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Matt Baker thegrio.com
February 1, 2018
Matt Baker was a Hall-of-Fame illustrator for much of the 1940s and 50s, the time period regularly referred to as…
Russell Simmons Oprah thegrio.com
February 1, 2018
Oprah Winfrey has dropped Russell Simmons' contributions to her spiritual self-help book, according to the book publisher.
Donald Trump theGrio.com
February 1, 2018
Donald Trump is yet again spreading fake news with the false claim that his SOTU address brought in the highest ratings…
Spirit Airlines theGrio.com
February 1, 2018
A Florida man was sent to federal prison for two months after he threatened to blow up a Spirit Airlines…
Octavia Spencer theGrio.com
February 1, 2018
Octavia Spencer announced that she would be buying out an entire theater in Mississippi so that people in the minority…
Tami Roman The Real theGrio.com
February 1, 2018
Tami Roman was not happy when she heard that the co-hosts on "The Real," used her video message to Kim…
Michelle Obama Ellen Show theGrio.com
February 1, 2018
Former First Lady Michelle Obama sat down with Ellen DeGeneres for her first TV interview since she left the White House and…
Lena Horne Forever Stamp thegrio.com
February 1, 2018
It's Black History Month, and the United States Postal Service has decided to mark the occasion by giving Lena Horne…
Marijuana thegrio.com
February 1, 2018
Recreational marijuana use is now legal in California. Wednesday, San Francisco District Attorney George Gascón announced the city would be…
Tweetlikethe1600s theGrio.com
February 1, 2018
The objective is to creatively craft the funniest, most ironic and, at times, inappropriate hypothetical scenario that would have occurred…
Old Navy thegrio.com
February 1, 2018
James Conley III alleges that he was racially profiled at an Old Navy store in West Des Moines, IA. His…
Azalea Banks in Australia
February 1, 2018
Azealia Banks has announced she signed a million dollar record deal with eOne Entertainment and insists white women are "brats"…
Langston Hughes thegrio.com
February 1, 2018
Kicking off Black History Month, with surprising facts about one of the best known names of the Harlem Renaissance era.
Jennifer Cooke claims son was passed racist note by three students. (Facebook)
February 1, 2018
An Oregon mother was shocked when she learned that her son was handed a racist note by three other students…
theGrio featured stories
February 1, 2018
Civil rights attorney Benjamin Crump will be working with Louisville attorney Shannon Fauver on four lawsuits alleging sexual assault by former Louisville…
Kelly Martin Aimery posted a photo of the racist watermelon her daughter received at work on MLK Day. (Kelly Martin Aimery/Facebook) thegrio.com
February 1, 2018
A Michigan bar owner has apologized after his employees gave a biracial coworker a watermelon to mark MLK Day. Kelly…
theGrio featured stories
February 1, 2018
An Atlanta man has been left in critical condition after allegedly being run over by a police car. Angelica White…
Mari Copeny thegrio.com
January 31, 2018
Amariyanna “Mari” Copeny, also known as “Little Miss Flint,” is stepping up for the #BlackPantherChallenge. She and her cousins have set…
Van Jones thegrio.com
January 31, 2018
CNN’s Van Jones was not pleased with President Donald Trump’s State of the Union speech. After the speech, Jones said…
January 31, 2018
The "No Lackin' Challenge" involved friends drawing guns on each other and is based on the slang term "lackin," which…