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J.R. Smith of the North Carolina A&T Aggies lines up a putt on the eighth green to clear during the Phoenix Invitational at Alamance Country Club last October in Burlington, North Carolina. (Photo: Grant Halverson/Getty Images) theGrio.com
April 27, 2022
The former Lakers star broke the news on Twitter, retweeting a sports reporter's photo of the award engraved with his…
April 25, 2022
In this three-part video series, theGrio will discuss a friend group's decision to join the growing cannabis industry — and…
April 21, 2022
"Speak, Young Brown People, Speak. We Are Listening!" has stories from 16 girls who write about poverty, racism, sexism and…
April 13, 2022
Francine Laney was found unresponsive in the Mecklenburg County Detention Center infirmary, and life-saving measures failed.
April 11, 2022
A nonprofit network in North Carolina is dedicated to helping at-risk youth cope with the damaging effects of childhood trauma.
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April 10, 2022
"She was the only person at the Forsyth County jail who worked to save his life. She will be fully…
April 10, 2022
A quilt featuring Black pioneers of the past century from Gaston County, North Carolina is on display at the state's…
April 9, 2022
Two Black educators who wanted to buy a historic school have sued a landmarks commission, alleging it favored white buyers.
April 7, 2022
Many universities in the state had already been removing Confederacy symbols, but the 2020 protests helped accelerate the process.
March 29, 2022
North Carolina's felon voting ban, which cost some 70,000 people their voting rights, was overturned Monday by a state judges…
March 17, 2022
The bill, HB 1354, creates clearer guidelines and standardizes compensation for those wrongfully convicted of crimes.
March 16, 2022
North Carolina Pastor Brian Carn lamented moments when "people have to make a choice between gas and children going to…
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March 16, 2022
A North Carolina superintendent has apologized for a mock “slave auction” in which white students pretended to sell their Black…
March 14, 2022
Brandon Manning and his wife were both born in the U.S. South and had been itching to return, but Manning
March 14, 2022
Some Black students at J.S. Waters School in Goldston, were reportedly "sold" by classmates at a mock “slave auction."
March 13, 2022
The man also committed a lewd act during a Zoom meeting between members of a North Carolina Black community betterment…
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March 8, 2022
WASHINGTON (AP) — In a victory for Democrats, the Supreme Court has turned away efforts from Republicans in North Carolina
March 5, 2022
Thousands of low-income drivers in North Carolina may seek the restoration of their suspended licenses following the settlement of a…
March 3, 2022
The Black Political Caucus of Charlotte-Mecklenburg noted that a 2007 transportation expansion didn't bode well for Black residents.
February 2, 2022
Two days after former Miss USA Cheslie Kryst died, the New York City Office of Chief Medical Examiner ruled her…