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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…
June 18, 2020
President Donald Trump planned to have a MAGA rally on Juneteenth and now the commander in chief is claiming he…
June 16, 2020
As we prepare to celebrate Juneteeth, it is being reported by the Equal Justice Initiative that more Black people were…
June 11, 2020
The White House is pushing back against claims that President Donald Trump is using the Juneteenth celebrations as a way…
June 10, 2020
Samira Nasr has been named Editor-in-Chief of Harper’s BAZAAR, the first Black person to lead the publication in its 153-year-old…
Ava Duvernay
June 6, 2020
Ava Duvernay confirmed Selma was denied votes for the Academy Awards after cast wore "I Can't Breathe" t-shirts to the 2014…
George Perry Floyd theGrio.com
June 5, 2020
An essay that an 8-year-old George Floyd penned has emerged, showing he had big dreams to serve his community as…