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GOP Kentucky House votes to defund diversity, equity and inclusion offices at public universities

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Usher honors his mother while accepting President’s Award at NAACP Image Awards

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June Ambrose, MC Lyte and more stars talk Black excellence at the NAACP Image Awards

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Usher, Fantasia Barrino, ‘Color Purple’ honored at 55th NAACP Image Awards

Usher was named entertainer of the year at the 55th annual NAACP Awards on Saturday, which highlighted works by entertainers of…
/ March 17, 2024
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Do you want to be free? Harriet Tubman and the making of many messiahs

As theGrio celebrates Women's History Month, how can the spiritual tenacity of Harriet Tubman inspire a new collective activism?
/ March 17, 2024

Aaron Donald announces his retirement after a standout 10-year career with the Rams

Aaron Donald spent his entire career and won a Super Bowl with the Rams, who drafted him in the first…
/ March 16, 2024

‘Freaknik’ documentary tells untold story behind the massively popular Atlanta street party

The project includes Freaknik founders Emma Horton, Amadi Boone, Monique Tolliver and Sharon Toomer who discuss the festival’s origin.
/ March 16, 2024

Massachusetts investigators pursue six 8th graders who created a mock slave auction on Snapchat

Six teenagers are accused of participating in “a hateful, racist online chat" that included "a mock slave auction," investigators say.
/ March 16, 2024

Vaughan Gething elected first Black leader of a U.K. government

Vaughan Gething won the Welsh Labour Party leadership race, setting him to be the first Black leader of Wales’ semi-autonomous…
/ March 16, 2024
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Meghan Markle’s trademark application hints at what she might start selling

Meghan Markle has unveiled a new website and Instagram page for American Riviera Orchard, which appears to be a lifestyle…
/ March 16, 2024

David Harris, the first Black pilot hired by a major U.S. airline, has died at 89

David E. Harris, who flew bombers for the U.S. military and broke barriers in 1964 when American Airlines hired him…
/ March 16, 2024

Fulton County DA Fani Willis to stay on Trump election case in Georgia after special prosecutor resigns

Fulton County DA Fani Willis will remain on the most sprawling of four criminal cases against former President Donald Trump.
/ March 16, 2024

Kentucky fires Kyra Elzy as women’s basketball coach, just 2 years after winning first SEC crown since 1982

Kentucky fired women’s basketball coach Kyra Elzy after consecutive losing seasons. Elzy served four years as head coach.
/ March 16, 2024

South Africa’s foreign minister says citizens fighting with Israeli forces in Gaza will be arrested

South Africa Foreign Minister Naledi Pandor made the comment earlier this week at a Palestinian solidarity event.
/ March 16, 2024

Michigan fires Juwan Howard, the former Fab Five star, after five seasons coaching men’s basketball

Michigan fired coach Juwan Howard on Friday after five seasons, parting ways with the former Fab Five star who compiled an 82-67 record.
/ March 16, 2024