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MLK Jacqueline Woodson
January 20, 2025
Award-winning writer Jacqueline Woodson on how artists and creators should show up today and any day after. 
Bennie Thompson, Joe Biden, theGrio.com
January 20, 2025
President Joe Biden pardoned Dr. Anthony Fauci and members of the House committee that investigated the Jan. 6 attack on…
Donald Trump, theGrio.com
January 19, 2025
During his pre-inauguration "victory rally," Trump slammed DEI as "destructive" and said he would declassify FBI files on MLK.
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
January 19, 2025
Donna Brazile makes sense of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s legacy as President Biden leaves office and President Trump takes office…
Comedian Dave Chappelle
January 19, 2025
Comedian Dave Chappelle gave a powerful SNL monologue that tackled the Los Angeles wildfires, Jimmy Carter's legacy, Gaza and Trump.
Marcus Garvey, theGrio.com
January 19, 2025
President Joe Biden on Sunday posthumously pardoned Black nationalist Marcus Garvey, who was convicted of mail fraud in the 1920s.
TikTok, theGrio.com
January 19, 2025
TikTok says it's “in the process” of restoring service to users in the United States after the platform went dark…
Nelly, theGrio.com
January 19, 2025
Rapper Nelly addresses backlash over performing at Donald Trump’s 2025 inauguration, explaining his decision in a Willie D Live interview.
January 17, 2025
Nelly will be hitting the stage for the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump, according to CBS News.
Simone Biles, Jonathan Owens, Black professional athletes, Black Olympians, Black celebrity relationships, theGrio.com
January 17, 2025
Professional athletes Jonathan Owens and Simone Biles, who met and started dating in 2020, have been married since 2023.
Krishana Polite, theGrio.com
January 17, 2025
Krishana Polite, chief of staff to former NC Lt. Governor Mark Robinson is recovering after she was shot in the…
TikTok, TikTok ban, TikTok ban 2025, theGrio.com
January 17, 2025
A lawyer representing TikTok told Supreme Court justices last week that TikTok will “go dark” on Jan. 19 if the…
Cam Newton, Special Forces, NFL players, Black NFL players, Black reality TV players, theGrio.com
January 17, 2025
Former Carolina Panthers player Cam Newton opens up about his finances since he hasn’t played professional football since 2021.
Jonathan Majors, Meagan Good, theGrio.com
January 17, 2025
Meagan Good opened up about her relationship to fiancé Jonathan Majors and all the media attention amid his domestic violence…
Supreme Court, theGrio.com
January 17, 2025
The Supreme Court on Friday unanimously upheld the federal law banning TikTok beginning Sunday unless it's sold.
Deron Horton, Dear White People, Dear White People film, DeRon Horton shot, DeRon Horton shooting, Black Hollywood, theGrio.com
January 17, 2025
Actor DeRon Horton is recovering following a shooting days before Christmas that left his arm broken and shattered. 
January 17, 2025
Benjamin Crump is stepping up to advocate for the family of Evelyn McClendon, who died in the devastating Los Angeles…
Joe Biden commutations
January 17, 2025
President Joe Biden commutes sentences for 2,500 nonviolent drug offenders in historic clemency push as term ends.
January 17, 2025
Los Angeles properties face new dangers with burned slopes at risk of landslides and the charred debris laden with asbestos…
Joe Biden, theGrio.com
January 17, 2025
President Joe Biden won't enforce a ban on the social media app TikTok that is set to take effect a…