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Kendall Bradley
A Florida high school coach was fired after allegedly telling students to “stop acting black” and also had his teaching license revoked
/ February 6, 2020
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After “literarcy black face” criticism, Barnes & Noble will no longer move forward with plans to include people of color on the covers of classic novels.
/ February 6, 2020
Kweisi Mfume theGrio.com
Kweisi Mfume and Kimberly Klacik won their respective party nominations to fill the seat left vacant by the passing of Congressman Elijah E. Cummings.
/ February 6, 2020
Janelle Monae thegrio.com
Janelle Monáe will be starring in a 30-second commercial for “The 1619 Project” that will highlight it as the centerpiece of its new campaign
/ February 6, 2020
Gayle King thegrio.com
The response to Gayle King’s interview with Lisa Leslie about Kobe Bryant revealed how quickly the culture will drag Black women
/ February 6, 2020
George Washington University's President's Office theGrio.com
The president of George Washington University is apologizing for using an insensitive racial analogy when explaining the school’s right to free thought.
/ February 6, 2020
Gayle King theGrio.com
Gayle King said a clip from her CBS interview with Lisa Leslie, where she asked about the Kobe Bryant rape case, was taken out of context by her network.
/ February 6, 2020