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Weeksville, Mayor Mamdani Weeksville, Weeksville restoration, Weeksville New York, Weeksville zohran mamdani, Weeksville NYC theGrio.com
March 5, 2026
Weeksville was the second-largest free Black community in the pre-Civil War era, and Mayor Mamdani wants to make sure you…
Ayanna Pressley, theGrio.com
February 26, 2026
Pressley tells theGrio the resolution seeks to counter Trump's attempts to "rewrite and whitewash" Black history through executive action.
The Freedom House Ambulance Service, theGrio.com
February 25, 2026
A bill seeks to award the Freedom House with a Congressional Gold Medal to be displayed at the National Museum…
Philadelphia, slavery exhibit, Trump executive order, Philadelphia President's house, Philadelphia Trump lawsuit, National Park services Philadelphia President's house theGrio.com
February 19, 2026
The slavery exhibit outside of the President's House historical site in Philadelphia is being restored after its removal in January.
The DuSable Black History Museum and Education Center, Black History, Barack Obama, Chicago, theGrio.com
February 17, 2026
The DuSable Black History Museum and Education Center was founded in 1961 by Dr. Margaret Taylor Burroughs.
Philadelphia, slavery exhibit, Trump executive order, Philadelphia President's house, Philadelphia Trump lawsuit, National Park services Philadelphia President's house theGrio.com
February 17, 2026
A federal judge orders the restoration of the Philadelphia slavery exhibit, after its "arbitrary and capricious" removal last month.
White House, theGrio.com
February 13, 2026
Both enslaved and free Black Americans played a critical role in the human labor that erected the White House in…
The Merchant House Museum, Merchant House Museum underground railroad theGrio.com
February 11, 2026
Experts reveal that Manhattan’s first landmark building, the Merchant’s House Museum, was an underground railroad safe house
Medgar Evers, Medgar Evers Park Service, Medgar & Myrlie Evers Home National Monument theGrio.com
February 5, 2026
Critics say new edits to National Park Service materials strip away the violent, racist reality of Medgar Evers’ murder.
Shaboozey, Bernice King, Shaboozey, Shaboozey Grammy, Shaboozey immigrants built this country, Shaboozey Grammy speech, Shaboozey bernice King theGrio.com
February 2, 2026
At the 2026 Grammys, Shaboozey set social media ablaze after declaring that immigrants built America on the first day of…
Philadelphia, slavery exhibit, Trump executive order, Philadelphia President's house, Philadelphia Trump lawsuit, National Park services Philadelphia President's house theGrio.com
January 31, 2026
A judge in Philadelphia has warned the Justice Department over its removal of a slavery exhibit outside the former President's…
Philadelphia, slavery exhibit, Trump executive order, Philadelphia President's house, Philadelphia Trump lawsuit, National Park services Philadelphia President's house theGrio.com
January 23, 2026
The City of Philadelphia is suing the Trump administration over the removal of exhibits honoring slavery from its historic President’s…
Gladys West interview with Virginia Tech
January 20, 2026
Gladys West, the mathematician and technologist whose models led to the invention of the GPS, has died at the age…
smithsonian trump, trump executive order smithsonian, Trump museums theGrio.com
January 15, 2026
The National Museum of African American History and Culture is featuring the collections from historically Black colleges and universities.
USPS Phillis Wheatley stamp
January 6, 2026
USPS announced it will honor Phillis Wheatley in a new stamp for its Black Heritage stamp series this month.
National Urban League, The Urban Civil Rights Museum in Harlem, The Urban Civil Rights Museum in Harlem National Urban League, The Urban Civil Rights Museum New York, National Urban League museum theGrio.com
January 5, 2026
The Urban Civil Rights Museum in Harlem, New York City’s first museum dedicated to the American Civil Rights Movement, is…
Justin Jefferson breaks Randy Moss record, thegrio.com
December 27, 2025
Justin Jefferson passed Hall of Famer Randy Moss to become the NFL’s most productive receiver during the Vikings’ win over…
Pauline Copes Johnson
December 18, 2025
Pauline Copes Johnson, the great-great-great-grandniece of Harriet Tubman, has died at 98 years old, per Harriet Tubman A.M.E. Zion Church.
Texas State University, Texas State University Black history, Texas State University Black history museum, Texas State University Black History 101 theGrio.com
December 18, 2025
After inviting the Black History 101 Mobile Museum to campus, Texas State University uninvited the Black history exhibit citing DEI…
Nina Simone childhood home, Nina Simone home, African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund Nina Simone, African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund Nina simone home restoration theGrio.com
December 15, 2025
The African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund hopes to open Nina Simone’s fully restored childhood home to the public in…