Black History Month

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Melina Matsoukas thegrio.com
February 8, 2021
Melina Matsoukas and Howard University team up for Instagram's ‘Future First’ challenge and the scholarship opportunity will award $10,000.
Alphonso David Human Rights Campaign thegrio.com
February 8, 2021
Human Rights Campaign president Alphonso David is focused on policy and cultural change to help improve the lives of the…
February 6, 2021
A charter school in northern Utah is allowing parents to opt students out of its Black History Month curriculum and…
February 6, 2021
Black history is currently being made at rapid speed. We must embrace it now rather than wait for it to…
February 6, 2021
A Coast Guard cutter and an athletic building on the Coast Guard Academy campus are being named in honor of…
Pro-Trump protesters gather in front of the U.S. Capitol Building on January 6, 2021
February 4, 2021
The U.S. Capitol insurrection upheld the persistent legacy of white supremacy that troubled Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. long ago.
Los Angeles Premiere of "Uncut Gems"
February 3, 2021
The singer partnered with Postmates to provide Tampa Bay citizens with food from a local Black-owned restaurant ahead of Super…
February 1, 2021
The singer pushed the attorney general to take action and provide justice for Breonna Taylor using the hashtag in a…
February 1, 2021
Count Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Quincy Jones and Grandmaster Flash among the Black music innovators to be paid tribute this month.
January 29, 2021
The at-home fitness brand Peloton is celebrating Black History Month with the launch of a new capsule collection.
Meghan Harry Netflix deal royals thegrio.com
October 3, 2020
Meghan and Harry talk race at the start of UK Black History Month, sharing that Harry was awakened to racial…
The Duke And Duchess Of Sussex Attend WellChild Awards
October 1, 2020
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry have denounced "structural racism” around the world while applauding the efforts of Black Lives Matter.
black people like
March 12, 2020
Freeform is taking a #MoreThanAMonth approach to Black History Month with its “Black People Like…” BHM Campaign. The network that’s
February 29, 2020
This year I was able to visit the National Museum of African-American History and Culture (NMAAHC) in Washington D.C. As
February 29, 2020
The Spotify Black History Month event in New York City celebrates 32 phenomenal songs and women, including Missy Elliot, Janet…
Latoya McGriff
February 28, 2020
First grade teacher Latoya McGriff celebrated Black History Month by dressing up as a historical figure each day for her…
UTA
February 27, 2020
UTA men’s basketball team honored icons for Black History Month by wearing shirts that featured Barack Obama, Kobe Bryant and…
Western Michigan University
February 24, 2020
Shaylee Faught, a senior at Western Michigan University, took offense to negro spirituals being sung by white faculty and students
Malcolm x
February 21, 2020
There are tons of new things to watch to celebrate Black History Month including a doc on the assassination of…
Octavia Spencer
February 20, 2020
The stars and executive producers of Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C. J. Walker had a breakfast…