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The Black Family statue San Diego, California
October 12, 2023
The historic "The Black Family" statue in in San Diego's Black neighborhood is finally being restored after two years of…
Hughes Van Ellis - Tulsa Race Massacre
October 10, 2023
Hughes Van Ellis, one of the last living survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, passed away Monday in Denver,…
October 9, 2023
Charles Porter Jr., credited as the first Black television news reporter and producer in Houston, Texas, died last month at…
Myles Jack purchases hockey team
October 6, 2023
The East Coast Hockey League announced on Wednesday that Jack and his mother had acquired the Texas-based Allen Americans.
October 5, 2023
Dr. Melissa Gilliam, a top official at Ohio State University, will be the first Black woman to serve as president…
October 5, 2023
Black athletes are making moves across various sports, with Black males putting in work to contribute to success in gymnastics.
Tampa Black History murals destroyed
October 4, 2023
Tampa police are investigating a case of vandalism after murals and a kiosk were destroyed at a park located in…
Museum of Boulder exhibit
October 3, 2023
"Proclaiming Colorado's Black History," a new exhibit at the Museum of Boulder, aims to highlight the state's Black experience.
Harvard University president -- Claudine Gay
October 2, 2023
Claudine Gay is continuing her tenure at Harvard University following her inauguration as the institution's first Black president.
Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History
September 27, 2023
The Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History in Detroit will receive a significant revamp, funded in part by…
Hakim's bookstore philadelphia
September 26, 2023
Hakim's Bookstore in Philadelphia has received a state historical marker, a designation that comes over six decades after its debut.
Boynton Chapel Methodist Church
September 15, 2023
Boynton Chapel Methodist Church, designed by Texas' first licensed Black architect, is now a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark.
Karine Jean-Pierre motherhood
September 14, 2023
White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre opened up about the challenges of motherhood while juggling her historic role.
September 14, 2023
The limited-edition EBONY issue will include original cover stories featuring Lil' Kim, 50 Cent, Busta Rhymes, Rick Ross and Swizz…
Judge Rowan Wilson sworn in
September 13, 2023
Rowan Wilson, the first Black chief judge in New York state, was sworn in to his post on Tuesday as…
Iconoclast dinner experience, IDE, Lowcountry cuisine, Chef Bernard Bennett, Lezli Levene Harvell, South Carolina, land loss, Montage Palmetto Bluffs, Black chefs, theGrio.com
September 7, 2023
The Iconoclast Dinner Experience's "13 Million Acres" travels to South Carolina's Lowcountry to highlight a shared history of land loss.
Edward Garrison Draper posthumous bar admission
September 7, 2023
Edward Garrison Draper will receive posthumous admission to Maryland state bar in a special session on Oct. 26, 2023.
The Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.., March on Washington, 1963, thegrio.com
August 29, 2023
Thousands of Americans converged on the U.S. capital to commemorate the 60th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.'s speech.
Florida Black history museum
August 28, 2023
Florida governor Ron DeSantis has appointed the first three members of a task force to handle the creation of a…
Penfield Cemetery Georgia
August 24, 2023
Emory University is dedicated to clearing and identifying once-hidden African American gravestones at Georgia's Penfield Cemetery.