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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…
October 25, 2016
The new Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture has blown expectations and it's already sold out through…
August 9, 2016
On Monday, officials for the National Museum of African American History and Culture announced that Michael Jordan has donated $5 million
July 4, 2016
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Janelle Monae says she's honored to be part of an upcoming film that tells the little…
March 29, 2016
BOSTON (AP) — Archeologists in Boston are digging at the boyhood home of slain black rights activist Malcolm X...
March 29, 2016
BOSTON (AP) — Archeologists in Boston are digging at the boyhood home of slain black rights activist Malcolm X...
March 24, 2016
Ronda Rousey's great grandfather was one of the first black physicians in North America. Who knew?