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A family lighting the black Kwanzaa candle
"If we don’t know about culture, Kwanzaa educates us. If we forget our culture, Kwanzaa reminds us," says Rev. Mark…
/ December 26, 2022
A family celebrates Kwanzaa
While there are plenty of Kwanzaa-specific bops out there at your disposal, here are some jams in the spirit of…
/ December 26, 2022
South Africa’s Christmas 2022 is a start/stop affair, with the country’s power cuts hitting just about every aspect of the…
/ December 25, 2022
Three buses of recent migrant families arrived from Texas near the home of Vice President Kamala Harris in record-setting cold on
/ December 25, 2022
The water system in Jackson, Mississippi was experiencing “fluctuating” pressure impacting residents on Saturday amid frigid temperatures.
/ December 25, 2022
budget-friendly Kwanzaa gifts theGrio.com
If you prefer to exchange gifts during Kwanzaa rather than Christmas, here are 10 Black-owned gift options under $50.
/ December 25, 2022
Family members of Brazilian soccer great Pelé are gathering at the Albert Einstein hospital where he was hospitalized in November.
/ December 25, 2022
Italy’s rugby federation opened an investigation Thursday after a Black player was given a rotten banana as a holiday gift.
/ December 25, 2022
The Pittsburgh Steelers retired RB Franco Harris’ No. 32 during a bittersweet ceremony on Saturday during game against the Las…
/ December 25, 2022
Former child star Orlando Brown has pleaded not guilty to misdemeanor assault charges stemming from an alleged altercation in Lima,…
/ December 25, 2022
The scope of the storm has been nearly unprecedented, stretching from the Great Lakes to the Rio Grande along the…
/ December 25, 2022
During the holiday season, enslaved Africans often plotted escapes, acts of defiance and violent insurrections during the holidays.
/ December 25, 2022