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Chuck Schumer, Sylvia Rhone honored at inaugural hip-hop museum gala

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Marla Frederick becomes first Black woman to lead Harvard's divinity school

Marla Frederick becomes first Black woman to lead Harvard’s divinity school

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Watch: Why Sedona is the New Age capital of spirituality on Episode 4 of ‘Traveling Black’

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Polo G and his brother arrested

Rappers Polo G and Trench Baby arrested, released in Los Angeles

The sibling brothers were arrested Wednesday after L.A. police raided Polo G's mansion looking for Trench Baby, who stayed there.
/ August 25, 2023
An engraving at the Lincoln Memorial marks where Martin Luther King, Jr. made his 1963 "I Have a Dream" speech

As we mark the 60th anniversary of the March on Washington, we celebrate progress but recognize that MLK’s dream remains unfulfilled

As we remember the occasion that gave us King's "I Have a Dream" speech, the struggle continues to overcome the…
/ August 25, 2023
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60 years after the March on Washington, Black protesters still catch the ire of police

Overall, there were nearly 1,000 incidents of police violence reported in 2020 during the protests after George Floyd's death.
/ August 25, 2023
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Prince’s ‘Diamonds and Pearls’ album to be reissued

Prince fans, rejoice! The late pop icon's album from Prince and the New Power Generation "Diamonds and Pearls" is getting…
/ August 25, 2023
Lauryn Hill, fugees cancel tour, theGrio.com

The Gospel according to Lauryn: How the Scriptures influenced ‘The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill’

In honor of the 25th anniversary of Lauryn Hill's, "The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill," theGrio dissects the album's many religious…
/ August 25, 2023
Harrison Floyd III -- Trump indictments latest news

Harrison Floyd III, one of two Black people indicted with Trump, is the only one still in jail

Floyd is the only one who turned himself in with no arrangement to be freed on bond. Others' bail amounts…
/ August 25, 2023
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What TikTok’s ‘girl math’ trend reveals about spending in young adulthood 

Women in their early to mid-20s are using TikTok to share how they rationalize spending and are unveiling Gen Z’s…
/ August 25, 2023
Black imprisonment rates

Inmate’s death at Missouri prison is the third this month, eighth this year

Toxicology results are pending for a 46-year-old inmate who died Tuesday after falling ill.
/ August 25, 2023

Betty Tyson dies at 75, spent 25 years in New York prison before murder conviction was overturned

Tyson, who spent 25 years in prison for a 1973 murder until being exonerated on the basis of new evidence,…
/ August 25, 2023

North Carolina unveils its first park honoring African American history

The North Carolina Freedom Park stands as a beacon of hope for its Blacks and a reminder of their contributions…
/ August 25, 2023
Black infant mortality, Black maternal health, Black pregnancies, Black health, theGrio.com

Dangers and deaths around Black pregnancies seen as a ‘completely preventable’ health crisis

In several of the most populated U.S. counties, Black women are less likely to carry a pregnancy to term, primarily due…
/ August 25, 2023

In Guyana, president demands slavery reparations as descendants of plantation owner ready apology

Guyana president Irfaan Ali on Thursday said those who profited from the cruel, trans-Atlantic slave trade should offer to pay…
/ August 25, 2023