Events

Congressman Bobby L. Rush introduced the Mamie Till-Mobley Memorial Stamp Act on Friday in celebration of Juneteenth to honor her.
/ June 19, 2020
Sesame Street
CNN is partnering with Sesame Street to host a town hall on racism for children as international protests against racism…
/ June 3, 2020
L.A. Pride has announced plans to march in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement on June 14, 50 years…
/ June 3, 2020
Nations around the world have watched in horror at the civil unrest in the United States following the death of George Floyd.
/ May 31, 2020
Kirk Franklin and Fred Hammond are partnering to bring some much-needed healing to our timelines with a gospel Verzuz battle.
/ May 28, 2020
Hanifa has rocked social media by debuting its latest collection from designer Anifa Mvuemba on Instagram Live using 3D models.
/ May 24, 2020
Janelle Monae thegrio.com
The 20th annual BET Awards will proceed with the first-ever virtual ceremony amid the coronavirus crisis that still has the…
/ May 20, 2020
Amanda Seales thegrio
Amanda Seales sells out virtual ‘Smart, Funny, and Black’ show, proving that there are still ways comedians can earn money…
/ May 18, 2020
Malcolm X thegrio.com
Professor Ilyasah Shabazz, Common, Angela Davis, and DJ Pete Rock to pay tribute to Malcolm X with livestream event on…
/ May 15, 2020
Michelle Obama
Michelle Obama and her When We All Vote initiative is partnering with MTV for Prom-athon, a nation-wide virtual prom experience for…
/ May 15, 2020
Watchmen theGrio.com
'When They See Us', 'Watchmen', 'David Makes Man', 'Finding Neverland' and more fantastic series earn 2020 Peabody Award nominations.
/ May 6, 2020
Barack and Michelle Obama will each deliver individual commencement addresses⁠—and a joint speech⁠—during a virtual YouTube graduation ceremony on June…
/ May 5, 2020