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SHEIN Together Virtual Festival To Benefit The COVID – 19 Solidarity Response Fund For WHO Powered By The United Nations Foundation
January 29, 2021
LIl Nas X becomes a best-selling children's author with his new book 'C is For Country' released by Random House.
Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Sports 2019 - Red Carpet
January 29, 2021
Gabrielle Union and her husband, Dwayne Wade, announced their children's book, "Shady Baby" inspired by their baby girl, Kaavia James.
January 8, 2021
The Prophets, the debut novel of Robert Jones, Jr., redefines Black love between men during a period wrought with struggle…
Eric Jerome Dickey thegrio.com
January 5, 2021
Celebrated author Eric Jerome Dickey who penned such classics as ‘Sister, Sister’ about contemporary Black life has died.
Kiki Layne Ring Shout TV thegrio.com
December 16, 2020
Kiki Layne has taken on a new role in the TV series Ring Shout, based on a novel by P.…
December 7, 2020
The vibrant children’s book, "Dear Little Black Girl" by Christina Hammond, is filled with affirmations and beautiful illustrations.
November 22, 2020
Free agent linebacker Marcus Smith Jr. has recently released a bedtime story for children and fathers. The book was inspired…
October 24, 2020
The Marvel Cinematic Universe is rebooting Blade, the story of a Black vampire slayer and enabling a mostly Black cast…
Food Network
October 20, 2020
The Rise: Black Cooks and the Soul of American Food, a new cookbook by Chef Marcus Samuelsson, explores history and…
Mariah Carey book diva thegrio.com
October 5, 2020
Singer Mariah Carey says she has no apologies for being high maintenance because of her difficult childhood.
September 22, 2020
Among the many books of its kind, scrambling desperately to explain 2020, Mychael Denzel Smith's "Stakes Is High" sets itself…
Cicely Tyson celebrity memoir books thegrio.com
September 21, 2020
Cicely Tyson revealed that her memoir 'Just As I Am' will be released in 2020. The 95-year-old will dish on…
August 29, 2020
Marvel announced that it will release an anthology during Native American History Month. The anthology will feature Native characters.
First Lady Melania Trump Attends Briefing For Indian Health System Taskforce
August 25, 2020
A former friend of Melania Trump is releasing a memoir that reportedly has audiotapes of the first lady disparaging her…
August 23, 2020
A renewed focus on social justice caused sales to soar at Black-owned bookstores as customers seek out books from their…
August 22, 2020
EXCLUSIVE: The iconic Milestone Comcis, which was created to bring more representation for African Americans, is back in a major…
Marc Lamont Hill bookstore thegrio.com
July 30, 2020
Marc Lamont Hill says that his bookstore, Uncle Bobbie's Coffee and Books, has been robbed and vandalized in Philadelphia.
July 23, 2020
Between COVID-19 and police violence, I’ve seen more than enough Black death. What we need more of is Black people…
Tyler Perry's "A Fall From Grace" New York Premiere
July 10, 2020
Mariah Carey is releasing her memoir on September 29 which she promises will be an unfiltered look at her life…
July 8, 2020
Simon & Schuster announced on Monday that Dana Canedy is their new senior vice president and first Black publisher of…