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February 3, 2021
Rebecca Hall makes directorial debut at Sundance with the adaption of Passing, Nella Larsen’s 1929 seminal novella of the same…
February 3, 2021
Jason Smedley remembers the pain of his 2000 attack by lower-ranking Marines during a training exercise he led as a…
Summer of Soul thegrio.com
February 2, 2021
Summer of Soul brings attention to the Black archive, which had clearly been denigrated since Harlem Cultural Festival occured.
February 1, 2021
15-year-old scientist, Gitanjali Rao, develops app that detects contamination in drinking water. She was inspired by Flint's water crisis.
Alex Dabaugh thegrio.com
January 28, 2021
Second generation leather-smith Alex Dabaugh uses repurposed plastic bags to create eco-friendly tote bags 'aNYbag.'
January 26, 2021
Corina Newsome is a graduate student working to bring nature and its lessons closer to all people especially within Black…
January 26, 2021
Food blogger Erick Castro helps underserved communities in Brooklyn recieve plant-based options with Plantega.
Karen Washington Faces of Change Bronx thegrio.com
January 25, 2021
Karen Washington works in urban farming to help the Bronx, New York community avoid food apartheid and have sustainable food…
Donnel Baird thegrio.com
January 25, 2021
Donnel Baird founded 'BlocPower' that markets, engineers, and finances renewable energy to buildings in underserved market segments.
Yara Shahidi Peter Pan Tinker Bell
January 22, 2021
Grown-ish is back and picking up right where season three left off, seeing Yara Shahidi’s Zoey Johnson leaving college to
January 19, 2021
As Black activists continue to fight against systemic racism, they are also facing a reckoning: whether or not to take…
January 18, 2021
In the aftermath of the the Capitol riots, a number of Washington’s Black-owned businesses have decided to remain open on…
January 14, 2021
With Washington still scrambling to make sense of last week’s attempted coup, Shutdown DC gathered in front of the Capitol…
January 12, 2021
In this new original documentary, theGrio's Natasha S. Alford travels to Puerto Rico during a summer of political unrest.
U.S. Capitol police thegrio.com
January 10, 2021
A new video released on Sunday shows pro-Trump rioters beating a police officer who is laying facedown on the ground.
House Intelligence Committee Continues Open Impeachment Hearings
January 8, 2021
Rep. André Carson just ended a Zoom meeting with fellow members of the Congressional Black Caucus when he was informed…
Georgia Democratic Nominees For Senate Rev. Warnock And Ossoff Attend Rally In Jonesboro
January 3, 2021
The Ossoff campaign launched an community organizing effort aimed at galvanizing voters and maximizing turnout for the Jan. 5 elections.
Kamala Harris thegrio.com
December 31, 2020
Haley Taylor Schlitz writes that Gov. Newsom should have appointed a Black woman to Vice President-elect Kamala Harris' Senate seat.
December 30, 2020
Pixar’s newest film, Soul, has left viewers questioning their entire existence and contemplating the meaning of life. Much like 2020.
December 30, 2020
Quinones, the dancer-actor-choreographer whose moves as part of The Original Lockers inspired a generation and fueled a culture, was 65.