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Martin Luther King Jr., "I Have a Dream" speech, March on Washington, civil rights movement, MLK, Dr, King speech, theGrio.com

A 60th-anniversary edition of Martin Luther King’s ‘I Have a Dream’ speech to debut in August

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Masters of the Game, HOORAE, Issa Rae, Hoorae Team, Black Hollywood, theGrio.com

The HOORAE executive team invites ‘Masters of the Game’ to the house Issa Rae built

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2021 American Music Awards - Arrivals

Bad Bunny to be part of Spotify’s ‘Billions Club’ series

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Jaylen Brown wants to bring Black Wall Street to Boston, address wealth disparity

Brown has signed a five-year, $304 million supermax contract extension with the Boston Celtics, making it NBA history's richest deal.
/ July 28, 2023
Florida Black history teachings -- Rep. Byron Donalds

Florida’s lone Black GOP congressman: Fix state’s controversial enslavement teachings

Rep. Byron Donalds, Florida's only Black Republican congressman, is against teaching students that Black people benefited from slavery.
/ July 28, 2023

I was in a car accident with my kids and it was the scariest moment of my life

I’ve been in a car accident before, but my kids being in the car as I saw the impending doom…
/ July 28, 2023
Ron DeSantis, erasing Black history, theGrio.com

WATCH: Why are people whitewashing slavery?

White washing slavery: Why some people believe black people benefitted from being enslaved; and the debate around that belief
/ July 28, 2023

Quincy Jones celebrating 90th birthday with star-studded concerts at Hollywood Bowl

Quincy Jones, 28-time Grammy Award-winner, is commemorating his 90th birthday with two star-studded shows at the Hollywood Bowl.
/ July 28, 2023
U.S. Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., theGrio.com

Black congressional members blast DeSantis for Florida’s ‘racist’ school curriculum

Members of Congress slam Florida Governor Ron DeSantis after he doubled down on the state’s controversial school curriculum on slavery. 
/ July 28, 2023

Watch: Danielle Young at CultureCon

Young, known by her longtime fans as "the content queen," shared her favorite Black TV shows with theGrio at CultureCon…
/ July 28, 2023
2023 American Century Championship - Day Two

NBA star Stephen Curry OK’d documentary to spread positive messages

Stephen Curry agreed to collaborate on a new documentary about his rise in the NBA to spread positive messages.
/ July 28, 2023

Watch:Tamika Haywood’s advice to women with fibroids

During an interview for theGrio's series, "Unheard," Tamika Haywood suggested women living with fibroids focus on self-care.
/ July 28, 2023

Soldiers in Niger take power in coup, though President says democracy will win out

Niger's president defiantly declared Thursday that democracy would prevail, a day after mutinous soldiers detained him and announced they had seized…
/ July 28, 2023

Store owner charged in death of 14-yo Cyrus Carmack-Belton fights to shield business records

A lawyer for a store owner in South Carolina facing a murder charge after police said he chased and shot a Black…
/ July 28, 2023

Bronny James discharged from hospital ater cardiac scare

Bronny James has been discharged from Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and is resting at home, three days after the 18-year-old son…
/ July 28, 2023