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 in Your Feelings?” and more.
/ 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 on in the world.
/ December 6, 2023
The musical features Keys’ top songs: “Fallin’,” “No One,” “Girl on Fire,” “If I Ain’t Got You,” “Empire State of Mind,” plus new ones.
/ 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 edition.
/ 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 to learn to play.
/ 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 art world’s …
/ November 29, 2023