Black History Month

Sasha Obama thegrio.com
Barack and Michelle Obama shared birthday tributes to youngest daughter Sasha Obama, who turns 20 on Thursday.
/ June 10, 2021
North Carolina principal Marcus Gause sang a soulful rendition of "I Will Always Love You" to his 2021 graduating class…
/ June 10, 2021
The Grammy Award singer posted images of her youngest son Diezel Braxton-Lewis, 18, on June 5, announcing that he is…
/ June 10, 2021
House Bill 554, introduced by Democratic state Rep. Larry Selders, would reserve the third Saturday of each June as a…
/ June 10, 2021
In honor of Juneteenth, the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library in Illinois will show a rare copy of the Emancipation Proclamation.
/ June 9, 2021
Mitchell Morgan, chair of the Temple trustees' board, said Wingard was chosen because he has a vision for the future…
/ June 9, 2021
Actress and comedian Ellie Kemper has addressed her past participation in a controversial debutante pageant.
/ June 7, 2021
Over 150 years after the historic Emancipation Proclamation, Galveston, Texas has made Juneteenth an official city holiday.
/ June 7, 2021
NCOJ thegrio.com
A school district in Jacksonville, Florida will change the names of six schools bearing the names of Confederate figures.
/ June 7, 2021
The sites, along with 10 other locations in nine states, need immediate attention or risk being lost, according to a…
/ June 6, 2021
Robert E. Lee statue thegrio.com
The school went on to share how the names were selected based on the contributions of George Washington and Robert…
/ June 5, 2021
Jim Garrison resigned his leadership position after a veteran speaking about the Black origins of Memorial Day was silenced.
/ June 5, 2021