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October 1, 2022
A 1958 photograph of Black artists in Harlem will be recreated with emerging Black artists for the UK's Black History…
September 10, 2022
Prince William and his brother Harry, together with Catherine, now Princess of Wales and Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, appeared…
August 28, 2022
"Britain’s only surviving black newspaper has become an institution and a crucial part of the fabric of our society," Prince…
June 1, 2022
Queen Elizabeth II is viewed in the U.K. as a rock in turbulent times. But former colonies see her as an…
March 23, 2022
Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness told Prince William and Kate on Wednesday that the British commonwealth intends to become independent.
November 27, 2021
Britain became the latest country Saturday to report cases of the new potentially more contagious omicron variant of the coronavirus.
November 21, 2021
The U.K. government to investigate if built-in racial bias in medical devices led to disproportionate Black, Asian COVID-19 deaths.
November 8, 2021
UB40 toaster Astro, who helped launch the group in the late '70s in Birmingham, England, died after "a short illness."
July 14, 2021
U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced plans to ban anyone guilty of online racist abuse from attending soccer matches.
June 28, 2021
Sloane Stephens eliminated two-time champion and 10th-seeded Petra Kvitova 6-3, 6-4, advancing to the second round of Wimbledon.
Queen Elizabeth thegrio.com
June 2, 2021
Documents have revealed that aides to Queen Elizabeth banned minorities from holding positions of power at Buckingham Palace.
April 2, 2021
"Good Morning Britain" weatherman Beresford left some social media, calling it "too much. I am a strong person, but I…
April 1, 2021
The most senior Black adviser to U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson has resigned, the government said Thursday.
Shola Mos-Shogbamimu Piers Morgan thegrio.com
March 8, 2021
After years of attacking Meghan Markle on Good Morning Britain, Piers Morgan was dragged by a Black activist Dr. Shola…
December 30, 2020
The vaccine developed by Oxford University and drugmaker AstraZeneca is expected to be relied on in many countries because of…
December 25, 2020
Despite the ease in changing the vaccines, the process may be complicated by regulation and manufacturing requirements.
December 20, 2020
Several European Union nations moved to banned flights from the U.K. on Sunday in a bid to block a new…
December 19, 2020
U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson said that London and Southeast U.K. have been hit with a "new variant" of coronavirus,…
December 9, 2020
British regulators warned that people who have a history of serious allergic reactions shouldn’t receive the new Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine.
December 8, 2020
A retired British shop clerk received the first shot in the country’s COVID-19 vaccination program Tuesday.