Black History Month

OPINION: For uncolored folk who consider Juneteenth "divisive" when white holidays are enuf.
/ June 19, 2023
Medgar Evers assassination 60 years ago, theGrio.com
60 years after Medgar Evers' assassination, many people still don't know his story and how he helped lead the fight…
/ June 12, 2023
Khadi Oluwatoyin and Ryann Cooke from the Sober Black Girls Club tackle issues of alcoholism and how it affects the…
/ June 1, 2023
African-American family celebrating Easter together. Photo by August de Richelieu on pexels.com, African American Easter traditions, thegrio.com
Exploring African-American Easter traditions? Read on to learn more about what Easter means for Black people and how we celebrate…
/ April 2, 2023
After years of screenings, the film is under review after a white parent complained it may teach that white people…
/ March 28, 2023
Madison College held a Black History Month fashion show that featured styles created by students who highlighted their respective cultures.
/ March 1, 2023
A woman stands beside a man in a wheelchair
Caregiving work makes all other work possible. But without paid leave, who cares for the caregivers when they or their…
/ March 1, 2023
Redemption Bnak, Bernice King and Ashley D. Bell
Blacks have reportedly become the first to acquire a white-owned financial institution, which they plan to rename Redemption Bank.
/ February 28, 2023
California school district racism
Parents of students at Pepper Tree Elementary School in Upland, California, are taking legal action over alleged acts of unchecked…
/ February 28, 2023
Willard Motley, Black authors, Knock on Any Door, Archibald Motley, Humphrey Bogart, theGrio.com
Willard Motley, a Black writer from Chicago, has been largely ignored by scholars of literature, particularly of Black and gay…
/ February 28, 2023
President Joe Biden said Monday that “history matters, and Black history matters” during a White House reception marking Black History…
/ February 28, 2023
Howard University men's swim team
The all-Black swimming and diving team at Howard University has made history, taking home its first championship in 34 years.
/ February 28, 2023