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November 4, 2022
A new exhibition at The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) pays tribute to Linda Goode Bryant’s groundbreaking gallery for artists…
October 17, 2022
The Pacific Northwest Ballet (PNB) has made history by naming Jonathan Batista its first-ever Black principal dancer. 
October 1, 2022
A 1958 photograph of Black artists in Harlem will be recreated with emerging Black artists for the UK's Black History…
Sam Gilliam
June 28, 2022
Pioneering abstract artist Sam Gilliam died on June 25 at age 88. The cause was confirmed to be kidney failure.
May 31, 2022
Lewis, the famed artist, activist, historian and mentor to dozens of Black creatives, died Friday of renal failure in Torrance.
April 8, 2022
Last month, Nyla Hayes' "Long Neckie Lady" portrait sold on Instagram for $6,621.70. In February, she sold another piece for…
Jean-Michel Basquiat theGrio.com
March 26, 2022
'Jean-Michel Basquiat: King Pleasure©' is the first Basquiat exhibition to be staged by the late artist's family.
March 10, 2022
Woke fans are in for a treat. The Hulu series from the minds of Marshall Todd and Keith Knight is…
March 10, 2022
A Santa Clara judge ruled that the six cops hadn't offered enough evidence that the mural amounted to discrimination.
February 24, 2022
Sunday's parade, headlined by Ashanti, is set to feature performances by dance troupes, musicians and spoken word artists.
Brandan "BMike" Odums thegrio.com
February 23, 2022
A mural painted by Brandan "BMike" Odums on the side of a popular BBQ restaurant will be featured on packaging…
February 18, 2022
Dayton Skyscrapers, in Dayton, Ohio, honors Black artists and local African Americans who make a difference in the community.
Edmond Lewis - theGrio.com
January 22, 2022
Edmonia Lewis, a pioneering Black Native American artist from the 1800s, will be featured on a new USPS stamp 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 23, 2021
Some of Pinkney's works are “The Little Mermaid,” and “A Place to Land: Martin Luther King Jr. and the Speech…
Richard Hutchins thegrio.com
June 29, 2021
Richard Hutchins is sharing his journey about going from experiencing homelessness to hosting an art gallery show in Beverly Hills.
June 19, 2021
Detroit-based artist Rachelle Baker is behind the Google Doodle that was inspired by the Juneteenth holiday.
Ronald Draper thegrio.com
May 11, 2021
Mixed media Harlem artist Ronald Draper uses his passion for art and education to “Affirm Black Genius” in the NYC…
Robyn Rihanna Fenty And Linda Fargo Celebrate The Launch Of FENTY At Bergdorf Goodman
January 14, 2021
"Reinterpreting modern-day glamour,” is the theme of the Rihanna collaboration with multimedia artist Lorna Simpson for Essence this month.
October 27, 2020
Artists are still helping to push the world forward by tapping into the universal language of creativity amid troubling times.