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February 12, 2021
Rae sent out a tweet announcing the new venture, saying, "Miami here we come!" JT of City Girls took to…
February 12, 2021
The Department of Justice announced that Adam Turner and John Subleski had been arrested in connection with riots in Louisville…
February 12, 2021
Pennsylvania’s Democratic Lieutenant Governor John Fetterman detained an unarmed Black jogger while brandishing a shotgun in 2013.
February 9, 2021
EXCLUSIVE: Grammy Award-winning singer/actress Brandy recalls Natalie Desselle-Reid as "vibrant" and "energetic" on the set of the 1997 film.
February 8, 2021
Eddie Lofton, owner of JC Lofton Tailors, received a $10,000 grant from the Wells Fargo Open for Business Fund to…
UFC 269 Weigh-in
February 5, 2021
Podcaster Joe Rogan apologized on Saturday after a video compilation surfaced showing him repeatedly using the N-word.
Covid coronavirus thegrio.com
February 5, 2021
Bread for the City, a DC nonprofit, have been unable to vaccinate their predominantly Black patients, until now.
Byron Allen thegrio.com
February 3, 2021
Byron Allen, chairman and CEO of Allen Media Group/Entertainment Studios, settled and withdrew his $10B suit against Charter Communications.
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…