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Sylvia Obell, thegrio.com
October 18, 2023
TheGrio caught up with Sylvia Obell, journalist and co-host of The Scottie and Sylvia Show, at CultureCon NY '23.
Jamila Robinson, Bon Appetít, Epicurious, Black media, Condé Nast, Black journalists, Black food writers, Black food culture, Dawn Davis, Anna Wintour, Black editor-in-chief, Black food, theGrio.com
August 29, 2023
Accomplished and versatile journalist Jamila Robinson will depart The Philadelphia Inquirer to succeed Dawn Davis at Bon Appétit and Epicurious.
May 10, 2023
Marc S. Pritchard shares a few moments with theGrio's Marc Lamont Hill to discuss what it means to widen the…
Asheville, North Carolina theGrio.com
May 31, 2022
The Asheville-based series takes an unflinching look at the heritage, hope, and heart of the North Carolina city and surrounding…
Byron Allen thegrio.com
April 29, 2022
TheGrio, Allen Media Group’s multi-platform news, entertainment, and lifestyle brand, will recognize 25 years of White House coverage by its
President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris
March 11, 2022
In a letter obtained by theGrio, members of Congress call out the gap in the government's advertising spending on Black-owned…
April Ryan
January 13, 2022
TheGrio's Ryan has covered five sitting U.S. presidents throughout her storied career from Baltimore to the White House.
OZY CEO and Co-Founder Carlos Watson
October 5, 2021
The real tragedy in the fall of Carlos Watson's OZY Media is that it will impact Black entrepreneurs' ability to…
Jada Pinkett Smith Mc Lyte thegrio.com
October 1, 2021
EBONY announces its 2020 Power 100 awards ceremony and list of honorees which includes Jada Pinkett Smith, Dr. Kizzmekia Corbett…
June 19, 2021
Former PBS TV host Tavis Smiley, who was accused of sexual misconduct returns to media with the purchase of an…
theGRIO.com
May 27, 2021
Chicago mayor Lori Lightfoot faces a lawsuit from a white reporter over her decision to grant one-on-one interviews only to…
May 14, 2021
Journalist Roland Martin talks about co-hosting this year's Urban One Honors dedicated to Black women. He also discusses Black media.
theGRIO.com
May 7, 2021
IPG Mediabrands officially commits a minimum of 5% of their media budgets to Black-owned media companies by 2023.
May 4, 2021
March 28 marked 20 years since Sean Combs started to go by P. Diddy after being acquitted of charges stemming…
Byron Allen thegrio.com
April 29, 2021
Allen Media CEO and chairman Byron Allen acquires 12 stations from Gray TV in an all-cash deal for $380M it…
Byron Allen thegrio.com
April 20, 2021
Allen, owner of theGrio, proudly calls Local Now "the most localized news and entertainment free-streaming service on the planet."
General Motors Reports Quarterly Loss of 9.6 Billion
March 29, 2021
General Motors has responded to recent allegations of racism from a coalition of Black-owned media company leaders including Byron Allen.
Danielle Belton thegrio.com
March 24, 2021
Danielle Belton confirmed today that she's leaving her job as editor-in-chief of The Root to to take the same job…
Ebony Jet magazine Bridgeman
July 30, 2020
EBONY is denying claims lodged against its chairman, accusing a "vocal minority" within the company apparatus of fraudulently mispresenting the…
January 24, 2017
Jan. 20, 2017, will forever be remembered as a very somber day. It marked the swearing in of a man