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Beyoncé, Burna Boy, Kendrick Lamar make Barack Obama’s summer playlist

Former U.S. President Barack Obama (44) released his 2022 summer playlist featuring an eclectic group of artists that includes Beyoncé,

Matthew Allen / July 27, 2022

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BLM, Obama presidency lead to more Black high school graduates making HBCUs their first choice

Black Lives Matter and the historic presidency of Barack Obama have reportedly prompted more Black high school graduates to turn

TheGrio Staff / June 13, 2022

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Barack Obama reunites with boy from viral ‘Hair Like Mine’ photo

Barack Obama has reunited with the son of a former staffer who went viral in 2009 for asking the former

TheGrio Staff / May 27, 2022

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Maryland woman receives college degree day after 82nd birthday

A Maryland woman is making national headlines for receiving her college degree the day after she celebrated her 82nd birthday. 

TheGrio Staff / May 25, 2022

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ESPN anchor Sage Steele hospitalized, recovering after hit with golf ball at PGAs

ESPN broadcaster Sage Steele was hospitalized with apparent facial injuries Thursday after a wayward golf ball struck her in the

TheGrio Staff / May 21, 2022

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Sage Steele sues ESPN over free speech claims, report says

Sage Steele, an anchor for SportsCenter on ESPN, is suing her network and its parent company, Walt Disney Co., for

TheGrio Staff / April 28, 2022

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First Black man on White House Secret Service finally gets justice 

In 1961, Abraham Bolden became the very first Black Secret Service agent to serve on a White House detail. Within

TheGrio Staff / April 27, 2022