Black History Month

The Atlanta Dream will be the first WNBA team to have an all-Black female broadcast booth during its season this…
/ May 12, 2021
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott thegrio.com
The bill passed by Republicans prohibits teachers in public schools from speaking on current news events, white supremacy and racism.
/ May 12, 2021
OWN thegrio.com
OWN is set to air a two-part special honoring the pioneers of Black Wall Street, shedding light on an area…
/ May 12, 2021
Don Lemon and Chris Cuomo are coming together for a new podcast. The show will air on Apple Podcasts CNN…
/ May 11, 2021
Maya Angelou thegrio.com
Poet and civil rights activist, Maya Angelou will be one of the first women to have their likenesses imprinted on…
/ May 10, 2021
On Virginia's Pocahontas Island, Richard Stewart's house doubles as a Black History Museum chronicling the island's history.
/ May 9, 2021
Darren E. Bryant became the youngest sitting mayor in Illinois history last month when the 29-year-old took office as mayor…
/ May 8, 2021
FAMU
D.C. student Curtis Lawrence III, an academically gifted 16 year-old, is on his way to FAMU. In 2019, Lawrence graduated…
/ May 4, 2021
Bruce's Beach Park plaque stolen thegrio.com
60 Minutes+ correspondent Wesley Lowery traveled to Bruce’s Beach to report on efforts to return the land to the descendants…
/ May 2, 2021
Germany agreed to return hundreds of artifacts known as the Benin Bronzes looted from West Africa by a British colonial…
/ May 2, 2021
An education app responded to a 7-year-old Tennessee student by adding hairstyle options for Black girls to its avatars.
/ May 2, 2021
Miami-Dade County Tests Voting Machines
Conservative outlet Newsmax has issued a public apology to Eric Coomer of Dominion Voting Machines after accusing him of rigging…
/ May 1, 2021