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R. Kelly thegrio.com
R. Kelly’s lawyer plans to file a motion to see if the R&B singer can travel to Dubai on a private jet to perform at concerts that were already scheduled.
/ March 20, 2019
Viola Davis thegrio.com
Viola Davis has been tapped to narrate a Delta airlines commercial focused on how flying not only is for travel, but can promote diversity.
/ March 20, 2019
prison thegrio.com
Amy Klobuchar defends her statement about her role in decreasing the number of incarcerated Black people by 65% while serving as a prosecutor.
/ March 20, 2019
microscope thegrio.com
The country’s first African-American Neuroscience Research Initiative launched to provide more genomic research and neuroscience studies for Blacks.
/ March 20, 2019
Woodstock
It’s been two generations since Woodstock, rock history’s best known festival took place, and planners say they want to bring the same spirit back with both original and modern artists
/ March 20, 2019
Facebook thegrio.com
Facebook is willing to pay $5 million dollars in settlements in lawsuits that claim advertisers were allowed to discriminate against Black workers.
/ March 20, 2019
Flint
As beleaguered Flint tries to recover from a yearslong ordeal of tainted water, Michigan’s newly elected politicians are seeking to correct mistakes of the prior administration
/ March 20, 2019