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I’m sure you’ve read the reports about how comedian Dave Chappelle recently opposed his hometown’s plan to build affordable housing.
/ February 11, 2022
Whitney Houston
Whitney Houston's death has definitely become one of those “Do you remember where you were when you heard?” moments.
/ February 11, 2022
The back of a man's head wearing a baseball cap and headset
By every statistical measure, Black coaches in the National Football League have outperformed white coaches. 
/ February 11, 2022
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell is under contract for two more seasons, which would give him 17 years in office.
/ February 11, 2022
2001 was a sweet year for Dr. Dre. "(The Chronic) 2001" was still riding the charts and his recent Up…
/ February 10, 2022
TheGrio examines the recently departed singer/songwriter Betty Davis' vast influence on female performers like Nicki Minaj and Janet Jackson.
/ February 10, 2022
The interior of SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles, California
This story is an example of the transformative change that could occur if Black athletes demanded the NFL hire more…
/ February 10, 2022
Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus Rep. Joyce Beatty (D-Ohio)
The latest stunt by a Republican lawmaker against a Black woman in Congress should be a dealbreaker for us all.
/ February 9, 2022
theGrio
The Cliffs Notes version of the civil rights struggle in the white imagination has been reduced to “nonviolence”—no resistance whatsoever.
/ February 9, 2022
The Gospel movie theGrio
I’m pretty sure I saw "The Gospel"—the 2005 film starring Boris Kodjoe, Idris Elba and Black Cinematic GOAT Clifton Powell—in…
/ February 9, 2022
Singer India.Arie
It is time for all Black artists to join India.Arie and send a message to Spotify and drop it like…
/ February 9, 2022
King Richard thegrio.com
The Oscar voters showed tremendous love to "King Richard," Will Smith’s film about the father of Serena and Venus Williams.
/ February 8, 2022