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Henry Ossawa Tanner
December 2, 2022
The childhood home of famed American painter Henry Ossawa Tanner has long been in ruins but efforts are underway to…
Tyler Gordon thegrio.com
January 14, 2022
Tyler Gordon is a 15-year-old self-taught painter who has gone viral for his portraits of Betty White, Kamala Harris and…
October 27, 2015
WASHINGTON (AP) — Whether belting out lyrics to Al Green's "Let's Stay Together," leading a mournful congregation through "Amazing Grace,"…
October 26, 2015
NEW YORK (AP) — As he considered his growing commitment to activism, Usher only needed to look at the man…
August 11, 2015
Desmond Blair doesn't have any fingers, but that didn't stop him from learning how to write and then how to…
July 15, 2014
theGRIO VIDEO - Earlier this year, Def Jam founder and philanthropist Russell Simmons partnered with his longtime friend Steve Rifkind…
January 31, 2014
theGRIO'S 100 - Toyin Odutola is a fine artist who is capturing widespread attention through her mesmerizing portraits rendered in…
January 25, 2014
theGRIO REPORT - Entertainer and activist Harry Belafonte joined Melissa Harris Perry on MSNBC to discuss how artists and celebrities…
January 3, 2014
SLIDESHOW - Here are the fresh faces and more established visionaries still gaining ground in the art world that you…
December 4, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - The absence of hurricanes so far in 2013 bodes well for a sensational Art Basel Season...
October 11, 2013
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) - Wonderful Tree represents a larger cultural movement that's working to combat the Dominican Republic's…
September 25, 2013
REVIEW - The 81-year-old film trailblazer is suddenly sharing his visual art with the public as an inspiration to people…