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Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-Ca.), Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.) and Vice Chairwoman Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wy.)
It’s been said that democracy dies in the dark. This line of thinking is, at least, as much about darkness…
/ June 14, 2022
2022 Billboard Music Awards - Arrivals x Empower Global Diddy
BET announced that music mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs will receive its Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2022 BET Awards.
/ June 13, 2022
"GU272 and Ascension Parish: The Jesuit and Episcopal Connection to Slavery" is a project of the River Road African American…
/ June 13, 2022
More than 2000 first-person accounts of slavery in America have been compiled for a collection that is now available online. 
/ June 13, 2022
The 75th annual Tony Awards were the most diverse in recent history, and the evening's fashions were equally diverse.
/ June 13, 2022
75th Annual Tony Awards - Press Room
theGrio highlights five of the biggest moments from the 75th Tony Awards on Sunday, airing live on CBS in New…
/ June 13, 2022
Artists of different genres composed new tracks, while others covered songs for the second annual “Juneteenth 2022: Freedom Songs” playlist.
/ June 12, 2022
LA Mayor Eric Garcetti on Monday signed a proclamation making Juneteenth an official city holiday to celebrate the end of…
/ June 12, 2022
Juneteenth thegrio.com
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey authorized Juneteenth Day, the federal holiday marking the end of slavery, as a holiday for state…
/ June 12, 2022
Ariana DeBose
The 2022 TIME100 list included luminaries Ariana DeBose, Jon Batiste, and Mary J. Blige. So who showed up and showed…
/ June 9, 2022
MusiCares Person of the Year Tribute to Joni Mitchell - Red Carpet
The Recording Academy announced that the Grammy Awards are adding six new categories, including Songwriter of the Year.
/ June 9, 2022
Calls are getting louder for President Biden to sign an executive order to create a commission that would study reparations…
/ June 9, 2022