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Black History/White Lies: The 10 biggest myths about the Civil Rights Movement

Black History/White Lies: The 10 biggest myths about the...

OPINION: Part two of theGrio’s Black History Month series explores the myths, misunderstandings...

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Trial over Black transgender woman’s death in rural South Carolina focuses on secret relationship

Trial over Black transgender woman’s death in rural South...

The U.S. Department of Justice alleges that Daqua Ritter killed Dime Doe, a transgender...

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Home ownership growing among single Black women, but here are their 3 biggest hurdles

Home ownership growing among single Black women, but here...

While they outpace Black men, low-paying jobs, education debt, and mortgage eligibility...

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Watch: Wawa Gatheru is redefining and reclaiming the title of ‘Environmentalist’ 

Watch: Wawa Gatheru is redefining and reclaiming the title...

Pattrn’s ‘Faces of Change’ follows Gen-Z environmentalist and climate activist Wawa...

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Watch: Michael W. Twitty preserves culture and history through food

Watch: Michael W. Twitty preserves culture and history...

TheGrio commemorates culinary historian, writer, and educator Michael W. Twitty...

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Ex-officer convicted in Elijah McClain’s homicide files an appeal

Ex-officer convicted in Elijah McClain’s homicide files...

Former Colorado police officer Randy Roedema, who was fired from the Aurora Police...

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Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre reteam on a new version of ‘Gin and Juice’

Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre reteam on a new version of ‘Gin...

Inspired by their ‘90s hit song “Gin and Juice,” rappers Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre...

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Parts of a Martin Luther King Jr. memorial in Denver have been stolen

Parts of a Martin Luther King Jr. memorial in Denver have...

Artist Ed Dwight created the memorial in 2002. It features a bronze statue of King...

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Romance novelist Kennedy Ryan inspires her readers to put self-love first

Romance novelist Kennedy Ryan inspires her readers to put...

With her upcoming novel, “This Could Be Us,” novelist Kennedy Ryan reaches beyond...

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Claude Tiller, Jr. resigns from Green Bay superintendent post after remarks about whiteness, fried chicken and watermelon go public

Claude Tiller, Jr. resigns from Green Bay superintendent...

Tiller, the first Black superintendent in the district, left his job after being...

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Howard Thurman, inspiration to MLK, was a man of firsts

Howard Thurman, inspiration to MLK, was a man of firsts

Thurman helped shape the civil rights movement of the South after he talked to Mahatma...

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Sterling K. Brown, Danielle Brooks, Ava DuVernay, Colman Domingo and more honored at the AAFCA Awards ceremony

Sterling K. Brown, Danielle Brooks, Ava DuVernay, Colman...

“American Fiction,” “The Color Purple” and “Origin” were highly praised for their...

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Biden cancels federal students loans for 153,000 people

Biden cancels federal students loans for 153,000 people

Biden said he remained steadfast in his commitment to “fix our broken student loan...

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City snatched Silas White’s beachfront land 66 years ago, descendants seek its return

City snatched Silas White’s beachfront land 66 years ago,...

Where Is My Land founder Kavon Ward, who succeeded in persuading Los Angeles County...

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Watch: Victor Glover to become the first African American to go into lunar orbit 

Watch: Victor Glover to become the first African American...

Pattrn’s ‘Faces of Change’ returns with Victor Glover, who’s assigned to make history...

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Hydeia Broadbent, HIV/AIDS activist known for inspirational talks as a young child, dies at 39

Hydeia Broadbent, HIV/AIDS activist known for inspirational...

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Hydeia Broadbent, a prominent HIV/AIDS activist known for her inspirational...