Events

63rd Annual GRAMMY Awards – Telecast
The Record Academy announced the nominations for the 65th Grammy Awards and Beyoncé and Kendrick Lamar earning the most nods.
/ November 15, 2022
New York City Mayor Eric Adams announces the city will plan yearlong events and fundraisers celebrating hip-hop's 50th anniversary in…
/ November 15, 2022
Singer-musician Lizzo will receive the People's Champion Award at the 2022 People's Choice Awards on Dec. 6.
/ November 11, 2022
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Robert F. Smith, the richest Black man in America, earned the Philanthropy Icon Award at the inaugural theGrio Awards.
/ November 10, 2022
Real estate developer Don Peebles
Don Peebles, the real estate developer behind the Affirmation Tower and Angels Landing, is working to build a much more…
/ November 10, 2022
Women's rights activist and track star Allyson Felix received the Sports Icon Award at the inaugural theGrio Awards.
/ November 10, 2022
TV producer Norman Lear
In his 70-plus-year career, legendary TV producer Norman Lear has changed the way Black people are portrayed on screen.
/ November 10, 2022
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Media mogul Tyler Perry, the embodiment of the American Dream, went from struggling artist to head of a billion-dollar empire.
/ November 10, 2022
Lawyer Ben Crump has been dubbed "Black America's attorney general," leading the fight against police violence and systemic racism.
/ November 10, 2022
Alena Analeigh McQuarter made history as the youngest African-American to be accepted into medical school.
/ November 10, 2022
Jennifer Hudson is the youngest woman to reach EGOT status after winning an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and a Tony.
/ November 10, 2022
The legend with a voice that can raise the roof, Patti LaBelle has entertained us for decades across Broadway, film…
/ November 10, 2022