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‘Hair Love’ creator Matthew Cherry is back with another children’s book

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Watch: Dr. Wendy Osefo on her new book being an exploration of parenting

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Bayard Rustin’s life, legacy and impact explored in new book

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Fall books: Sly Stone’s memoir; Tracy K. Smith; first authorized biography of Tupac Shakur

Books from a range of Black writers, including Ayana Mathis, Teju Cole, Zadie Smith, Major Jackson and Walter Mosley, are…
/ August 26, 2023
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TheGrio’s ‘Masters of the Game’ welcomes living legend Nikki Giovanni

Prolific poet, educator, activist and author Nikki Giovanni joins host Maiysha Kai for the second-season finale of “Masters of the…
/ August 25, 2023
Veteran Black culture photographer Roland L. Freeman dies at 87

Black culture photographer Roland L. Freeman dies at 87

Renowned photographer Roland L. Freeman, who documented Black life for over a half-century, passed away earlier this month at 87.
/ August 17, 2023

Watch: Decentering white comfort with ‘Black AF History’

TheGrio’s Michael Harriot talks about his new book “Black AF History: The Un-Whitewashed Story of America.”
/ August 16, 2023
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Why Kristina Forest’s ‘The Neighbor Favor’ should be your next beach romance read

Summer days may be dwindling, but it's always a good time for a great read by Black romance writers like…
/ August 16, 2023
Kerry Washington, Kerry Washington memoir, Thicker than Water, childhood trauma, childhood anxiety, panic attacks, Black mental health, Black health and wellness, Black parenting, Black families, Black children and mental health, theGrio.com

Kerry Washington reveals childhood struggle with panic attacks in upcoming memoir

“I was dizzied with terror, no ground beneath me,” Kerry Washington writes in an excerpt of her memoir, “Thicker than…
/ August 10, 2023
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Watch: theGrio Top 3 | What are the top 3 books every Black person should read?

Alexandria Ikomoni and Jahliel Thurman discuss their favorite books, works in print they think should be on every Black's reading…
/ August 9, 2023
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A 60th-anniversary edition of Martin Luther King’s ‘I Have a Dream’ speech to debut in August

A commemorative edition of 'I Have a Dream' will be published in tandem with the 60th anniversary of the March…
/ July 28, 2023
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Snoop Dogg and E-40 collaborate on new cookbook, ‘Goon with the Spoon’

Rappers Snoop Dogg and E-40 celebrate decades of friendship and their shared passion for food in new cookbook “Goon with…
/ July 18, 2023

Opera based on Octavia Butler novel makes New York City premiere

A long-workshopped opera, "Octavia E. Butler's Parable of the Sower," premiered on Thursday at New York City's Lincoln Center.
/ July 14, 2023
Tulsa Race Massacre Survivor Viola Ford Fletcher, theGrio.com

Oldest living Tulsa Race Massacre victim, 109-year-old Viola Ford Fletcher, breaks her silence

At 109, Viola Ford Fletcher is releasing a memoir about the life she lived in the shadow of the 1921…
/ July 4, 2023
Jada Pinkett Smith memoir, Jada Pinkett-Smith Worthy book, Jada Pinkett Smith book Worthy, Jada Pinkett Smith Red Table Talk theGrio.com

Jada Pinkett Smith reveals new memoir and future of ‘Red Table Talk’

Jada Pinkett Smith is ready to dispel rumors in her upcoming memoir entitled “Worthy” and promises a return of “Red…
/ June 29, 2023