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December 7, 2021

Author and music journalist Greg Tate dead at 64

Author, and essayist Greg Tate, known as the godfather of hip-hop journalism, has died of undisclosed causes.
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April 7, 2021

Amanda Gorman lands cover of Vogue’s May issue

Amanda Gorman graces the May issue of Vogue and is the first poet ever to do so in the publication's…
October 3, 2016

#GrioAuthorsCircle: Clint Smith reads excerpt from new book ‘Counting Descent’

In a time of social unrest, the words of change-makers comfort and inspire us. Writer Clint Smith offers a heart-wrenching glimpse of our world
September 10, 2015

Dr. William Grier, co-author of 'Black Rage,' dies at 89

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Dr. William Grier, a psychiatrist who co-authored the groundbreaking 1968 book, "Black Rage," has died at…
May 19, 2014

13 year old becomes a published author of two books

theGRIO REPORT - 13-year-old Angela Content says reading is one of her favorite activities - so much so, that she…
March 17, 2014

Nigerian author Ngozi Adichie wins fiction prize

NEW YORK (AP) — The latest novel by the acclaimed Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, 'Americanah,' has won the National…
January 31, 2014

theGrio’s 100: MK Asante, multifaceted storyteller, uses ‘edutainment’ to stimulate youth

theGRIO'S 100 - The ultracool, super talented, hyperactive kid on the block had a phenomenal year in 2013 with the…
January 10, 2014

Amiri Baraka dead: The legendary author and activist was Newark's 'quintessential figure'

OPINION - Lost in the political obscurity of Chris Christie and 'Traffic-Gate' was the passing of one of our great…
January 9, 2014

Amiri Baraka, poet and activist, dead at age 79

(AP) - Amiri Baraka, the militant man of letters and tireless agitator whose blues-based, fist-shaking poems, plays and criticism made…
January 7, 2014

Google honors Zora Neale Hurston with a Doodle on her birthday

theGRIO REPORT - The doodle features an illustration of Hurston set over a Florida landscape. It is the latest in…
November 11, 2013

Alice Walker film captivates audience at BronzeLens Film Festival

theGRIO REPORT - 'Alice Walker: Beauty in Truth', was one of a handful of special pre-festival screenings and talkbacks at…
October 11, 2013

Journals of Alice Walker coming in 2017

NEW YORK (AP) — Along with writing novels, stories, poems and essays, Alice Walker has been keeping a diary...
September 26, 2013

NC school system lifts ban on 'Invisible Man'

ASHEBORO, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina school board has rescinded its ban on Ralph Ellison's 'Invisible Man,' returning it…
August 20, 2013

Elmore Leonard, author whose work inspired ‘Jackie Brown’, dead at 87

DETROIT (AP) — Elmore Leonard, a former adman who later became one of America's foremost crime writers, died Tuesday. He…
August 20, 2013

Author-critic Albert Murray dead at 97

NEW YORK (AP) — Albert Murray, the influential novelist and critic who celebrated black culture, scorned black separatism and was…
August 16, 2013

Coolio auctioning music royalties to fund new career as chef and author

TODAY - Coolio has decided to trade his "Gangsta's Paradise" for a new career — as a chef and author...
June 19, 2013

Living with Sickle Cell Disease: A journey from hospital bed to author

ESSAY - The pressure of ordinary life is enough to cause you to lose your mind, so what causes a…
June 15, 2013

‘I Am A Father’ author says absentee dads shouldn’t overshadow devotion of loving fathers

theGRIO REPORT - The author and executive director of a Georgia-based performing arts center says his role as an active…
May 23, 2013

Chinua Achebe honored in Nigeria funeral

OGIDI, Nigeria (AP) - Writer Chinua Achebe shunned Nigeria's corrupt politicians and twice turned down national honors, never fearing to…
May 2, 2013

Maya Angelou honors mom, grandmother in new book

NEW YORK (AP) — Writer, actor, dancer. Activist, teacher, composer. In the melange of Maya Angelou's 85 years is also…