by Kevin Davenport | Apr 27, 2022 | National Headlines
Her words were a tribute to generations of Black Americans who she said paved the way for her elevation to the Supreme Court. “In my family, it took just one generation to go from segregation to the Supreme Court of the United States.” With those words, Judge Ketanji...
by Kevin Davenport | Apr 27, 2022 | National Headlines
OPINION: Either CNN host Chris Wallace doesn’t know history, or he thinks Nikole Hannah-Jones shouldn’t discuss how America’s ‘greatest generation’ fought against democracy for Black people. Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are...
by Kevin Davenport | Mar 3, 2022 | National Headlines
The pioneer’s daughter, Angela Foster Dickerson, said her mother, for whom a building was recently named, died Wednesday. Autherine Lucy Foster, the first Black student to enroll at the University of Alabama, died Wednesday. She was 92. University officials announced...
by Kevin Davenport | Mar 1, 2022 | National Headlines
As we wrap up February’s ‘Mighty Love’ series, the Tony-nominated playwright and her musician husband share their 23-year love story. This is a continuation of theGrio’s “Mighty Love” series, running through February. Read our first couple’s story here. When...
by Vinegar Hill Magazine | Jan 26, 2022 | National Headlines
The William Hall Academy in Prince George’s County is home to a new mural paying tribute to the Underground Railroad. When the students of William Hall Academy walk into their school, they have a beautiful reminder that past is prologue. The K-8th grade school in...
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