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Sam Jay
June 20, 2022
Jay grew up aware of what Juneteenth was and the meaning of it; however, she doesn’t plan to celebrate it…
June 20, 2022
A number of agencies are involved in the probe into Tuesday’s incident at Glacier Valley Elementary School in Juneau, Alaska.
June 20, 2022
On Juneteenth, Michael Harriot reminds us not to get it twisted. More enslaved people freed themselves than the Emancipation Proclamation.
2022 15th Annual ESSENCE Black Women In Hollywood Awards Luncheon – Red Carpet
June 19, 2022
Actress Niecy Nash and singer Jessica Betts spoke with theGrio’s Jared Alexander about their Juneteenth plans.
June 19, 2022
In a recent interview with theGrio’s Cortney Wills, “Pose“ star Dyllón Burnside defined what freedom means to him. 
Fourth Annual Celebration Of Black Cinema
June 19, 2022
“I probably feel the most free in this moment in time than I've ever felt in my life because I'm…
June 19, 2022
Mayor Eric Adams fired more than 1,400 workers who failed to comply with the vaccine mandate put in place by…
Fort Valley State University thegrio.com
June 19, 2022
The university’s department specializing in Africa and the African diaspora will also use the funds to recruit more students and…
VigilCandles thegrio.com
June 19, 2022
It is one of the deadliest such attacks in recent memory as ethnic tensions continue in Africa’s second most populous…
June 19, 2022
The U.S. on Saturday opened COVID-19 vaccines to infants, toddlers and preschoolers.
June 19, 2022
Black Americans living overseas have embraced Juneteenth as a day of reflection and an opportunity to educate people in their…
Musicians George Clinton, Beyonce and Donny Hathaway
June 19, 2022
Since the nation has gotten in on this Juneteenth celebration, cookouts have gotten bigger. And ain’t no cookout without some…
June 19, 2022
OPINION:  Black fathers in college are not the first image most people have when it comes to being a student-parent.…
June 18, 2022
Famed gospel singer Yolanda Adams spoke with theGrio’s Cortney M. Wills to discuss what freedom means to her. 
June 18, 2022
Juneteenth should be about sharing knowledge so that everyone can better understand our nation’s racial history, said Pamela D.C. Junior.