Black entrepreneurs and business owners are getting hit hard by life after COVID-19. #BuyingBlack can make all the difference in this time of need. By TheGrio March 23, 2020 Life for Black entrepreneurs in the U.S. has changed overnight. For many, the harsh realities of the ...
Phoenix, Arizona March 2020 - Tim Seay of Phoenix, President & CEO of several non-profit organizations, recently re-elected Most Honorable Grand Master of The Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge Free & Accepted Masons of Arizona and one of the top community leaders of Phoenix declar...
The epic move not only expands his broadcasting empire but will strengthen and improve the digital footprints of these local stations Byron Allen, founder, and CEO of Entertainment Studios Networks (parent company of theGrio) has acquired 11 broadcast television stations from USA Televis...
The Black News Channel, a new cable channel that will offer around the clock, 24-hour news about Black people, launched on Monday. The network, "by black people, for black people," was created by former Congressman J.C. Watts (R-Okla.). It initially launches in 33 million U.S. households in ...
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY A story of music, war, sex, death, triumph, and tragedy, with cameos by Louis Armstrong, Josephine Baker, Django Reinhardt, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Marcus Garvey, and Adolf Hitler Arthur Briggs\'s life was Homeric in scope. Born on the tiny island of Grenada, ...
(CHANDLER, AZ) Restaurants from the Chandler area are rallying to support the arts in their community with an all day event, Eat Your Art Out Chandler, from 11 am - 8 pm on February 25, 2020. From Tennessee BBQ to sushi, Mexican specialties to contemporary wine bars, the chefs, mixologi...
Dr. Bernice A. King says changes to Civil Rights Act of 1866 could have "cataclysmic results for people of color." By TheGrio -November 9, 2019 In this Jan 10, 2018 photo, Bernice King poses for a photograph at the King Center, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Robert Ray) Dr. Bernice A. ...
Artists will collaborate with youth of the Somali Association of Arizona to paint a mural on 51st Street and McDowell Road this weekendThe Somali Association of Arizona (SAA) is hosting visiting artists to lead a workshop with youth members to paint a community mural on the weekend of March 30th and...
The African Association of Arizona (AFASA) proudly announces the spring 2019 African Festival, which will take place on May 4 at North High School (1101 E. Thomas Road), Phoenix from 10:00 AM until 6:00 PM. The theme of the festival is "Reinvigorating Africa Awareness in Arizona." It will celebrat...
THE SUGARHILL GANG JOINS HIP HOP PIONEERS GRANDMASTER MELLE MEL & SCORPIO OF THE FURIOUS 5 TO FORM SUPERGROUPPLANNING NEW US & INTERNATIONAL TOUR FOR 2019The evolution of Hip Hop has come a long way from its humble beginnings back in the 1970s. Now the highest grossing genre in pop culture...
