Culture Watch

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, AAADT, Ailey Ailey, Alvin Ailey at City Center, Miles Marshall Lewis, theGrio.com
Celebrating its 65th year, the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater is appealing to new generations with Kyle Abraham’s “Are You…
/ December 15, 2023
D Smoke, Rhythm + Flow, Generation Next, theGrio.com
D Smoke launched into the limelight in 2019 after winning Season 1 of the Netflix Original Series “Rhythm + Flow,"
/ December 8, 2023
Lear fashioned bold comedies embraced by viewers who had to watch the evening news to find out what was going…
/ December 6, 2023
The musical features Keys’ top songs: “Fallin’,” “No One,” “Girl on Fire,” “If I Ain’t Got You,” “Empire State of…
/ December 5, 2023
Pirelli Calendar, 2024 Pirelli calendar, Prince Gyasi, Naomi Campbell, Amanda Gorman, Jeymes Samuels, Black photographers, theGrio.com
The first Black photographer in Pirelli calendar history, Prince Gyasi collaborated with a roster of Black luminaries for its 50th…
/ December 1, 2023
Harvard Business School Spades clinic, Black Harvard Business School students, Black Ivy League students, Black at a PWI, Spades, history of Spades, how to play Spades, Spades in Black culture, theGrio.com
Students behind the Harvard Business School’s Spades clinic sat down with theGrio to discuss the clinic, the game, and how…
/ November 30, 2023
Jean-Michel Basquiat, Andy Warhol, Basquiat x Warhol exhibit, Basquiat, Black artists, Fine art, theGrio.com
Now at New York City's Brant Foundation, the Basquiat x Warhol Exhibition revisits the creative collaboration of two of the…
/ November 29, 2023
Giving Tuesday, National Day of Giving, #GivingTuesday, What is GivingTuesday?, Black nonprofit organizations, What is the GivingTuesday campaign 2023?, Why is GivingTuesday important to nonprofits? GivingTuesday 2023 theGrio.com
Give a gift that goes beyond wrapping paper by donating to Black nonprofit organizations for Giving Tuesday.
/ November 28, 2023
Misty Copeland, Who is Misty Copeland, fun facts about Misty Copeland, theGrio Awards, theGrio Awards 2023, Black ballerinas, theGrio.com
The first Black woman promoted to principal dancer in the American Ballet Theatre, Misty Copeland is theGrio Awards’ 2023 Trailblazer…
/ November 25, 2023
Malcolm X, Malcolm X opera, Metropolitan Opera, Black opera, theGrio.com
“X: The Life and Times of Malcolm X” is the Metropolitan Opera's latest effort to bring African-American stories to the…
/ November 24, 2023
Radcliffe Bailey dies
Radcliffe Bailey, whose lengthy artistic career saw him construct an outstanding body of work to represent Black history, has died.
/ November 16, 2023
Georgia State University College of Law students were hustlin’ everyday to get to class, especially Tuesday: Ross showed up.
/ November 13, 2023