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oprah winfrey, gayle king, 17 shots, tequila, santa barbara festival, 92Y, Enough book, thegrio
January 17, 2026
Oprah Winfrey surprised an audience when she revealed she once won a drinking contest with 17 shots of tequila
Mustard, Mustard Weight Loss Journey, Mustard Tennis, Mustard Health, Mustard Men's Health
January 17, 2026
Mustard has been on a weight loss journey for years and after shedding 120 pounds since 2018, the producer is…
Raphael Warnock Richard Smallwood tribute, thegrio.com
January 17, 2026
Raphael Warnock joined Tim Scott and HBCU choirs on Capitol Hill to honor gospel icon Richard Smallwood with “Total Praise.”
Kianna Underwood, Kianna Underwood killed, Kianna Underwood hit and run, Kianna Underwood Nickelodeon
January 16, 2026
Kianna Underwood, an actress who starred on Nickelodeon's "All That" in 2005, was killed in a hit-and-run incident in New…
Keke Palmer, Tyler James Williams, Black Card, Black Hollywood, theGrio.com
January 16, 2026
Keke Palmer reveals sets the internet abuzz with wild story from children involving Tyler James Williams and an alleged black…
Donald Trump, theGrio.com
January 16, 2026
"He's seeing the writing on the wall. He's realizing that people are not playing," political strategist Amber Sherman told theGrio.
Donald Trump, United Nations, UN Permanent Forum on People of African Descent, theGrio.com
January 16, 2026
Advocates say the Trump's latest move sends a global message to world leaders and threatens the momentum for global reparations.
Tina Knowles, Kentucky Derby, High Horse: The Black Cowboy, theGrio.com
January 16, 2026
Tina Knowles sat in for Vanderbilt’s “Beyoncé: Epic Artist, Feminist Icon” and offered her perspective on country music, Texas, and…
January 16, 2026
As 2016 trends on social media, we take a walk down memory lane at the year that defined a lot…
Robert John Burke, Norcross Georgia, Georgia Man Arrested
January 16, 2026
Robert Blake, a 65-year-old man from Georgia, was arrested days after a video showed him shouting racial slurs at a…
Arkansas book ban, Arkansas books, Arkansas book polcy theGrio.com
January 16, 2026
Starting Feb. 1, the policy bans families, publishers, and faith groups from sending reading material to incarcerated people in Arkansas.
Rapper J. Cole performs
January 16, 2026
As Cole announces what may be his final album, he offers a rare, uncomfortable truth about fame and why it’s…
Ludacris, Rock The Country Festival, Ludacris Drops Out Rock The Country Festival
January 16, 2026
Ludacris will no longer appear on the controversial "Rock The Country" festival as a rep for the Atlanta rapper says…
Teyana Taylor, Teyana Taylor Dionne Warwick, Dionne Warwick movie, Dionne Warwick biopic theGrio.com
January 16, 2026
“Go ahead and slap those vocals over it,” Teyana Taylor jokes when asked if she will be singing in the…
Bernice A. King, Martin Luther King Jr., Bernice A. King Beloved Community Service, Beloved Community Service 2026
January 16, 2026
Bernice A. King and The King Center will conclude their King Day observance with the Beloved Community Commemorative Service on…
Kim Wayans, Shawn Wayans, Still Got It, theGrio.com
January 16, 2026
Kim Wayans launches new weekly sketch comedy talk show, “Still Got It,” with her brother Shawn Wayans on YouTube. 
Desmond Kristy scott, Desmind Kristy Scott divorce theGrio.com
January 16, 2026
Since content creators Desmond and Kirsty Scott announced their divorce, social media has not stopped buzzing with hot takes, conspiracies.
Kamala Harris, Lorraine Motel, Martin Luther King, theGrio.com
January 16, 2026
A source close to Harris told theGrio it was the former Vice President's first visit to the National Civil Rights…
Iyanla Vanzant, Black celebrity families, Black celebrity children, theGrio.com
January 16, 2026
Iyanla Vanzant lost her youngest daughter, Nisa, in 2023, 20 years after the death of her oldest daughter, Gemmia, in…
Zohran Mamdani, theGrio.com
January 16, 2026
According to the New York Times, critics are side-eying Mamdani's rollout of five deputy mayors; one was Latino, but none…