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Afropunk Miami theGrio.com
June 4, 2022
After a long hiatus, Afropunk Miami brought its flavor to the southern Florida city with an emphasis on avant-garde style.
April 29, 2022
After three long years, New Orleans mounts its New Orleans Heritage and Jazz festival one of the city's most popular…
July 19, 2019
NYC’s annual Afro-Latino Festival has emerged to give people who descend from throughout Latin America a chance to learn and…
May 7, 2019
Kristopher Alexander Taylor, reportedly left a child in a car as he worked Saturday at the Minnesota Monthly 8th Annual Grillfest in…
July 12, 2018
[griojw id=”uJ7PZ3FD” playerid=”GqX43ZoG”] Pride month may be in June, but it’s never out of season to support networking in the
September 1, 2017
This year’s Made In America promises to take over Philadelphia once again with performances by JAY-Z, J. Cole, The Chainsmokers, Solange, Stormzy,
October 1, 2016
Legendary performer and activist Harry Belafonte is bringing together artists and leaders of all generations this weekend in Atlanta for real life
August 13, 2016
Rihanna is continuing to dominate the music scene with her latest achievement, the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award at MTV’s
August 4, 2014
theGRIO REPORT - Malia Obama, President Obama's oldest daughter, attended Lollapalooza music festival over the weekend, generating a Twitter-frenzy.
September 4, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - The voting process for the music and media festival South By Southwest's (SXSW) Blacks in Technology panel…
September 3, 2012
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Run DMC performed for the first time in over a decade Sunday at the Made In America…
August 27, 2012
Pop star Beyoncé may be joining her famous husband, rapper Jay-Z, onstage during his monster 'Made in America' festival being…
May 23, 2012
Last week, Jay-z announced the “Made in America” music festival to take place in Philadelphia Labor Day weekend. Now the
March 16, 2012
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - With hip-hop artists increasingly collaborating with electronic dance music acts, a new music festival is launching…
September 6, 2011
theGRIO REPORT - Rock The Bells is one of music's and more importantly Hip Hop festivals of the year...
August 2, 2011
VIDEO - Cleveland police are getting a little financial help from a local businessman, to find the the gunman who…
May 1, 2011
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - It's no coincidence that the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival has taken the earthquake-ravaged country…
February 16, 2011
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - The 17th annual New Orleans festival will celebrate the roots of rhythm and blues...
January 10, 2011
Ava DuVernay, the filmmaker and publicist, imagines a time when black-theme pictures will flourish in places where African-American film festivals…
July 15, 2010
This year's National Black Arts Festival will run for 5 days, from July 14-18 at various locations throughout Atlanta.