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February 13, 2022
The Rev. Bryan Massingale envisions a world “where the dignity of every person is respected and protected, where everyone is…
February 12, 2022
The newly married couple joins theGrio's "Mighty Love" series on Black love, romance and relationship resilience.
February 10, 2022
The engaged internet sensations share their story in theGrio's "Mighty Love" series on Black love, romance and relationship resilience.
GHOSTBUSTERS: AFTERLIFE World Premiere
February 8, 2022
The nominees for the 94th Academy Awards were announced on Tuesday, and the film slate is filled with some major…
February 3, 2022
Ryan Utterback also faces a misdemeanor charge of fourth-degree domestic assault and a misdemeanor charge of furnishing pornographic material.
January 14, 2022
According to Chappelle, he recently saw a text from Saget, and he didn't text him back, saying that he was…
January 3, 2022
In May, Black lesbian friends Angela Barnes and Renauda Riddle opened Nobody's Darling, its name from an Alice Walker poem.
January 2, 2022
The late Desmond Tutu's remains underwent a water-based process called “aquamation,” a “greener” alternative to traditional cremation.
December 29, 2021
Fatal violence against transgender and gender non-conforming people reached an all-time high in the year 2021.
Candace Parker thegrioc.om
December 14, 2021
WNBA star Candance Parker announced Tuesday that she and her partner of two years, Anya Petrakova, are expecting a baby.
November 26, 2021
The comedian took more heat Tuesday over comments he made about the LGBTQ community in his recent Netflix special.
George M. Johnson All Boys Aren't Blue
November 15, 2021
George M. Johnson says push to remove "All Boys Aren't Blue" from libraries is erasure driven by anti-queerness and anti-Blackness.
LGBTQ Protester
November 11, 2021
Black LGBTQ+ advocates asked members of Congress to pass civil rights legislation and create greater visibility for LGBTQ+ people of…
Brian Tyree Henry thegrio.com
November 10, 2021
Brian Tyree Henry’s character in 'Eternals' will hopefully forge a path and cinematic landscape for LGBTQ characters.
Black woman in Halloween in costume
October 30, 2021
Sexologist Michelle Hope explores the history of Halloween and the role of sexuality behind the tradition of wearing seductive costumes.
Rapper Boosie Baddazz (left) and Lil Nas X, theGrio.com
October 26, 2021
TheGrio’s Gerren Keith Gaynor says there’s something to be said about Boosie and men like him who take pleasure in…
October 12, 2021
During Monday's "Cardi Tries___" episode, she and the actress joined two women in what was, for one of them, a…
Dave Chappelle thegrio.com
October 11, 2021
Dave Chappelle is punching down on members of the LBGTQ community and creating a climate that compromises their lives according…
North Carolina Lt. Governor Mark Robinson
October 11, 2021
North Carolina Lt. Governor Mark Robinson is facing calls to resign after a video of him disparaging the LGBTQ+ community…
UFC 264: Poirier v McGregor 3
October 5, 2021
Dave Chappelle was called out for jokes in his Netflix special, The Closer, where he quips about DaBaby's homophobia, trans…