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Lightfoot in 2019 became the first Black woman and first openly gay mayor of the Windy City, the second woman…
/ February 28, 2023
philadelphia gun violence
Activists in Philadelphia took to the streets Monday to march in protest of the tragic gun violence happening across the…
/ February 28, 2023
Deaths while in custody go underreported, despite a 2014 law requiring state and federal agencies to share such data with…
/ February 28, 2023
Willard Motley, Black authors, Knock on Any Door, Archibald Motley, Humphrey Bogart, theGrio.com
Willard Motley, a Black writer from Chicago, has been largely ignored by scholars of literature, particularly of Black and gay…
/ February 28, 2023
Michael B. Jordan Ring camera theGrio.com
“Creed III,” in theaters nationwide Friday, is a new start for Adonis Creed.
/ February 28, 2023
Kim Gardner
St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner is facing calls to resign from critics who blame her for failing to keep…
/ February 28, 2023
President Joe Biden said Monday that “history matters, and Black history matters” during a White House reception marking Black History…
/ February 28, 2023
Howard University men's swim team
The all-Black swimming and diving team at Howard University has made history, taking home its first championship in 34 years.
/ February 28, 2023
Heinz, the maker of America’s favorite ketchup, has tracked down the sailor who spent weeks lost at sea surviving on…
/ February 27, 2023
Byron Allen, Legendary Honor, Harvard Business School, theGrio.com
Media mogul Byron Allen addressed racial disparity in corporate America and educational inequity as he accepted the inaugural "Legendary Honor"…
/ February 27, 2023
Kofi Annan Meets With Haitis Prime Minister
Gérard Latortue, former interim prime minister of Haiti who helped rebuild the country after a violent coup in the mid-2000s,…
/ February 27, 2023
"Real Housewives" fans, rejoice! Months after it was initially announced, "The Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip" is back with ...
/ February 27, 2023