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Entertainer Jamie Foxx tells fans in an Instagram message that he is recovering from an illness

Entertainer Jamie Foxx tells fans in an Instagram message...

Foxx, 55, was hospitalized in April with what his daughter, Corinne Fox, described...

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Nina Simone’s lost set at the 1966 Newport Jazz Festival released as an album

Nina Simone’s lost set at the 1966 Newport Jazz Festival...

The so-called “High Priestess of Soul” and a civil rights icon recorded nearly 40...

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Soul Cap approved for swimming’s biggest meets but real impact expected at the grassroots level

Soul Cap approved for swimming’s biggest meets but real...

The oversized, silicone cap, which is designed especially for Black swimmers with...

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Texas A&M University president resigns after McElroy’s hiring at campus unravels

Texas A&M University president resigns after McElroy’s...

President Katherine Banks said in a resignation letter that she was retiring immediately...

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Watch: Skye Townsend on telling jokes

Watch: Skye Townsend on telling jokes

Skye Townsend tells us how to tell compelling jokes. CultureCon LA is full of exciting...

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YouTube comedian Kev On Stage apologizes to Black cosplayer for past insult

YouTube comedian Kev On Stage apologizes to Black cosplayer...

Called out for an old video mocking a plus-size Black cosplayer, YouTuber Kev On...

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Florida teaching students that slavery benefited Black people is another effort to cover up racism

Florida teaching students that slavery benefited Black...

OPINION: Painting a fairy tale version of America for students in public schools,...

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A recovering Jamie Foxx has ‘big’ things coming

A recovering Jamie Foxx has ‘big’ things coming

The update comes three months after Foxx suffered a mysterious medical emergency....

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Harris delivers fiery speech in Florida after school curriculum on slavery draws outrage

Harris delivers fiery speech in Florida after school curriculum...

The Florida State Board of Education issued new standards that included teaching...

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Barack Obama reveals 2023 summer playlist

Barack Obama reveals 2023 summer playlist

The former president’s annual summer playlist includes songs from Drake, Ice Spice,...

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Vivica A. Fox says there’s ‘no beef’ between her, Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith

Vivica A. Fox says there’s ‘no beef’ between her, Will...

Fox criticized Jada Pinkett Smith last June over her lack of accountability when...

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Donald Glover debut ‘Mystery Team’ has landed on theGrio on demand

Donald Glover debut ‘Mystery Team’ has landed on theGrio...

The 2009 Sundance Film Festival debut from Glover, the “Atlanta” star, is available...

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Charity Lawson of ‘The Bachelorette’ on finding love: ‘I wanted to cultivate a space for them to feel comfortable to open up’

Charity Lawson of ‘The Bachelorette’ on finding love: ‘I...

The current lead of the popular reality television franchise is the fourth-ever...

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Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. welcomes Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson and more to its sisterhood

Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. welcomes Justice Ketanji...

“Divine Nine” organization Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. announced its 2023 Honorary...

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We’re hurt. We’re angry. We’re disappointed. But Carlee Russell’s story shouldn’t deter us from searching for missing Black people

We’re hurt. We’re angry. We’re disappointed. But Carlee...

OPINION: Her story showed how media coverage, law enforcement resources and community...

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Biden slashes student debt, Jesse Jackson retires and more on ‘The Hill with April Ryan’

Biden slashes student debt, Jesse Jackson retires and more...

Look out for new episodes every Thursday on theGrio.com and theGrio’s social media...