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March 24, 2026
An 8-year-old Texas boy died after choking at school. His family and community honor Nicholas Gray’s life, remembering his joy…
March 19, 2026
From pediatric cancer wards to neonatal intensive care units, the effects of toxic pollution on Black children are impossible to…
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December 1, 2024
New Hope Presbyterian Church, a multiethnic congregation led by a Black female pastor, started a free string orchestra to encourage…
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August 25, 2023
Bunnell Elementary School in Florida failed its Black students and then tried to lay the blame on them. 
December 22, 2022
Black children aren’t safe at school, they aren’t safe from their neighbors, and they aren’t safe from the police. They…
Bobbi Wilson
November 13, 2022
Lawshe has lived across the street from Joseph for nearly eight years and serves as co-chair and treasurer of the…
October 20, 2022
The researchers thought women using fertility treatments might see less racial disparity in birth outcomes.
September 22, 2022
The study found less than half get the screening and only about half or fewer get treatment that can help…
June 2, 2022
Child welfare officials in Oregon will stop using an algorithm to help decide which families are investigated by social workers.
April 28, 2022
The family of a 15-year-old boy is heartbroken after he went missing while trying to save his girlfriend who fell…
March 15, 2022
The Dayton Daily News reports that 61% of Ohio's missing kids are Black, yet Black youth account for only 15-16%…
Ruby Bridges
February 2, 2022
From fighting for racial justice to conquering the business world, these young Black trailblazers all broke barriers before turning 20.
December 24, 2021
Davyon Johnson was honored by Oklahoma police after the sixth grader saved two lives in one day. His mom says…
December 23, 2021
Precious Dreams Foundation offers kids a sense of stability during an otherwise difficult time of the year.
December 22, 2021
The child tax credit that's been a significant relief during the COVID-19 pandemic may be gone for good, impacting 65…
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October 21, 2021
The ACLU of Hawaii is calling on local officials to make policy changes after a 10-year-old Black girl was arrested…
Ricki’a Jackson
October 9, 2021
Missing Black children are underreported. theGrio has compiled a list of the most recent reports of missing Black children in…
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October 7, 2021
The CDC projects more than 140,000 children in the U.S. have lost a parent or primary caretaker during pandemic in…
September 24, 2021
Nicole Peoples is beaming with pride over her son Mason, a Virginia 1st-grader, refusing to take off his mask for…
September 9, 2021
Medical statistics show that of all children, Black and Latino boys are hit hardest by COVID infections and hospitalization.