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A quick breakdown of the history behind the holiday Juneteenth.
In an internal memo to employees, Nike CEO, John Donahue, has said that his company will recognize Juneteenth as a…
Tulsa Police Department Maj. Travis Yates said that systemic racism in policing, “just doesn’t exist.” Police are actually sparingly shooting…
Donald Trump announced on Wednesday, June 10, that his first re-election rally after the coronavirus pandemic will be on Juneteenth…
Nicole Beharie stars as a single mother who's guiding her teenage daughter into becoming a pageant queen in the film…
A review of 'Miss Juneteenth' the beautiful film that premieres at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival starring Nicole Beharie and…
Google is known for making colorful and creative homepage designs for holidays and historical milestones, but when they somehow forgot…
Trump issued a statement acknowledging Juneteenth while simultaneously creating and enforcing policies that tear apart vulnerable families.
Country singer, Priscilla Renea explains her reasons for skipping Fourth of July and why Juneteenth is the real reason to…
[griojw id=”x0OlfnVF” playerid=”GqX43ZoG”] As children and their parents wait to be released from cages at the nation’s borders, President
The public policy organization Demos has issued an landmark 11-page report exclusively to theGrio called, “Social Exclusion: Black People Have Everything…
As the sun shines a little more brightly and the days get longer and warmer, it’s time to fill in…
Black people celebrate Juneteenth to mark our freedom from slavery, but that doesn’t mean slavery is over. And if we
theGRIO REPORT - Usher, the headlining act at this years Essence Festival, chose to make quite the statement during his…
DALLAS (AP) — Dallas County leaders have passed a resolution supporting reparations to African-Americans for years of slavery — without…
ESSAY - The unveiling of the Frederick Douglass statue in Emancipation Hall commemorates how far we have come as a…
theGRIO REPORT - Today marks Juneteenth, a holiday that celebrates the emancipation of African-Americans from slavery, a day that is…
The annual Juneteenth celebration in Stockton is the anniversary of Texas abolishing of slavery...
On this day in 1865, more than two years after President Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation, those who found themselves…