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10-Year-Old Black Girl Farmer Makes History, Awarded Full Scholarship to HBCU

Nationwide — Kendall Rae Johnson, a 10-year-old African American girl from Atlanta, Georgia, who is known as the state’s youngest certified farmer, has been awarded a full scholarship to South Carolina State University. Kendall’s journey in agriculture began early. As a toddler, she started gardening with her great-grandmother, Laura “Kate” Williams, on a small patio. They planted cucumbers, tomatoes, peppers, and collard greens together. At four, her parents built her a bigger garden bed at home. That was the turning […]

todayAugust 9, 2025

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Ayanna Pressley says Trump release of MLK files reflects more sinister attack on Black leadership and history

The Trump administration’s release of the MLK files is being met with skepticism from the family of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., advocates, and Democratic elected officials, including U.S. Rep. Ayanna Pressley, who told theGrio she believes the abrupt release is part of a more sinister tactic rooted in anti-Blackness. Martin Luther King III and Bernice King, the last surviving children of MLK, cautioned in a lengthy joint statement that, considering the FBI’s racist and illegal surveillance and […]

todayJuly 22, 2025

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Black Woman From Atlanta Makes History, Turns 105 Years Old

Nationwide — Valena York Henderson, an African American woman from Atlanta, Georgia, recently turned 105 and celebrated the milestone with family and friends. The gathering honored her life of love, faith, and service across five generations. Born in 1919, Henderson has lived through world wars, the civil rights era, and over a century of change. Her family describes her as a steady presence — a woman whose quiet strength and compassion have shaped the lives of many. Now a mother, […]

todayJuly 22, 2025

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Powerful MSNBC panel unpacks the racist history behind ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ and the normalization of violence

A recent segment on MSNBC’s The Weekend Primetime brought together a sharp panel of thinkers to discuss one of the most disturbing trends in right-wing political culture: the meme-ification of cruelty. The discussion, led by co-hosts Catherine Rampell, Antonia Hylton, and Elise Jordan, zeroed in on the viral nickname “Alligator Alcatraz”—a phrase being used to describe a U.S. immigration detention center located on an island in Louisiana near actual alligators. Instead of addressing the serious implications of detaining immigrants in […]

todayJuly 7, 2025

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Trump orders ICE to execute ‘largest mass deportation program in history,’ setting up clashes with Black mayors

President Donald Trump ordered ICE officials to execute the “largest Mass Deportation Program in History” in a clear escalation of his aggressive immigration agenda, setting up likely clashes with Democratic-run cities, many of them led by Black mayors. In a Truth Social post published Sunday night, Trump, whose controversial policies ignited thousands of protests over the weekend as he held an unprecedented military parade on his birthday, instructed federal officers to “do all in their power” to carry out his […]

todayJune 16, 2025

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Harriet Tubman webpage is restored by NPS, but critics still worry about Trump administration undermining Black history

Following public backlash, the National Park Service restored a webpage about the Underground Railroad and Harriet Tubman that sanitized some historical facts. But critics of the Trump administration’s snafu tell theGrio it presents a larger concern about the federal government’s role in safekeeping (or not safekeeping) Black history, which is American history. “It’s very insulting…You can’t alter history like that,” said U.S. Rep. Alma Adams, D-N.C., who is a member of the House Education and Workforce Committee and former educator. Adams […]

todayApril 10, 2025

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Mayor Brandon Scott embraces being a ‘DEI hire,’ says today’s anti-DEI movement can be traced throughout Black history

Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott has personally felt the wrath of the political tide against so-called diversity, equity, and inclusion. In March 2024, when the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, Maryland, collapsed—killing six and disrupting the nation’s supply chain–Mayor Scott was targeted by some Republicans and conservatives online who called him a “DEI hire.” The nickname suggested that Scott, elected by Baltimore voters in 2020 and reelected in 2024, only held his position because he is Black and was not […]

todayMarch 4, 2025

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Trump celebrates Tiger Woods and others at Black History Month event, but doesn’t mention DEI

President Donald Trump welcomed hundreds at the White House on Thursday for a Black History Month reception, where he was joined by longtime friend Tiger Woods and a cadre of Black Republican leaders. “We pay tribute to the generations of Black legends, champions, warriors and patriots who helped drive our country forward to greatness,” said Trump to a crowd of enthusiastic Black supporters inside the East Room. At one point during the event, the room chanted, “Four more years!” in […]

todayFebruary 21, 2025

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Most influential Black politicians in American history

Historically, Black political power has not come easy in the United States. The institution of slavery and systems of racial inequality – from Black Codes to Jim Crow – restricted the civil and political rights of African Americans for centuries.  But through activism and great sacrifice, Black Americans have built political power over time. That power is not more exemplified than in Washington, the nation’s capital. From the first Black president to the first African American woman ever elected to […]

todayFebruary 20, 2025