19+ hour, 52+ min ago   (744+ words) The filmmaker opened up about abuse, homelessness, grief and therapy while reflecting on the painful journey that led him to success. Tyler Perry is marking his 57th birthday by looking back at the difficult road that brought him to this moment....

4+ day, 21+ hour ago   (333+ words) The ruling upheld the dismissal of a lawsuit from residents who alleged officials allowed lead to contaminate the majority-Black city’s drinking water. After a federal court ruled that the residents of the majority-Black city of Jackson, Mississippi, do not have…...

4+ day, 22+ hour ago   (478+ words) OPINION: Two Massachusetts mothers mounted defenses centered on severe mental illness. Their cases have been met with very different public narratives. A judge has just declared a mistrial for Lindsay Clancy, mother of three, standing trial for the deaths of…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (770+ words) A yoga session for Black dads takes place on Saturdays at the Barack Obama Presidential Center. On a crisp Saturday morning on Chicago’s South Side, a group of about 30 Black men are lying down on yoga mats in the shadow…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (410+ words) After human remains were discovered during construction in 2011, community leaders are again pressing the city to protect the historic site. Beneath a parking lot in Elmhurst, Queens, lies a piece of Black history that advocates say deserves far more than…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (370+ words) Target is gearing up to launch the Target Beauty Studio in September, featuring just two Black-owned brands among 90, mostly new additions. When Target first announced it was stepping back from some of its diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, officials swore…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (608+ words) With Bottoms locked in a tight governor’s race, organizers say mobilizing Black Georgians — particularly younger voters — will be critical. Keisha Lance Bottoms has a chance to do what no Black American has ever done in the state of Georgia as…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (340+ words) More than four centuries later, the legacy of those first Africans extends far beyond slavery into the culture, struggles and identity of Black America, and America, as a whole. August 25 marks the anniversary of the 1619 arrival of the first documented…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (295+ words) The literary advocate has been vocal about his mental health struggles, revealing he first became aware of them when he was eight. Mychal Threets, the former librarian turned host of a revamped version of the beloved children’s show “Reading Rainbow,…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (513+ words) Brandon Caldwell is a staff writer and journalist at theGrio.com, where he contributes his expertise in music and pop culture. With a career spanning over a decade, Brandon has established himself as a prominent voice in music journalism, previously…...