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Juneteenth thegrio.com
December 20, 2020
Juneteenth is now officially recognized as a holiday for Cook County employees to celebrate Black Americans' emancipation from slavery.
Ray Fisher thegrio.com
December 18, 2020
After his portrayal of Victor Stone/Cyborg in 'Justice League,' Ray Fisher is set to star in ABC’s Women of the…
Connecticut Students Return To School With Hybrid Model During COVID-19 Pandemic
December 10, 2020
Connecticut will be the first state to require a Black and Latinx curriculum in its high schools. Gov. Lamont signed…
December 5, 2020
The National Civil Rights Museum, the site of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr's assassination, in Tennessee is looking for…
Glamour Celebrates 2017 Women Of The Year Awards - Show
November 24, 2020
Ruby Bridges, part of the historic fight for school desegregation, reacts to an image of Kamala Harris walking with her…
Graduate Together: America Honors the High School Class of 2020
October 26, 2020
SpringHill Company, founded by the star athlete announced a partnership with CNN Films for a new documentary on Black Wall…
October 25, 2020
A teacher at a school near Kenosha, Wisconsin, the city Jacob Blake was shot and killed, teaches her students about…
October 4, 2020
The name of the former baseball commissioner, who blocked Black players from playing in the majors, was affixed to plaques…
October 1, 2020
Check out our Q&A with 'Antebellum' co-director, Gerard Bush, addressing the film's intentions and his response to critics.
Vice Presidential Candidate Kamala Harris Delivers Remarks In Washington DC
September 10, 2020
The voices and concerns of Black people--and Black femmes especially--are gaining headway in our nation’s larger discourses.
Jessica A Krug author Black thegrio.com
September 3, 2020
Jessica A. Krug is a white woman who has spent her career pretending to be Black and is now apooligizing…
Tulsa Race Massacre thegrio.com
September 2, 2020
Survivors of the Tulsa massacre and descendants of the victims filed a lawsuit against the city, stating they were owed…
Chadwick Boseman Eisa Davis Little Rock Nine Carlotta Walls LaNier thegrio.com
August 18, 2020
Chadwick Boseman and Eisa Davis will co-produce a new limited scripted series based on Little Rock Nine student Carlotta Walls'…
Charlotta Bass thegrio.com
August 12, 2020
Kamala Harris is the 1st Black woman to be a running mate on a major ticket but Charlotta Bass was…
August 2, 2020
The Wildlife Conservation Society, which operates Bronx Zoo and other attractions in New York City, is atoning for a racist…
Madeline Swegle theGrio.com
July 30, 2020
After becoming the U.S.Navy's first Black woman fighter pilot, Lieutenant Madeline Swegle will receive her Wings Of Gold on Friday.
July 5, 2020
Shannon LaNier, a descendant of former U.S. President Thomas Jefferson, dressed as his ancestor for a photo shoot published in Smithsonian…
July 1, 2020
A whipping post that was in use until the '50s was finally removed from outside Delaware's Suffolk county courthouse this…
June 19, 2020
Ahead of nationwide Juneteenth celebrations, Melania Trump took a tour of National Archives to see the historic documents that ended
June 19, 2020
Juneteenth may become a Netflix musical as Kenya Barris and Pharrell Williams are reportedly in talks with the streamer to…