Culture Watch

Malcolm X, Malcolm X opera, Metropolitan Opera, Black opera, theGrio.com
“X: The Life and Times of Malcolm X” is the Metropolitan Opera’s latest effort to bring African-American stories to the Eurocentric art form.
/ November 24, 2023
Radcliffe Bailey dies
Radcliffe Bailey, whose lengthy artistic career saw him construct an outstanding body of work to represent Black history, has died.
/ November 16, 2023
Georgia State University College of Law students were hustlin’ everyday to get to class, especially Tuesday: Ross showed up.
/ November 13, 2023
The Scottie & Sylvia Show, Scottie Beam and Sylvia Obell, Scottie Beam, Sylvia Obell, Black women podcasters, podcasts for Black women, Generation Next, theGrio.com
Scottie Beam and Sylvia Obell are taking the media industry by storm with their witty and eponymous podcast – The Scottie & Sylvia Show.
/ November 2, 2023
Urbanworld Film Festival, American Fiction, Karen McMullen, Black films, Black directors, Black filmmakers, Black film festivals, Cord Jefferson, theGrio.com
From Yvonne Orji’s directorial debut to rapper RZA’s feature film, this year’s Urbanworld Film Festival aim to showcase the nuances of Black culture.
/ November 1, 2023
Lollapalooza Buenos Aires 2019 - Day 3
One Musicfest has become a destination festival attracting over 40,000 music lovers from all over the nation.
/ November 1, 2023
Alvin Pettit’s nearly 14-foot Tubman statue will be the first of a Black woman who is a historical figure in Philadelphia’s public art collection.
/ November 1, 2023