Black History Month

Missouri residents ask again to rename Old Slave Road

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Pioneer of Africana Studies, Dr. James Turner, has died

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Lamont Dozier, Motown songwriter who worked on ‘You Can’t Hurry Love,’ has died at 81

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Name of man with Klan ties removed from federal building that now only bears name of Black judge

The name of a city judge with ties to the KKK has officially been removed from a federal building in…
/ August 5, 2022
The Ink Well beach theGrio.com

What we did on our summer vacations: Dip into the Black surfer legacy of ‘The Ink Well’

As we reach the peak of the summer heat, theGrio celebrates the legacy of the Santa Monica beach known as…
/ August 5, 2022
Albert Woodfox

Albert Woodfox, former Black Panther who spent 43 years in solitary, dies

Albert Woodfox, former Black Panther who spent 43 years in solitary and prison reform advocate, has died from COVID complications.
/ August 5, 2022
Mother Randle and other survivors of the Tulsa Race Massacre

Descendants of Tulsa Race Massacre victims can’t sue, judge rules

An Oklahoma judge said six descendants of victims of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre cannot sue for reparations.
/ August 5, 2022
A man on stage facing the audience

All comedy is Black

Whether it is sadness, physical pain or psychological trauma, there is a reason why Black people have the ability to…
/ August 4, 2022

Atlanta’s image challenged by facts of 1906 race massacre

Few were taught about the 1906 Atlanta Race Massacre, the white-on-Black violence that shattered dreams of racial harmony and forced…
/ August 3, 2022
Michael E. Langley, theGrio.com

Senate confirms Michael E. Langley, making him the Marines’ first Black four-star general 

Langley will be commander of U.S Africa Command in Stuttgart, Germany, and will command all U.S. military forces in Africa.
/ August 3, 2022