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Barack Obama thegrio,com
May 19, 2022
The Roeper School released a statement to Fox 2 on Tuesday saying it was reviewing the circumstances of the incident.
May 17, 2022
Nylah Anderson died in December during the dare, which gets social media users to try to choke themselves until they…
May 8, 2022
Lewis Hamilton dipped into the Roe v. Wade debate shortly after arriving in the United States. "I can’t ignore what’s…
May 7, 2022
Former President Donald Trump sued Twitter, Facebook and Google’s YouTube in July 2021, claiming they illegally censored him.
May 7, 2022
I saw a Facebook post on Friday that said something along the lines of, you are writing your eulogy every…
May 3, 2022
The midterm elections won't take place until November and misinformation targeting Black voters is expected to intensify in the coming…
April 26, 2022
Activist Shaun King briefly went dark on Twitter on Monday after receiving death threats from haters and racists. 
Tesla CEO Elon Musk
April 26, 2022
Elon Musk buying Twitter feels like a perilous development for the typical Black user, especially considering the current state of…
CinemaCon 2022
April 26, 2022
Oscar-winning actress Viola Davis recently responded to the criticism over her portrayal of Michelle Obama on Showtime's, 'The Fist Lady.'
The Reset with Coach Tish Ep. 7 theGrio.com
April 8, 2022
This week's episode of The Rest with Coach Tish explores why social media is becoming a 'content sunken place' and…
April 6, 2022
The Transportation Security Administration’s social media director Janis Burl and her team engage with millions of people on the move.
Paula Patton theGrio.com
April 6, 2022
After Patton's viral fried chicken demo sent Black Twitter into an uproar, the actress posted a sweet response while on…
April 2, 2022
Georgia State University is investigating reports of a professor calling the police on two students who came to class two…
March 31, 2022
According to University of Houston's newspaper, The Daily Cougar, the video appeared to be filmed by a freshman and shared on Snapchat.
March 13, 2022
Kaepernick, who led the San Francisco 49ers to a Super Bowl appearance following the 2012 season, last played in the…
March 11, 2022
Three Maryland middle school students are facing hate crimes charges after threatening to shoot Blacks in social media posts.
Ukraine conflict
March 11, 2022
Three Black women have used the power of social media to help minorities who are trying to flee besieged Ukraine.
2020 Winter TCA Tour - Day 12
March 10, 2022
Kim Kardashian is making headlines yet again. A recent clip from an interview for Variety has now gone viral.
March 8, 2022
The new tag comes via two Black women at Instagram, where Alexis Michelle Adjei is a data analyst and Cameryn…
Chingy thegrio.com
March 1, 2022
St. Louis rapper Chingy defended the Estée Lauder executive who posted a racist meme that included his name.Â