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January 15, 2022
“Black people have had hand-me-down housing since we have been in America,” said Matthews, who is working on changing that…
January 13, 2022
Author, writer and academic Candice Marie Benbow finds a new place to thrive as the new daily lifestyle writer at…
Black Teacher thegrio.com
January 5, 2022
Black and male teachers in Tennessee received lower classroom observation scores compared to their white and female counterparts, per a…
December 28, 2021
The number of COVID-19 cases in Washington D.C. has skyrocketed 987% over the last two weeks, according to NBC Washington.
December 22, 2021
Federal borrowers will have a little more time to repay students loans now that the deadline has been extended to…
December 19, 2021
Republican Gov. Mike DeWine said he is asking officials to determine whether any laws were broken by so-called Bishop Sycamore…
Miguel Cardona thegrio.com
December 15, 2021
U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona told the Breakfast Club he "didn't know specifically" about the dispute at Howard.
Keishia Thorpe thegrio.com
December 13, 2021
Maryland English teacher Keishia Thorpe became the latest recipient of the Varkey Foundation's $1 million Global Teacher Prize last month.
Brandi Davis thegrio.com
December 10, 2021
Brandi Davis, the first principal of the Lebron James backed I Promise School, has reigned after allegedly slapping a student.
December 4, 2021
The death of 10-year-old Isabella “Izzy” Tichenor sparks talks on youth suicides, racism in school and the treatment of kids…
November 22, 2021
Castleberry High School in Forth Worth, Texas has launched an investigation after a white student verbally and physically attacked a…
November 20, 2021
Protests sparked at Coe College over treatment of Darryl Banks, who resigned after criticizing the school’s presidential selection process.
November 20, 2021
The parents have filed a $150 million lawsuit against a suburban Detroit school district over alleged death threats on Black…
November 18, 2021
The federal government is investigating a Texas school district for repeated civil rights violations after a viral video.
Isabella “Izzy” Faith Tichenor thegrio.com
November 10, 2021
A 10-year-old Black autistic girl died by suicide over the weekend after repeatedly being racially bullied at school.
November 6, 2021
Centenary College of Louisiana is celebrating its first lifetime appointment to a Black faculty member in Andia Augustin-Billy.
November 4, 2021
"All those takes," Cross told MSNBC viewers, "are like searching the edges while refusing to see what's staring right back…
Glenn Youngkin Campaigns In Final Days Of Virginia Gubernatorial Election - theGrio.com
November 3, 2021
Youngkin's use of CRT as a wedge issue in Virginia is part of a long used playbook by Republicans to…
Michelle Obama thegrio.com
November 1, 2021
Michelle Obama has teamed with Yara Shahidi for a Livestream conversation with college students from 22 schools throughout the country.
Simsbury thegrio.com
October 31, 2021
A Black ex-coach is suing a Connecticut high school alleging racial bias led administrators to fire him unfairly.