Books

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
“I was dizzied with terror, no ground beneath me,” Kerry Washington writes in an excerpt of her memoir, “Thicker than…
/ August 10, 2023
TheGrio Top 3 Books, Thegrio.com
Alexandria Ikomoni and Jahliel Thurman discuss their favorite books, works in print they think should be on every Black's reading…
/ August 9, 2023
Martin Luther King Jr., "I Have a Dream" speech, March on Washington, civil rights movement, MLK, Dr, King speech, theGrio.com
A commemorative edition of 'I Have a Dream' will be published in tandem with the 60th anniversary of the March…
/ July 28, 2023
Snoop Dogg, E-40, Snoop and E-40's cookbook, Snoop and E-40 Collaborate, Broadus Foods, Lumpia, Snoop Dogg presents Goon with the Spoon, Black cookbooks, Black cooking, theGrio.com
Rappers Snoop Dogg and E-40 celebrate decades of friendship and their shared passion for food in new cookbook “Goon with…
/ July 18, 2023
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
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 is ready to dispel rumors in her upcoming memoir entitled “Worthy” and promises a return of “Red…
/ June 29, 2023
Drake has surprised fans with the release of his first book of poetry and an upcoming album that will accompany…
/ June 27, 2023
Black LGBTQ+ books, Black queer books, Pride Month, Black LGBTQ+ authors, Black books, LGBTQ+ authors, LGBTQ+ books, Black memoirs, Samantha Irby, Gina Yashere, R.K. Russell, Ty Hunter, theGrio.com
From memoirs to historical fiction to hilarious essays, these Black LGBTQ+ authors have penned books that resonate well beyond Pride…
/ June 25, 2023
The 15-year-old granddaughter of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. is working on a picture book tribute to the late…
/ June 24, 2023
Black LGBTQ+ books for kids, Black LGBTQ+ books for teens, books about sexuality, books about pride, books about gender, young adult books about gender, Black books about LGBTQ+ theGrio.com
Discover a realm of Black LGBTQ+ stories and authors guaranteed to make the young reader in your life laugh, cry,…
/ June 23, 2023
Carlotta Walls LaNier, Little Rock Nine, Brown v. Board of Education, A Mighty Long Way, civil rights, Black history, school segregation, education, theGrio.com
Carlotta Walls LaNier, the youngest member of the Little Rock Nine, shares her memories, the necessity for a young readers'…
/ June 19, 2023