Black Excellence

Sheryl Underwood and Taye Diggs brought joy and shenanigans as hosts of the first-ever theGrio Awards

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Trell Thomas manifestation Coach Tish theGrio.com

Wake up to manifestation with Black Excellence Brunch founder Trell Thomas

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Haley Taylor Schlitz to become youngest Black law school graduate at 19

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Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown

‘Black excellence,’ explained

Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. On Monday,
/ April 5, 2022

‘Twice as good.’ Black people and the success that threatens white people.

Quite often I find myself missing ABC’s Scandal. The political drama starring Kerry Washington revolutionized how we watched television and
/ March 4, 2022
Ozwald Boateng

Ozwald Boateng gave London Fashion Week a ‘celebration of the culture’

At 28, Ozwald Boateng became the youngest tailor to open a shop on London’s renowned Savile Row. On Monday, February
/ February 22, 2022

NY’s Albany High School’s first Black valedictorian to attend Harvard, credits family of Black excellence

Onovughakpor “Onovu” Otitigbe is Black girl magic personified. Not only did Otitigbe break Albany High School’s record as the first Black
/ June 16, 2021

Lansdowne student accepted into 18 colleges with $2 million in scholarships

A student from Lansdowne, Delaware County, located just outside of Philadelphia, has been accepted into 18 colleges and awarded nearly
/ March 17, 2021

12-year-old college sophomore gets into his dream engineering program

Caleb Anderson is a year shy of being a teenager, and already on track to graduating with his bachelor’s degree
/ March 8, 2021
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The country’s oldest law school names its first Black dean

A. Benjamin Spencer will make history by becoming the first African American to be the dean of any school at The College of William & Mary.
/ May 25, 2020