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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

From ‘We Are the World’ to ‘Worship,’ let’s recognize the transformative power of Black music 

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James Baldwin, Google, Google Doodle, Black History Month, Black writers, Black activists, civil rights movement, theGrio.com

James Baldwin’s Google Doodle reminds us that art is activism

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Review: The Fire This Time Festival spotlights LGBTQ love that rings true and an unintended spoof of transgender identity

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Solange In Service to Whom, Solange new show, Solange Knowles In Service to Whom, Solange Knowles new music, Is Solange Knowles still making music?, Solange Knowles NYC Ballet theGrio.com

Solange expands her artistry in her latest performance

Solange continues to leave her mark in the art world with new performance “In Service to Whom" at the Art…
/ January 13, 2024

Barack and Michelle Obama, Oprah up for creative arts Emmy Awards

Barack Obama, Michelle Obama and Oprah Winfrey are up for creative arts Emmy Awards. Michelle Obama and Oprah are nominated…
/ January 6, 2024
Mother Mary Lange

The world’s next saint may be a Black history trailblazer

Two Baltimore-based groups are advocating for Pope Francis to designate Black nun Mother Mary Lange with sainthood status.
/ December 20, 2023
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, AAADT, Ailey Ailey, Alvin Ailey at City Center, Miles Marshall Lewis, theGrio.com

Review: Alvin Ailey’s 65th season will have you ‘in your feelings’

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

‘Generation Next’: Meet the winner of Netflix’s ‘Rhythm + Flow,’ D Smoke

D Smoke launched into the limelight in 2019 after winning Season 1 of the Netflix Original Series “Rhythm + Flow,"
/ December 8, 2023

Norman Lear, producer of TV’s ‘All in the Family’ and influential liberal advocate, has died at 101

Lear fashioned bold comedies embraced by viewers who had to watch the evening news to find out what was going…
/ December 6, 2023

Alicia Keys’ semi-autobiographical stage musical ‘Hell’s Kitchen’ moves to Broadway in spring

The musical features Keys’ top songs: “Fallin’,” “No One,” “Girl on Fire,” “If I Ain’t Got You,” “Empire State of…
/ December 5, 2023