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Oklahoma Christian University
March 2, 2020
A white college recruiter, who lined Black students up by their skin color and hair texture at an Oklahoma City…
Black Lives Matter
March 2, 2020
Melina Abdullah shared a disturbing video Monday morning of Los Angeles County District Attorney Jackie Lacey's husband pointing a gun…
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…
Erika James
February 27, 2020
Erika James will become the first female and Black dean of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School of Business on July 1 in…
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
Syracuse
February 19, 2020
Syracuse University has suspended roughly 30 students for protesting white supremacy hate crimes that students say have not been properly…
Nadia King
February 17, 2020
A Florida mother is outraged after her 6-year-old special needs daughter was placed in a mental facility without her consent
Geoffrey Canada
February 17, 2020
Geoffrey Canada is endorsing Michael Bloomberg for president because he is best candidate to close the educational achievement gap
Ball State University
February 14, 2020
A professor at Ball State University will not be teaching for remainder of semester after he called police on a…
University of Virginia
February 14, 2020
A Black woman has gone viral after a video of her announcing to everyone that there were "too many white…
Lebron James
February 13, 2020
The LeBron James Family Foundation and Kent State University announced that the inaugural class of I Promise School will receive…
Michelle Obama theGrio.com
February 13, 2020
Michelle Obama's name will grace the building of a second California school. Principal stated that they wanted someone who reflected…
Kendall Bradley
February 6, 2020
A Florida high school coach was fired after allegedly telling students to "stop acting black" and also had his teaching…
Chicago School Bus
January 18, 2020
A mother is suing Franklin County Schools, alleging they did nothing as her biracial son was subjected to being called…
December 26, 2019
80-year-old Donzella Washington made history as the oldest graduate at Alabama A&M University
December 10, 2019
A Missouri teacher was placed on administrative leave after asking students to put a price on slaves as part of…
Kamala Harris theGrio.com
November 7, 2019
Parents spend thousands of dollars each school year in after-care expenses. Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) has proposed a bill that…
classroom thegrio.com
October 25, 2019
Community advocates were frustrated at the board's decision against mandatory Black History studies in the districts curriculum
Black girl
September 25, 2019
Earlier this month, a 10-year-old Black girl was physically assaulted by two girls who also verbally abused her with “racially…