African Diaspora

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December 14, 2022
Dr. Biden, along with Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff, welcomed 21 spouses of African leaders to discuss shared interests in combating…
September 21, 2022
Africa-America Institute 38th annual awards gala, honoring achievements of Africans and African descendants, was held on Tuesday in New York…
August 29, 2022
The annual Notting Hill Carnival is back for the first time since 2019, with more than a million people expected…
July 11, 2022
The descendants of the enslaved people aboard the Clotilda held a ceremony in Africa Town, Alabama, to mark the anniversary of…
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…
April 20, 2022
Adverse weather conditions in Africa may have a devastating impact on the continent's wildlife and ultimately its population.
Afrozons Dubai Soundoff Sheila O. theGrio.com
April 16, 2022
Dubai Tourism teamed up with Afrozons Radio host Sheila O. to create Afrozons Dubai Soundoff, a travel experience for the…
U.S. Border Patrol Agent on horseback tries to stop Haitian migrant from crossing the U.S.-Mexico border, theGrio.com
March 28, 2022
A recent letter from more than 280 leading national groups implored Homeland Security to prioritize TPS for Black-majority countries. 
March 4, 2022
Benjamin Crump signed on to the appeal, as has Jasmine Rand, who worked for the families of Trayvon Martin and…
February 4, 2022
The initiative highlighting  the food, culture and contributions of the African Diaspora focuses on Black Health and wellness this year.
December 5, 2021
Ghana's Afrochella festival celebrates local music and culture while nurturing the next generation of creatives and industry professionals.
Biden Harris
October 22, 2020
Joe Biden and Kamala Harris released an agenda to support the African diaspora with just days left until Election Day…
September 11, 2020
Bishop Joseph W. Tolton launched The Wakanda Project, a campaign seeking to ignite a 21st century Pan African justice movement.
Robert Mugabe
September 8, 2019
Journalist and adjunct professor Milton Allimadi explores the complex legacy of Robert Mugabe and what it means for African liberation.
Afro Cuban Woman thegrio.com
July 31, 2018
Even with the Trump administration regulations on travel to Cuba, it is still legal and relatively easy to get there.…
October 2, 2017
As crisis in the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico continue to manifest in the wake of several hurricanes, our Blackness
September 23, 2016
All these years later, the children of the enslaved are still trying to wrestle their humanity out of the hands…
December 6, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - Africans in the Diaspora are mourning the loss of elder statesman Nelson Mandela who died Thursday night…
December 4, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - The absence of hurricanes so far in 2013 bodes well for a sensational Art Basel Season...
December 9, 2012
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. - Art Basel Miami Beach 2012’s grand opening on Wednesday, December 5, 2012, was truly a world…