Black History Month

TheGrio commemorates the first Black supermodel and groundbreaker, Donyale Luna in ‘Keeping Black HistoryAlive’.
/ February 26, 2024
TheGrio commemorates culinary historian, writer, and educator Michael W. Twitty in the latest "Keeping Black History Alive."
/ February 23, 2024
After her time at Oxford University, Wawa Gatheru was met with a life-changing ultimatum: take a stable job with consistent…
/ February 23, 2024
Part 2 of theGrio’s Black History Month series explores the myths, misunderstandings & mischaracterizations of the struggle for civil rights.
/ February 23, 2024
Thurman helped shape the Southern civil rights movement after he talked to Mahatma Gandhi in India about nonviolence.
/ February 23, 2024
Pattrn’s ‘Faces of Change’ returns with Victor Glover, who’s assigned to make history as NASA’s first Black astronaut to orbit…
/ February 22, 2024
TheGrio commemorates one of fashion’s most influential, the innovative Anne Lowe in the latest edition of 'Keeping Black History Alive'
/ February 22, 2024
A first look at ‘Now and Then,’ theGrio’s first edition to the newest Emerging Filmmaker Fellowship, soon to premiere Feb.…
/ February 21, 2024
TheGrio commemorates gender-bending musician and drag king, Gladys Bently,in the latest edition of ‘Keeping Black History Alive’.
/ February 20, 2024
Madam C.J. Walker museum, Madam CJ Walker museum Atlanta, Atlanta Black history museum, Who was Madam CJ Walker? theGrio.com
What began as a beauty shop once owned by Madam C.J. Walker is now a museum highlighting Black history in…
/ February 20, 2024
theGrio celebrates Pat McGrath, the Mother of Makeup, in ‘Keeping Black History Alive’ and her many innovative looks and products.
/ February 20, 2024
We continue Keeping Black History Alive by spotlighting the vanguard of gospel music and one of the genre's most successful,…
/ February 20, 2024