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June 14, 2022
A 9-year-old boy finds encouragement in a sign meant to besmirch President Joe Biden and a new book tells his…
June 14, 2022
Despite Walker's many assertions over the years, there is no evidence that the Republican Senate hopeful's claims are true.
June 14, 2022
The Orange County Medical Examiner's autopsy says Sampson weighed 383 pounds; the Orlando Free Fall's weight limit is 287 pounds.
June 14, 2022
A new plaque honoring the legacy of Virgil D. Hawkins was mounted at the site of his former law office…
93rd Annual Academy Awards - Arrivals
June 14, 2022
Tyler Perry spoke with Gayle King at a Tribeca panel about the aftermath of Will Smith slapping Chris Rock at…
June 14, 2022
Terence Andrus was convicted of capital murder in the deaths of Avelino Diaz and Kim-Phuong Vu Bui during a 2008…
June 14, 2022
Mostly-Black neighborhoods in Chicago — including North Lawndale, Burnside, Ashburn and Riverdale — have the fewest trees, study finds.
June 13, 2022
Black Lives Matter and Barack Obama have prompted more Black high school graduates to turn to HBCUs for higher learning.
June 13, 2022
A Nigerian American teen has been accepted into all eight Ivy League schools as well as Stanford, Vanderbilt, and Emory. 
June 13, 2022
The Florida Rights Restoration Coalition, which fought for the right of people convicted of most felonies to vote, will lead…
June 13, 2022
"GU272 and Ascension Parish: The Jesuit and Episcopal Connection to Slavery" is a project of the River Road African American…
June 13, 2022
More than 2000 first-person accounts of slavery in America have been compiled for a collection that is now available online. 
June 13, 2022
The veteran actress-director was given the Women Power Award on Friday at the Filming Italy festival in Santa Margherita di…
75th Annual Tony Awards - Press Room
June 13, 2022
theGrio highlights five of the biggest moments from the 75th Tony Awards on Sunday, airing live on CBS in New…
June 12, 2022
Sharonda McDonald-Kelley is taking over the head softball coach position for the Michigan State University Spartans.
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June 12, 2022
Sean Bickings, who is Black, died begging for his life as police officers watched him struggle to stay afloat in…
June 12, 2022
Oakland, California will recognize racism as a public health crisis and hire staff to focus on racial equity in the…
Chicago Graduates New Class Of Police Officers
June 11, 2022
A white Chicago Police officer who physically assaulted a Black woman walking her dog in August 2021 has resigned from…
June 11, 2022
Southern Soigné head chef Zacchaeus Golden brings a unique twist to classic dishes of the American South in his Mississippi…
June 10, 2022
The family of Breonna Taylor is preserving her memory via an augmented reality exhibit that celebrates her life.