Black History Month

Asheville, North Carolina theGrio.com
The Asheville-based series takes an unflinching look at the heritage, hope, and heart of the North Carolina city and surrounding…
/ May 31, 2022
The first Black American woman to be certified as an attorney in North Carolina has been honored with a highway…
/ May 31, 2022
Cleaster Cotton theGrio.com
The artist's mixed-media works highlight the complicated history and ancestral voices in her chosen home of Asheville, North Carolina.
/ May 28, 2022
New suggestions include renaming Fort Lee, named after Robert E. Lee, as Fort Gregg-Adams, after two Black army veterans.
/ May 25, 2022
Family hiking with grand children (10-13) Blue Ridge Mountains in background
Date My City is reviving the cultural identity of Black communities in Asheville and Western North Carolina.
/ May 24, 2022
Stacey Abrams, theGrio.com
If she's elected, the 48-year-old Abrams would make history as the first Black woman to lead a state.
/ May 23, 2022
Asheville, North Carolina theGrio.com
Black people have always lived in the Appalachian mountains, but Asheville's Hood Huggers highlights their contributions in the region.
/ May 18, 2022
Lessie Benningfield Randle, Viola Fletcher, Hughes Van Ellis, theGrio.com
Business for Good co-founders say Viola Ford Fletcher, Lessie Benningfield Randle and will share the donation.
/ May 18, 2022
Karine Jean-Pierre
TheGrio was in the room as Karine Jean-Pierre made history on her first official day as White House press secretary.
/ May 17, 2022
The first-ever team of all-Black climbers to reach the summit of Mount Everest accomplished the feat Thursday, May 12, 2022
/ May 14, 2022
Protesters March On Washington To Mark 50 Year Anniversary of Brown vs. Board Of Ed
The Brown v. Board of Education National Historical Park is expanding with the signature of President Joe Biden as of…
/ May 13, 2022
An ancestral connection helped Coach Tish discover her roots Asheville, N.C, and the courage to make a major career change.
/ May 13, 2022