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Florida discrimination colleges
June 6, 2023
Six Florida A&M students are suing the state, alleging it discriminates against their HBCU while favoring a white public institution.
June 6, 2023
Rowland will join the series' sixth season, its final, as Edie, a professor at Cal U, where Junior — played…
Birmingham Montessori school
June 6, 2023
A Montessori school geared toward Black children in Birmingham is hoping to expand, starting by doubling its enrollment numbers.
June 6, 2023
The attorney has filed a $5 million lawsuit against the city of Indianola, its police chief and the officer involved…
June 6, 2023
Celebration 2023, honoring Prince, begins at Paisley Park this week, with performances, panels and unreleased music slated.
64-year-old California twins graduate high school after overcoming learning obstacles
June 5, 2023
A set of 64-year-old twin sisters who dropped out of high school decades ago graduated last week from MiraCosta College…
June 5, 2023
The mistrust of white doctors led some Black women to travel north to give birth.  Author and music journalist Danyel…
54th NAACP Image Awards - Red Carpet
June 5, 2023
Tyler James Williams shared a Pride message on social media, while also addressing public speculation around his sexuality, calling it…
June 5, 2023
They were as fine as wine in their heyday! Chelsea LeMore-Monroe and Alexandria Ikomoni recall the attractive men of the…
Lori Lightfoot Harvard
June 5, 2023
Lori Lightfoot, the former mayor of Chicago, will be teaching health policy and leadership course at Harvard University this fall.
Justin Combs
June 5, 2023
Justin Combs, son of Sean 'Diddy' Combs and Misa Hylton, was arrested on Sunday near Beverly Hills for driving under…
Fugees
June 5, 2023
The Fugees fans got a major surprise over the weekend at the Roots Picnic festival. The popular music group reunited…
Missouri teen walks to graduation
June 5, 2023
A St. Louis middle school student is seeing his determination pay off after he walked six miles to attend his…
New York top public high schools
June 5, 2023
New York City's top high schools seem to be continuing a years-long trend of failing to admit Black and Latino…
June 5, 2023
Ty Hunter talks to theGrio's Natasha S. Alford about why he decided to chase his other dreams and leave styling…
June 5, 2023
Schizophrenia is a severe mental illness that affects the ability to communicate with others, manage emotions and think straight.
Kids return to school after a fentanyl death brought the opioid crisis to their doors.
June 5, 2023
The opioid crisis is hurting Black communities, and it doesn't look anything like the stereotype you often see of fentanyl…
June 4, 2023
The National Genealogical Society, an ancestry tracking service for families, has issued a public apology for its past racism and…
June 4, 2023
Minnesota’s only Black woman-owned farmer’s market wants to create a space for wellness and community building, says owner Chaz Sandifer.
2018 Tony Awards Meet The Nominees Press Junket
June 3, 2023
A vast archive of works produced over the near-50-year career of legendary playwright George C. Wolfe has been acquired by…