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Natalia Bryant working on the ‘Renaissance’ tour as an intern

Natalia Bryant working on the ‘Renaissance’ tour as an...

Beyoncé’s highly anticipated world tour kicked off last week in Stockholm. Natalia...

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South Carolina’s Critical Race War on Education, Part Four: Amen

South Carolina’s Critical Race War on Education, Part Four:...

OPINION: The final chapter of the series examines the Moms for Liberty-led anti-critical...

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Judge keeps temporary block on records connected to Tyre Nichols’ death

Judge keeps temporary block on records connected to Tyre...

To not interfere with a fair trial for the five Memphis police officers facing charges...

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Lena Waithe, Nicole Friday on American Black Film Festival, returning to Miami Beach

Lena Waithe, Nicole Friday on American Black Film Festival,...

The beloved film festival will return with a hybrid festival this June, with in-person...

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The ‘receipts’ don’t matter. The bike doesn’t matter. Sarah Jane Comrie’s actions matter

The ‘receipts’ don’t matter. The bike doesn’t matter. Sarah...

OPINION: Sarah Jane Comrie made an active choice to behave the way she did on May...

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NFL giant and civil rights icon Jim Brown dies at age 87

NFL giant and civil rights icon Jim Brown dies at age 87

The sports legend was a prominent advocate for civil rights whose legacy is both...

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GOP’s Sen. Tim Scott makes his run for U.S. president official

GOP’s Sen. Tim Scott makes his run for U.S. president official

Scott already has scheduled TV ads to begin airing in the early voting states Iowa...

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Why Malcolm X said white people should be like abolitionist John Brown

Why Malcolm X said white people should be like abolitionist...

OPINION: To commemorate the civil rights leader's birthday, we looked back at what...

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‘The Hill with April Ryan’: Black immigration and affirmative action

‘The Hill with April Ryan’: Black immigration and affirmative...

Catch an all-new episode of “The Hill with April Ryan” every Thursday on theGrio.com...

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Oklahoma boy, 13, earns bachelor’s in cybersecurity, computer science

Oklahoma boy, 13, earns bachelor’s in cybersecurity, computer...

The teenager is enrolled at Ohio State University, where he is studying cybersecurity...

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‘Janet,’ which came out 30 years ago, is Janet Jackson’s most important album

‘Janet,’ which came out 30 years ago, is Janet Jackson’s...

OPINION: ‘Control’ and ‘Rhythm Nation 1814’ were breakout albums, but ‘Janet’ is...

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Lawsuit: Memphis restaurant accused Black couple of smelling like weed, kicked them out

Lawsuit: Memphis restaurant accused Black couple of smelling...

Carlos Moore, an attorney for Dechandria Bass and her boyfriend, Dwan Brown, said...

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Groups launch HBCU Media Collective to promote newsroom diversity

Groups launch HBCU Media Collective to promote newsroom...

The HBCU Media Collective will place enrolled students in Dow Jones newsrooms from...

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Rep. Cori Bush calls Supreme Court ‘a cesspool of corruption’

Rep. Cori Bush calls Supreme Court ‘a cesspool of corruption’

Democrats reintroduce legislation that would expand by four the number of justices...

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Black Californians hope state doesn’t break reparations promise

Black Californians hope state doesn’t break reparations...

Reparations proposals for African Americans date back to 1865, when Union General...

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Steve McQueen readies two WWII film projects

Steve McQueen readies two WWII film projects

The Oscar-nominated filmmaker is releasing feature film drama “Blitz,” and documentary,...