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Tyler James Williams on amplifying the importance of early childcare and education, partnership with the W.K. Kellogg Foundation

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Veronica Shaw and Dave's Gourmet -- Pink Sauce lady GoFundMe

Pink Sauce founder says she survives on $20 a day after company duped her

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YouTube racial discrimination

Black video creators said YouTube unjustly restricted their content. A judge disagreed.

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Tennessee pastor Willie McLaurin, thegrio.com

Southern Baptist leader resigns from top administrative post for lying on his resume about schooling

Willie McLaurin's historic appointment in 2022 as interim president and CEO of the Southern Baptist Convention’s Executive Committee made him…
/ August 18, 2023

Quavo releases ‘Rocket Power,’ his first solo album since Migos bandmate Takeoff’s death

"Rocket Power" is Quavo's first full-length LP since Takeoff was fatally shot outside a private party at a Houston bowling…
/ August 18, 2023
Frederick Douglass thegrio.com

PragerU’s whitewashing of Frederick Douglass is exactly how you indoctrinate children with falsehoods about Black history

The conservative media company's videos have been approved for use in Florida classrooms. But the videos are just political propaganda.
/ August 18, 2023
Halle Berry, menopause, Halle Berry turns 57, Halle Berry talks about menopause, Black women going through menopause, the change of life, theGrio.com

Halle Berry is challenging herself and other women to rethink menopause

Ahead of her 57th birthday, Halle Berry penned an essay on aging, owning who she is, and reframing the conversation…
/ August 18, 2023

Only Black New Hampshire sheriff charged for theft, perjury and falsifying evidence

Strafford County Sheriff Mark Brave has been charged with eight felonies as part of a probe into his alleged misuse…
/ August 18, 2023

How race is at the center of the Trump indictment in Georgia

Race is squarely at the center of Trump’s criminal case in Georgia, where he will surrender at a county courthouse…
/ August 18, 2023

Rhiannon Giddens is as much scholar as musician. Now, she’s showing her saucy side in a new album

Giddens talks in detail about her childbirth experience and how her album's title cut is about how the cloud of…
/ August 18, 2023
Ohio hate speech flyers -- Montgomery County sheriff Rob Streck

Ohio neighborhood showered with flyers promoting white supremacy

Sheriff Rob Streck said it can be hard to pursue charges for hate-speech handouts because distributing flyers is not a…
/ August 18, 2023

Olympic champ Tori Bowie’s mental health struggles were no secret inside track’s tight-knit family

The 32-year-old sprinter, who had a history of bipolar disorder, was found dead in her Florida home in May.
/ August 18, 2023

Judge greenlights first Black deputy chief state fire marshal’s racial discrimination suit against Maryland State Police

Maryland's first Black deputy chief state fire marshal, Derek Chapman, can go ahead with his $4.8 million lawsuit against its…
/ August 18, 2023
Members of IfNotNow hand out information at the American Israel Public Affairs Committee annual conference

Why are Black Democrats taking money from AIPAC?

The pro-Israel lobbying group has endorsed over 100 Jan. 6 insurrectionists while spending millions to defeat Black Democrat candidates.
/ August 18, 2023
Harper's Bazaar's 2023 Icons, Harper's Bazaar's Black Icons 2023, Zaya Wade, Teyana Taylor, Angel Reese, Doja Cat, theGrio.com

Black icons dominate Harper’s Bazaar’s 2023 Icons issue

From Teyana Taylor to Angel Reese to state representatives, Harper Bazaar’s 2023 Icons list highlights Black excellence across industries.
/ August 18, 2023