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February 3, 2024
After the Penn Museum laid some of the remains to 19 Black Philadelphians, community members complained they weren't involved in…
John L. Jackson Jr.
January 26, 2023
John L. Jackson Jr. was selected as the second Black provost at the University of Pennsylvania, the No. 2 position…
December 23, 2022
Charles Harris, the first Black athletic director at the University of Pennsylvania from 1979-85, passed away earlier this month at…
November 8, 2022
The brother of two of the victims in the 1985 MOVE bombing has filed a lawsuit against the city of…
October 7, 2022
The city of Philadelphia issued an apology Thursday for the unethical medical experiments performed on mostly Black inmates at its…
August 15, 2022
The skulls were used as part of research to declare African Americans as inherently inferior to white people.
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April 21, 2022
Three law student associations have called for the suspension of University of Pennsylvania law professor Amy Wax.
MOVE thegrio.com
April 23, 2021
Penn University and Princeton are facing controversy for using the remains of Black children killed in the MOVE bombing in…
November 25, 2020
All Scotland public facilities, schools and colleges will be responsible for ensuring its period products are free and accessible.
Penn
February 26, 2019
Fearing controversy over serving cuisine that honors Black history, the management veered away. But students and workers in Penn's dining…
February 2, 2018
The University of Pennsylvania has distanced itself from two major donors—Bill Cosby and Steve Wynn. Both men have been accused by…
May 17, 2017
Anyone visiting the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School of Business graduation may have noticed a tiny visitor making her way…
November 12, 2016
Black freshmen at the University of Pennsylvania are terrified after they were all added to a GroupMe account called “Ni**er Lynching.”
June 15, 2015
theGRIO REPORT - One gifted Chicago teen has been excepted to over 25 universities and has been offered over million…
June 2, 2015
theGRIO REPORT - The body of a New Jersey track star who had been missing for five months was finally…
April 22, 2014
theGRIO REPORT - Sibling rivalry usually comes with bickering and taunts - but in one family household, it has turned…
June 4, 2013
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - A new exhibit created by a University of Pennsylvania professor and host of a popular public television…
January 15, 2013
theGRIO's 100 - At the age of 15, the Colorado Springs, native became the youngest African-American female to be accepted…
December 4, 2012
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - A report released through the University of Pennsylvania's Graduate School of Education shows that most of the…
May 16, 2011
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Denzel Washington confessed to a bit of stage fright in his latest role: Commencement speaker at the…