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Whitney plantation funding, Whitney Plantation trump, Whitney plantation grant, Whitney plantation grant loss, Trump museum, Trump Black history theGrio.com
April 24, 2025
The Whitney Plantation museum loses its federal grants for Black history and culture as a result of Trump's attack on…
Harriet Tubman, Harriet Tubman National Park Service, National Park service underground railroad webpage, Harriet Tubman Underground railraod theGrio.com
April 9, 2025
"When we see efforts to erase our history...it's actually going to make us weaker [and] less informed," said Alan Spear…
Donald Trump, Linda McMahon, Education Department, theGrio.com
April 3, 2025
The Department of Education memo to states cites that "certain" DEI practices amount to a violation of federal law.
Defense Department, Defense Department Jackie Robinson theGrio.com
March 20, 2025
Pages honoring a Black Medal of Honor winner and Japanese American service members were taken down — the Pentagon said that…
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March 4, 2025
About 275 burial plots will be moved from the former Oak Hill Plantation to a new burial site about a…
HillmanTok, Black history month, teaching black history outside the classroom, theGrio.com
February 28, 2025
From high schoolers in Florida to professors on TikTok many have been getting creative to keep learning Black History.
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February 28, 2025
The picture (and actions) demonstrating the activism of the track stars at the 1968 Olympics cost them everything and gave…
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February 28, 2025
The collaborative building block set pays homage to storytelling and legacy—two pillars of the Black Community’s footprint in America. 
Black History, Protest, theGrio.com
February 21, 2025
OPINION: Nicolle Hurline Grayson has 8 ways to resist the actions taken by elected officials and corporations to whitewash Black…
President Barack Obama, theGrio.com
February 20, 2025
Black politicians have made considerable gains and helped to change the face of U.S. politics as we know it.
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November 11, 2024
Fondly known as "Mother Randle," Lessie Benningfield Randle, one of two living survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, turned…
Colin Allred, theGrio.com
November 5, 2024
While there will be many winners and losers in the 2024 election, some candidates stand to make Black history Tuesday…
Robert Smalls, Robert Smalls South Carolina, Robert Smalls monument, South Carolina monuments, who is Robert Smalls, Robert Smalls Civil War, Robert Smalls Civil War pilot, South Carolina history, civil war history, Black history, Civil War monuments, theGrio.com
October 23, 2024
Robert Smalls made an audacious escape from enslavement to become a pilot and a South Carolina statesman.
Baseball player Jackie Robinson, thegrio.com
September 23, 2024
Honoring the Black trailblazers whose courage, innovation, and resilience left an indelible mark on history and inspired generations.
racial trauma, racial violence, structural racism, generational trauma, racism and health, Sikeston, Silence in Sikeston, lynching, Black mental health, Black health, theGrio.com
September 15, 2024
When Black families talk about their racial and generational trauma, it represents the first step toward healing.
August 21, 2024
The testimony of Hamer to the DNC credentials committee in Atlantic City, New Jersey 60 years ago was vivid and…
4th of July, 4th of July history, 4th of July and Black Americans, 4th of July and African Americans, 4th of July protests, 4th of July resistance, Frederick Douglass, What to the Slave is the Fourth of July, theGrio.com
July 4, 2024
The 4th of July may be synonymous with cookouts and fireworks, but since its inception, Black Americans have marked the…
Viola Fletcher Tulsa Race Massacre
May 15, 2024
Viola Fletcher, the oldest surviving witness of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, turned celebrated her 110th birthday on May 5.
Opal Lee grandmother of juneteenth
April 25, 2024
Opal Lee, lovingly known as the "Grandmother of Juneteenth," will soon be the recipient of her eighth honorary doctorate.
Underground Railroad stamps
March 15, 2024
USPS has unveiled several stamps honoring 10 men and women who helped guide enslaved people to freedom via the Underground…