators & Leaders Awards Brunch in Beverly Hills.
Curtis Means. theGrio.com
June 17, 2022
U.S. kids under the age of 5 years old — roughly 18 million youngsters — are eligible for the COVID-19…
June 17, 2022
Former North Carolina Chief Justice Cheri Beasley, the party's nominee in November's U.S. Senate race, is scheduled to speak Saturday…
June 17, 2022
Today in 1911, Amanda Aldridge performed a recital on her piano at Queens Small Hall, the main concert auditorium in…
June 17, 2022
"There are places where people find their identities and find their friends," said a patron, "and Eso Won was one…
June 16, 2022
The Washington, D.C.-based college will continue to use Colonials until a new mascot label is introduced in its 2023-2024 school…