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January 8, 2024
Elba joined protesters from an anti-violence campaign outside Parliament, posing with items denoting people killed in England by knives.
Black athletes, London police, theGrio.com
October 26, 2023
The Metropolitan Police, the U.K.'s biggest police force, has been dogged by allegations of institutional racism and sexism in recent…
April 7, 2023
King Charles III for the first time has signaled support for research into the British monarchy's ties to slavery.
March 20, 2023
Britain’s government said Sunday that it could start deporting asylum-seekers to Rwanda in the next few months — but only…
November 1, 2022
A young woman woman named Jessikah Inaba from Great Britain is believed to be the country’s first Black and blind…
August 28, 2022
"Britain’s only surviving black newspaper has become an institution and a crucial part of the fabric of our society," Prince…
Mia Mottley, Garfield Sobers, Dame Sandra Mason, Rihanna and Prince Charles
November 30, 2021
The prevailing system of neocolonialism in Barbados by way of the Queen's reign as head of state has finally come…
November 21, 2021
The U.K. government to investigate if built-in racial bias in medical devices led to disproportionate Black, Asian COVID-19 deaths.
Manchester International Swimming Meet 2021 - Day 2
July 6, 2021
After the International Swimming Federation (FINA) banned swimming caps designed for natural Black hair, they are reportedly reconsidering.
April 6, 2020
The UK prime minister's coronavirus symptoms worsened Monday, just a day after he was admitted for what were said to…
Dee-Ann Kentish-Rogers thegrio.com
July 17, 2018
Dee-Ann Kentish-Rogers made history this weekend at the Miss Universe Great Britain pageant.
Great Britain Cheddar Gorge theGrio.com
February 7, 2018
According to a new DNA analysis, the first modern Britons, who lived 10,000 years ago, had dark skin and curly…
April 20, 2017
Germaine Mason, the British Olympian who took home silver in the high jump at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, has died…
March 19, 2014
theGRIO REPORT - A British HIV-infected woman's startling ignorance about her illness has stunned viewers of a talk show clip…
January 31, 2014
theGRIO'S 100 - Turnquest was called to the Bar of England and Wales in 2013 after passing her exams with…
December 14, 2013
Black British actors and performers of African descent led the way at the Golden Globes, with acting nominations for Idris
November 1, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - A controversial British documentary claiming to showcase 'all things Jamaican' has come under fire...
July 11, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - While many black Brits embrace the royal family, historically Commonwealth immigrants have had more complex and ambiguous…
June 6, 2013
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The wrinkled faces of the elderly Kenyans who gathered in a downtown Nairobi hotel registered gratitude,…
May 20, 2013
ACCRA, Ghana (AP) - During a trade mission to West Africa last week that included a stop in his father's…