Culture Watch

Ann Lowe, Elizabeth Way, Winterthur, Black designers, Black dressmakers, Black culture, Black fashion, Black wedding dress designer, Black history, theGrio.com
The Black designer was “society’s best-kept secret” until renewed interest in Black history shed some light.
/ September 5, 2023
West Indian Day Parade, Caribbean carnival, Labor Day, Caribbean history, Caribbean traditions, J'Ouvert, Jab, Soca, Reggae, Caribbean culture, West Indian-Americans, theGrio.com
Treasured carnival traditions derived from Caribbean history now appear at New York's annual West Indian Labor Day Parade.
/ September 4, 2023
Jamila Robinson, Bon Appetít, Epicurious, Black media, Condé Nast, Black journalists, Black food writers, Black food culture, Dawn Davis, Anna Wintour, Black editor-in-chief, Black food, theGrio.com
Accomplished and versatile journalist Jamila Robinson will depart The Philadelphia Inquirer to succeed Dawn Davis at Bon Appétit and Epicurious.
/ August 29, 2023
Up to 2 million people are expected to take in the music, parades, dancing and food over the two days…
/ August 28, 2023
Florida Black history museum
Florida governor Ron DeSantis has appointed the first three members of a task force to handle the creation of a…
/ August 28, 2023
Nikki Giovanni, Masters of the Game, Black Arts Movement, Black writers, Black poets, theGrio.com
Prolific poet, educator, activist and author Nikki Giovanni joins host Maiysha Kai for the second-season finale of “Masters of the…
/ August 25, 2023
In the book, "Reinventing Dance in the 1960s," Solomons expressed that he constantly felt "a burning itch to perform and…
/ August 21, 2023