Black History Month

Report: UNC system plagued by political pressure, institutional racism

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Houston artists use row houses to bring clarity, truth to distortions of critical race theory

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Levar Burton to receive Lifetime Achievement Award at Children’s and Family Emmys

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EPA releases action plan to address environmental justice

The Environmental Protection Agency has released an equity action plan to address environmental justice and civil rights.  The EPA has three
/ May 1, 2022

Report: Philadelphia has fewer Black teachers now than 20 years ago

The enrollment of students of color in Pennsylvania’s public school system is rising faster than the diversity of the state’s…
/ April 29, 2022
Byron Allen thegrio.com

Byron Allen’s ‘A Seat at the Table’ gala honors April Ryan and celebrates Black media

TheGrio, Allen Media Group’s multi-platform news, entertainment, and lifestyle brand, will recognize 25 years of White House coverage by its
/ April 29, 2022
Police officer uses his baton on a protester

30 years after the 1992 Los Angeles Rebellion, policing in the city hasn’t changed much

It started with the verdict. Four police officers were charged by the state in the beating of unarmed Black motorist…
/ April 29, 2022
The 2019 Miss Universe Pageant - Show

Steve Harvey partners with Black-owned startup PopViewers

Get ready for some Steve Harvey on PopViewers. That's right, the black-owned TV & film recommendation app has announced a…
/ April 28, 2022
Flyer for Juneteenth event

Black Twitter’s outrage over the gentrification of Juneteenth was just plain wrong

I love Black Twitter. I love the way it can mine a wheelbarrow worth of golden humor from a mountain…
/ April 28, 2022

Buffeted by weather, a historic Black town strives to endure

Princeville, North Carolina, a historically Black town struggles to survive in the midst of devastating weather incidents.
/ April 28, 2022
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Morris Brown’s accreditation restored two decades after debt, embezzlement imperiled the school

Morris Brown College has finally received accreditation through the Transnational Association of Christian Colleges and Schools.
/ April 27, 2022
Jerry Lopes

Remembering news and radio executive Jerry Lopes — and the man who hired April Ryan

Jerry Lopes who worked for years at American Urban Radio Networks and championed battles for Black influence and against AIDS,…
/ April 27, 2022
Tesla CEO Elon Musk

Elon Musk bought Twitter—what does it mean for Black Twitter?

Elon Musk buying Twitter feels like a perilous development for the typical Black user, especially considering the current state of…
/ April 26, 2022

Kylie Jenner testifies she warned brother about Blac Chyna

Kylie Jenner testifies that she warned her brother Rob Kardashian about his girlfriend Black Chyna whose boyfriend she also dated.
/ April 26, 2022

Adrian Matejka named first Black editor of Poetry magazine

One of the country's oldest and most prestigious literary magazines, Poetry magazine, names Adrian Matejka its first black editor.
/ April 26, 2022