Black History Month

Missouri teacher on administrative leave for slave trade homework

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Kennesaw State cheerleader punished for taking knee wins $145K settlement

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11-year-old ballerina becomes first Black lead in NYC Ballet’s ‘The Nutcracker’

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Oprah reflects on mentor Toni Morrison at a memorial celebrating her life

Oprah Winfrey joined others in paying tribute to literary icon, Toni Morrison, on Thursday at New York’s Cathedral Church of…
/ November 22, 2019
Almaas Elman theGrio.com

Lifetime Somali activist Almaas Elman viciously murdered in Mogadishu

Social justice activist Almaas Elman was murdered in the capital of Somalia on Wednesday. Elman was a brave woman that…
/ November 22, 2019
Harriet

OPINION: Don’t believe the hype, real Black men do stand up in ‘Harriet’

Ronda Racha Penrice argues against Antonio Moore's criticism of 'Harriet' starring Cynthia Erivo, Leslie Odom, Jr. and Omar Dorsey.
/ November 8, 2019

Hundreds expected in Louisiana for reenactment of largest slave revolt in U.S. history

Re-enactors will march 26 miles along the Mississippi River to remember the German Coast uprising, in which hundreds fought back…
/ November 7, 2019
Harriet

WATCH: Cynthia Erivo and Kasi Lemmons on bringing an American hero to life in ‘Harriet’

An interview with Cynthia Erivo and Kasi lemmons on how they brought Harriet Tubman's incredible life to the big screen…
/ October 30, 2019
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Mandatory African American history course rejcted by Winston-Salem school board

Community advocates were frustrated at the board's decision against mandatory Black History studies in the districts curriculum
/ October 25, 2019
Central Park

Black landowners booted in 1857 to create Central Park honored with public monument

A little known area of New York was razed to make way for Central Park in the 1800s. But it…
/ October 25, 2019
Harriet

EXCLUSIVE CLIP: See how illiteracy almost sidelined Tubman in ‘Harriet’ sneak peek

A sneak peek of 'Harriet' starring Cynthia Erivo shows how illiteracy almost kept the freedom fighter from saving countless slaves.
/ October 24, 2019
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‘AAFCA Presents: Motown Productions’ is bringing classic films to TCM

AAFCA (The African American Film Critics Association) is teaming up with TCM to bring classic Motown movies to the small…
/ October 22, 2019
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Mom, who lied about her white son’s race to get into college, goes to jail

Marjorie Klapper took college admission scheme further, and pretended her white son was Black and Latino and a first-generation college…
/ October 17, 2019
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Powerful Democratic Congressman Elijah Cummings has died

Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, the powerful chairman of a U.S. House committee that investigated President Donald Trump, died early Thursday.…
/ October 17, 2019
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Ludacris heads to college, will be new artist-in-residence at GSU

Georgia State University is making way for Atlanta’s own Ludacris to serve as an artist-in-residence this fall, using his expertise…
/ October 16, 2019