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Leonard Mack exonerated

Leonard Mack, wrongfully convicted of rape in 1976, exonerated by DNA evidence

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Ben Shelton and Frances Tiafoe’s historic match proves that the future of Black tennis is as bright as ever

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How to keep your hair hydrated in the fall, how to keep your hair moisturized in the fall, how to keep your natural hair hydrated, natural haircare in the fall, dry hair, Black haircare, Black hair, theGrio.com

Don’t want dry hair this fall? Do these 8 things.

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Gabe Amo could be first Black congressman in Rhode Island after primary win

Former White House aide Gabe Amo could become the first person of color to represent Rhode Island in Congress.
/ September 6, 2023

NYC cops agree to reform protest tactics in settlement over 2020 BLM response

New York City’s police department has agreed to adopt new policies intended to safeguard the rights of protesters as part…
/ September 6, 2023

White supremacist group sued by 2 non-profits alleging racial intimidation

Two nonprofits have sued a white nationalist hate group in North Dakota, alleging that it committed racial intimidation.
/ September 6, 2023

Coach Prime’s Colorado team busts into AP CFB top 25 at No. 22

The new-look Colorado Buffaloes came away with a 45-42 victory on the road against TCU.
/ September 6, 2023

Protestors battling Atlanta’s “Cop City” and impact on poor area of Black residents, indicted

Sixty-one people have been indicted in Georgia on racketeering charges following a long-running state investigation into protests against a planned…
/ September 6, 2023

Ben Shelton tops Frances Tiafoe in the first US Open quarterfinal between two Black men

Ben Shelton reached his first Grand Slam semifinal by edging Frances Tiafoe 6-2, 3-6, 7-6 (7), 6-2 at the U.S. Open.
/ September 6, 2023
Black Voters Matter Group Gathers In Selma For March To Montgomery

Court ruling against Alabama Republican map seen as partial victory for Black voters

A special master was appointed to redraw Alabama’s congressional map that will not discriminate against Black voters.
/ September 5, 2023
First Black man to sail around the world, Bill Pinkney, dies at 87

Bill Pinkney, first Black man to sail around the world via Cape Horn, dies at 87

Captain Bill Pinkney, the first African-American man to sail around the world solo via Cape Horn, has died in Atlanta…
/ September 5, 2023
Black people COVID-19 public health emergency, is the pandemic over, theGrio.com

What to know about COVID-19 this fall amid surge

COVID-19 cases are on the rise again as the White House and experts warn the public to be cautious and…
/ September 5, 2023
Colorado v TCU, Deion Sanders, theGrio.com

Deion Sanders dismantles college sports’ hypocrisy while leading Colorado out of the dark

Deion Sanders was mocked and ridiculed as a fantastic showman whose reconstructed team had no chance against the big boys.
/ September 5, 2023
College admissions process, HBCUs, HBCU admissions, college applications, Howard University, The Mecca, Black colleges and universities, H.U., Black in college, Black college students, theGrio.com

A ‘Mecca’ of opportunity: What I learned during my son’s college admissions process 

For Miles Marshall Lewis, the college admissions process resulted in sending his son to excel at an HBCU — and letting him…
/ September 5, 2023
Ta'Kiya Young shooting, theGrio.com

Police shot and killed Ta’Kiya Young and her unborn daughter. Now they’re playing the ‘victim.’

A police officer in Blendon Township, Ohio, killed the 21-year-old pregnant woman after she was accused of stealing alcohol from…
/ September 5, 2023