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August 15, 2021
Listeners can experience Marian Anderson's storied career over four decades when Sony Classical issues a digitally remastered collection.
August 15, 2021
King was 26 when the Montgomery Improvement Association met at Mt. Zion AME Church on Dec. 5, 1955, the first…
August 14, 2021
A ribbon-cutting at the renovated Alex Haley Museum and Interpretive Center took place Friday. A community celebration is scheduled Saturday.
Lex Scott Utah thegrio.com
August 10, 2021
The founder of Black Lives Matter Utah is stepping down after she made critical comments about the American flag.
Frederick Douglass thegrio.com
July 4, 2021
An oppressed Black America must always remind white America that it has nothing to celebrate on the July 4 holiday.
Sterling K. Brown thegrio.com
June 23, 2021
During a recent conversation with theGrio for the Juneteenth Live! special, Sterling K. Brown shared how he celebrates his cultural…
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June 21, 2021
Simone Manuel is headed to the summer Olympics in Tokyo after winning the 50-meter freestyle at the U.S Olympic Team…
Members of the Black Panther Party in 1969
June 13, 2021
A Bay Area apartment will transform into the location of a “mini museum” to honor and explore the history of…
June 13, 2021
John Shackelford organized the 1,100-mile ride from Alabama to Washington D.C. which traced the route of the Underground Railroad.
Latta Plantation Juneteenth
June 11, 2021
A historic plantation in North Carolina is facing backlash for a planned Juneteenth event which promised a perspective from a…
June 6, 2021
The sites, along with 10 other locations in nine states, need immediate attention or risk being lost, according to a…
Juneteenth thegrio.com
June 3, 2021
Detroit will be commemorating Juneteenth with a three-day celebration of events in the city that will be in person and…
June 3, 2021
For two minutes, retired Army Lt. Col. Barnard Kemter’s 11-minute speech was quieted in what he thought was a technical…
Tulsa thegrio.com
May 31, 2021
Tulsa: The Fire and the Forgotten is a documentary that tributes those who lost their lives and celebrates those still…
Stacey Abrams John Legend thegrio.com
May 28, 2021
The Tulsa Race Massacre event with John Legend and Stacey Abrams has been canceled citing “unexpected circumstances”
Byron Allen thegrio.com
May 25, 2021
Bryon Allen’s lawsuit against McDonald’s is one of accountability and the desire to create economic inclusion for the Black community.
Nikole Hannah Jones thegrio.com
May 19, 2021
The UNC Chapel Hill has reneged on a tenured position it offered to Pulitzer-winning journalist, Nikole Hannah-Jones.
Juneteenth thegrio.com
May 13, 2021
The Tribeca Film Festival will be celebrating the upcoming Juneteenth celebration and it will include Stacey Abrams being honored.
Bruce's Beach Park plaque stolen thegrio.com
May 2, 2021
60 Minutes+ correspondent Wesley Lowery traveled to Bruce’s Beach to report on efforts to return the land to the descendants…
May 1, 2021
Many Black Americans excluded from white-owned cemeteries built their own burial spaces, and their descendants are working to preserve them.