Culture Watch

Alicia Keys and Swizz Beatz, Alicia Keys and Swizz Beatz exhibition, Alicia Keys and Swizz Beatz art collection, Alicia Keys and Swizz Beatz Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn Museum, Black art, Kehinde Wiley, Ernie Barnes, arts and culture, theGrio.com
In the first major exhibition of Swizz Beatz and Alicia Keys’ personal collection, the Brooklyn Museum hosts “Giants: Art from the Dean Collection.”
/ February 13, 2024
The artifacts were looted from Ghana in the 19th century before being transferred to Fowler Museum at UCLA back in the 1960s.
/ February 9, 2024
Matthew Rushing, associate artistic director for The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, shares how it ably schools Black dancers.
/ February 5, 2024
Samara Joy, 2023 Grammy Best New Artist, jazz singers, jazz music, Black music, 2024 Grammys, Grammy winners, best New Artist winners, theGrio.com
A year after a groundbreaking win, 2023 Best New Artist Samara Joy returns to the Grammys with another nomination.
/ February 4, 2024
Jon Batiste, Black music, We Are the World, art activism, music activism, Christianity, Faith and Spirituality, Grammy Awards, Grammy winners, Worship, praise and worship, Dr. Alisha Lola Jones, theGrio.com
This Black History Month and Grammy weekend are prime moments to remember the universal power of Black music.
/ February 4, 2024
James Baldwin, Google, Google Doodle, Black History Month, Black writers, Black activists, civil rights movement, theGrio.com
In honor of Black History Month and James Baldwin’s centennial birthday, Google unveiled a Doodle in his honor.
/ February 1, 2024
Review: The Fire This Time Festival spotlights LGBTQ love that rings true and an unintended spoof of transgender identity.
/ January 26, 2024