Events

Patti LaBelle, Yolanda Adams, Fantasia, Jennifer Hudson and Queen Latifah slay at the inaugural theGrio Awards.

Comedian Dave Chappelle received the Cultural Icon Award at the Grio Awards and joked that he thought he was canceled.…

Don Peebles, inaugural "Byron Allen Presents theGrio Awards" Business Icon Award honoree, can actually quantify the value of white privilege.

Kenan Thompson received the Comedy Icon Award at the inaugural "Byron Allen Presents theGrio Awards" and knows he can fly…

Queen Latifah is just getting started! The entertainment icon reflected on her career thus far and celebrated her fellow honorees.

Tyler Perry is nonstop! The entertainment mogul earned some serious flowers at TheGrio Awards in its inaugural year.

Affectionately named “Black America’s attorney general,” Ben Crump is presented with theGrio Awards' Justice Icon trophy.