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Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin used April 20, or 4/20, to announce pardons for people convicted of marijuana possession.
/ April 22, 2022
Tracey Meares, wearing an off-white pantsuit, at right, poses with friends
Tracey Meares is finally being honored as the valedictorian of her Illinois high school almost 40 years after attaining that…
/ April 22, 2022
Actor Taraji P. Henson
Taraji P. Henson tells theGrio she wants to bring mental health resources to HBCU campuses and be a "liaison" for…
/ April 22, 2022
soul food
Soul food is one way—a fundamental way—that Black people have been able to feel a sense of kinship with other…
/ April 22, 2022
Rio de Janeiro's mayor handed control of the city to the Carnival King, but Covid precautions will limit post-pandemic partying.
/ April 22, 2022
For Earth Day, The Associated Press asked environmental scientists to share stories about environmental problems that the world fixed.
/ April 22, 2022
Project Say Something in Alabama filed a lawsuit contending officials are trying to limit protests against a confederate monument.
/ April 22, 2022