Black History Month

Actors Sanaa Lathan, in a brown jacket, and Taye Diggs, dressed in black, sitting on a park bench

28 Days of Black Movies: Taye Diggs did the best and Blackest acting of his career in ‘Brown Sugar.’ Let me explain

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Spelman, Jackson State among HBCUs targeted in second wave of bomb threats

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Marcus Garvey, theGrio.com

Petition to pardon Marcus Garvey launches first day of Black History Month

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Rep. Jamaal Bowman, Sen. Cory Booker make concerted push for African American History Act

On the first day of Black History Month, Sen. Booker introduced the Senate version of Bowman's African American History Act.
/ February 1, 2022
Black Graduates

27 HBCUs awarded $20 million to address health disparities and outcomes

27 HBCUs and historically Black medical schools have been awarded $20 million as part of a 10-year commitment from the…
/ February 1, 2022
Black history vs. CRT

What is Black History Month during the war on critical race theory?

Black History Month 2022 arrives in the middle of a war against Black history that its enemies are winning.
/ February 1, 2022
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5 things to watch this week for Black History Month

theGrio has five documentaries to stream during the first week of Black History Month such as "The Fight For The…
/ February 1, 2022
Craig Robinson Hulu thegrio.com

Hulu drops trailer for Craig Robinson-hosted series ‘Your Attention Please’

The trailer for season three of Hulu's 'Your Attention Please' is released and features host, comedian/actor Craig Robinson.
/ January 31, 2022

Black Twitter calls out Jermaine Dupri after he admits to cheating on Janet Jackson in documentary

Dupri admitted "reckless" behavior, noting that being with Jackson made him "more attractive to other women."
/ January 31, 2022

ASCAP to honor Black History Month with social media campaign

ASCAP to honor Black history month with social media campaign, posting daily Instagram posts honoring Black music figures
/ January 31, 2022
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Shaq to host free screenings of ‘The Queen Of Basketball’ in honor of Lusia Harris

“I just wanted to share her story on the big screen for everyone to see and be inspired by like…
/ January 30, 2022
N. Ali Early thegrio.com

‘Rolling Out’ reports death of senior editor N. Ali Early

N. Ali Early, the senior editor for the Atlanta-based entertainment and media company Rolling Out, has died.
/ January 29, 2022

Deion Sanders’ son, Shedeur, signs deal with Gatorade

Sanders, 19, is the first HBCU student-athlete to join the sports drink company's name-image-likeness deal roster.
/ January 28, 2022

New wave of Black women immortalized in American culture

Maya Angelou became the first Black woman to have her likeness featured on a quarter after the U.S. Mint released…
/ January 27, 2022

Black women’s photography group partners with Nikon

Nikon partners with a Black woman's photography group to donate $50,000 to support then in education and advocacy efforts.
/ January 27, 2022