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Don Lemon thegrio.com
February 15, 2019
Don Lemon isn't holding back in his criticism of Wisconsin Republican legislators on excluding the banished quarterback from is Black…
February 1, 2019
[griojw id=”AliTj54d” playerid=”GqX43ZoG”] In 1961, Dorothy Butler Gilliam defied the odds by becoming the first Black woman reporter at The Washington
Action Fund
December 28, 2018
A fund targeted at preservation of significant places in Black History, like Nina Simone's birthplace is approaching the halfway point…
Emmett Till TheGrio
August 24, 2018
The murder of Emmett Till is just as relevant today as it was in 1955 when his death sparked an…
July 26, 2018
[griojw id=”y90Hi9Bn” playerid=”GqX43ZoG”]   A little part of civil rights history will live on in the homes of those who
black woman pilot thegrio.com
July 26, 2018
An Alabama woman has made history as the first black female pilot in the state National Guard’s history.
June 4, 2018
[griojw id=”FnNGVTqC” playerid=”GqX43ZoG”]   She’s the original social influencer. Now Oprah Winfrey is officially going down in American history. The
Kenrick Lamar AP thegrio.com
April 16, 2018
Kendrick Lamar's raw and powerful "DAMN." album has won the Pulitzer Prize for music. It's the first non-classical or jazz…
April 16, 2018
Officers will receive training on critical theories of race and diversity.
April 2, 2018
Charles Barkley, the basketball Hall of Famer best known for having a big game and bigger opinions, has decided to…
Linda Brown thegrio.com
March 26, 2018
Linda Brown, who as a Kansas girl was at the center of the landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling that struck…
February 15, 2018
[griojw id=”1jI64192″ playerid=”GqX43ZoG”] Black History Month is all about celebrating our best and brightest for their history-making contributions to Black
Frederick Douglass thegrio.com
February 14, 2018
A group of New York politicians and activists are demanding that schools be required to teach Black history.
Frederick Douglass thegrio.com
February 12, 2018
On Monday, a group of about 25 parents and activists will protest after a principal reportedly barred a teacher from…
February 5, 2018
[griojw id=”ApvIX3Z1″ playerid=”GqX43ZoG”] This is your PM update and today we’re talking about tributes real and digital to the black
Sheryl Lee Ralph performs Lift Every Voice and Sing prior to Super Bowl LVII thegrio.com
October 7, 2017
Editor’s note: Our previous reporting on “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” its lyrics and how it became the Black national
February 21, 2017
It was my first time visiting the National Museum of African-American History and Culture, and the name plate read “Araminta
December 14, 2016
Viola Desmond, a black Canadian businesswoman who fought against segregation in Canada, made history as the first woman to be…
Democratic U.S. Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm thegrio.com
November 8, 2016
While Hillary Clinton's presidential win would be a remarkable feat, it could not have happened had it not been for…
November 4, 2016
Associate Director Beverly Morgan-Welch says she did not expect the amount of time people spend at the National Museum African-American…