Events

Fireworks display, theGrio.com
The skies over a scattering of Western cities will stay dark for the third consecutive Fourth of July — for…
/ June 27, 2022
2022 BET Awards theGrio.com
The BET Awards returned on Sunday night with an array of red carpet looks as diverse as the evening's lineup…
/ June 27, 2022
Provo, Utah School Prepares For School Year Amid CoVID-19 Pandemic
A group of teens from a New Orleans charter school is one of three grand prize winners in a contest…
/ June 27, 2022
2022 Apollo Theater Spring Benefit
The Afropunk festival makes its return to Brooklyn, New York, on Sept. 10 and 11, featuring headliners, The Roots and…
/ June 24, 2022
BET officials say Lil Wayne has been added as a performer at the 2022 BET Awards, while Big Freedia is…
/ June 23, 2022
Black Lives Matter Protests Held In Cities Nationwide
Mayor Greg Fischer acknowledged many racial injustices including the police killing of Breonna Taylor at a Juneteenth event
/ June 22, 2022
Despite General Order No. 3, not all slaves in Texas were freed after June 19, 1865, due to restrictive laws…
/ June 20, 2022
Jemele Hill YouTube Jake Paul thegrio.com
This year, Hill said she is going to celebrate Juneteenth for all the years that the celebration went unacknowledged.
/ June 20, 2022
Sam Jay
Jay grew up aware of what Juneteenth was and the meaning of it; however, she doesn’t plan to celebrate it…
/ June 20, 2022
Special LA Screening for "The Devil You Know"
Brown, who has risen to stardom because of her authenticity, is a living representation of finding success in being yourself.
/ June 20, 2022
On Juneteenth, Michael Harriot reminds us not to get it twisted. More enslaved people freed themselves than the Emancipation Proclamation.
/ June 20, 2022
2022 15th Annual ESSENCE Black Women In Hollywood Awards Luncheon – Red Carpet
Actress Niecy Nash and singer Jessica Betts spoke with theGrio’s Jared Alexander about their Juneteenth plans.
/ June 19, 2022