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Strange Fruit quilt. (Detroit Free Press) thegrio.com
February 12, 2018
April Shipp’s “Strange Fruit” is a 10-by-10 foot piece of fabric that beautifully and richly commemorates the lives of those
two women racially profiled at Applebee's restaurant thegrio.com
February 12, 2018
Two Black women in Missouri have gone viral after uploading a video onto Facebook accusing Applebee’s of racial profiling. According
Macerata demonstrators thegrio.com
February 12, 2018
Demonstrators took to the streets of Macerata, Italy to protest an extremist attack when a gunman shot six African migrants in a…
Racist Stamp thegrio.com
February 12, 2018
A Brooklyn school sent out an announcement for a fundraiser that for some reason included pictures of the PTA members…
February 9, 2018
A white high school teacher caused outrage when he showed up to school wearing a durag to commemorate Black History…
Harvey Lounge thegrio.com
February 9, 2018
Darnesha Weary's 18-year-old son and 14-year-old daughter had been using the light from the bar's sign to take pictures when a…
February 8, 2018
[griojw id=”kVamKRC8″ playerid=”GqX43ZoG”] Well it’s Black History Month, and while most of us are spending the time celebrating black pride
Josh Crayton thegrio.com
February 7, 2018
Josh Crayton, a senior at Saint Ignatius High School in Cleveland, OH has been asked to withdraw from school for…
Beyoncé Solange thegrio.com
February 6, 2018
In a recent interview, Mathew Knowles asserted that the light complexions of his daughters Beyoncé and Solange helped boost their…
February 6, 2018
On Sunday, Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies shot and killed a 16-year-old boy that they claim was armed at the
Old Navy thegrio.com
February 5, 2018
Old Navy has now fired three Iowa employees after a viral story of racial profiling. The firings were sparked by…
February 2, 2018
[griojw id=”tV8Z967w” playerid=”GqX43ZoG”] Patrisse Khan-Cullors says she co-founded the “Black Lives Matter” movement out of love. But in a country
February 2, 2018
After weeks of public outrage, a Texas woman was finally indicted on charges of felony mischief for a racist attack
February 2, 2018
A White teacher shocked and outraged both parents and students when she singled out Black students for a horrific lesson
Old Navy thegrio.com
February 1, 2018
James Conley III alleges that he was racially profiled at an Old Navy store in West Des Moines, IA. His…
Maxine Waters theGrio.com
February 1, 2018
Rep. Maxine Waters was unimpressed by President Donald Trump's SOTU address, and made that very clear in a 5-minute shade…
Jennifer Cooke claims son was passed racist note by three students. (Facebook)
February 1, 2018
An Oregon mother was shocked when she learned that her son was handed a racist note by three other students
Kelly Martin Aimery posted a photo of the racist watermelon her daughter received at work on MLK Day. (Kelly Martin Aimery/Facebook) thegrio.com
February 1, 2018
A Michigan bar owner has apologized after his employees gave a biracial coworker a watermelon to mark MLK Day. Kelly
Air Force Sergeant Geraldine Lovely under investigation for racist tirade. (Facebook) thegrio.com
January 30, 2018
Officials said on Monday that an Air Force sergeant at Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada was under investigation after she
Spencer Brown theGrio.com
January 30, 2018
Another day, another white college student showing their ignorance with racist remarks. This time, it’s Appalachian State tennis player Spencer Brown,