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August 5, 2025
Public media’s future may be uncertain, but NPR’s beloved “Tiny Desk” is standing strong after the Trump administration pulled key…
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June 12, 2025
The House of Representatives will vote on funding cuts for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which provides funding to NPR…
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May 28, 2025
Earlier this month, Trump instructed the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and federal agencies to cease funding for NPR and PBS.
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May 2, 2025
The order instructs the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and other federal agencies “to cease Federal funding for NPR and PBS."
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March 10, 2025
The Tampa, Fl. artist adds to her list of accolades in a year that has already seen her receive a…
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March 3, 2025
Legendary gospel artist Marvin Sapp ran through a litany of hits that spanned his thirty-plus year career making a joyful…
April 14, 2023
Rapper Juvenile said that he will do an NPR Tiny Desk concert, following a social media campaign from fans to…
Audie Cornish to exit NPR, 'All Things Considered'
January 10, 2022
After announcing last week her exit from NPR, veteran journalist Audie Cornish is set to join CNN as an anchor…
Audie Cornish to exit NPR, 'All Things Considered'
January 4, 2022
Audie Cornish is leaving NPR after more than a decade, announcing Tuesday that her last day on the air will…
Meghan Markle thegrio.com
June 18, 2021
The Duchess of Sussex will speak to NPR’s Samantha Balaban on Sunday about her debut children’s book, The Bench.
July 5, 2020
While many people believe that President Donald Trump sympathizes with white supremacy, a former white supremacist says he believes it…
July 4, 2020
The descendants of Frederick Douglass, the 19th-century abolitionist and orator, are not shying away from discussing the racist history of…
June 3, 2015
theGRIO REPORT - Although 'Selma' actor David Oyelowo wants to play all kinds of character, he says he won't play…
April 21, 2015
theGRIO REPORT - This week, Toni Morrison will release her latest novel, God Help The Child. Morrison is opening up…
November 15, 2014
It’s a bad week to be Bill Cosby. An interview that aired Saturday on NPR included a moment in which
October 22, 2014
theGRIO VIDEO - Singer Annie Lennox is calling out Beyoncé again in a new interview, saying that 'twerking is not…
July 2, 2013
NPR recently launched The Race Card Project, an initiative that invites participants to submit six-word sentences related to race. Morning…
June 7, 2013
OPINION - The results of the poll fly in the face of everything most people have always thought about relationships,…
June 4, 2013
A study released on Tuesday has found that 86 percent of African-Americans are overwhelmingly satisfied with their lives.
May 3, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - Beyoncé also wants the world to be watching her -- the version of her best self that…