Black History Month

Two young women who were abducted as girls by the terrorist group Boko Haram have graduated with bachelors degrees.
/ May 19, 2021
Tulsa Race Massacre survivors, Viola Fletcher Ford and brother Hughes Van Ellis
Survivors of the Tulsa Race Massacre testified to members of Congress on Thursday to share the atrocities they experienced 100…
/ May 19, 2021
Billy Porter thegrio.com
'Pose' star Billy Porter has revealed that he is HIV positive. After being diagnosed in the 2007, Porter had kept…
/ May 19, 2021
Jada Pinkett Smith Lisa Ling thegrio.com
Jada Pinkett-Smith, Lisa Ling will address tensions between Black and Asian communities on the next Red Table Talk episode.
/ May 18, 2021
Connecticut snapchat Jamar Medor thegrio.com
A Connecticut teen is facing charges after allegedly directing racist Snapchat messages to his Black classmate.
/ May 18, 2021
Former president Barack Obama appeared on The Late Late Show to share more about what the family's dog Bo meant…
/ May 18, 2021
Fisk University thegrio.com
Fisk University announced that it has received a $2.5 million donation from a Nashville family--the largest gift in the HBCU's…
/ May 18, 2021
Supreme Court thegrio.com
The NAACP Legal Defense Fund is investing in young civil rights lawyers through its Marshall-Motley Scholars Program.
/ May 17, 2021
Kevin Stitt was dismissed after signing a bill banning some race and racism concepts from being taught in public schools.
/ May 15, 2021
Mayor Jim Kenney released a statement late Friday saying the victim remains were located at the medical examiner's office.
/ May 15, 2021
Journalist Roland Martin talks about co-hosting this year's Urban One Honors dedicated to Black women. He also discusses Black media.
/ May 14, 2021
Josephine Baker x Chez Josephine
Chez Josephine was a piece of Josephine Baker's legacy that is not widely known, but for which a quiet war…
/ May 14, 2021