Smithsonian exhibit parallels Emancipation, civil rights
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation and Martin Luther King Jr.'s March on Washington for Civil Rights were 100 years apart, but both changed the nation and expanded freedom...
An African-American woman near Paris on life as an ex-pat
As I set off on this adventure, I join legions of Black American expatriates before me who moved to Europe in search of cultural exchange and self-discovery.
Rare snow fall stuns South Africa's Johannesburg
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — People have poured out of offices, pointed mobile phone cameras to the sky and opened their mouths to taste a rare snowfall now blanketing South Africa's city of Johannesburg...
Bronner Bros. hair show highlights
theGRIO REPORT - Black hair took center stage in Atlanta over the weekend with thousands converging at the Georgia World Congress Center for the Bronner Bros. International Hair Show...
Global Fusion Festival unites cultural groups across Philadelphia
theGRIO REPORT - This past weekend Global Fusion Festival (GFF) in Philadelphia tried to bring together as many cultural groups represented in Philadelphia as they could fit together...
Black neighborhood looks for ABFF spotlight
theGRIO REPORT - The 16th Annual American Black Film Festival, which wrapped up Sunday, boasts thousands of attendees who convene under the lustrous backdrop of palm trees, a summer-soft breeze and the popularly known glitz and glamour of South Beach...
American Black Film Festival: Lights, camera...
theGRIO REPORT - Anyone with an idea, some out-of-the-box creativity, a niche for audience attention and some web savvy talent now has a grand platform to share their work...
American Black Film Festival: Holly-wouldn't
theGRIO REPORT - As the American Black Film Festival (ABFF) celebrates its 16th year, film aficionados from all walks of life continue to show immense support for its mission...
Caribbean-Americans who have made their mark
SLIDESHOW - This year marks the seventh anniversary of June being recognized as National Caribbean American Heritage Month.
Journey to Mount Kilimanjaro
AUTHOR'S NOTEBOOK - Hidden under clouds as I entered the National Park, Mount Kilimanjaro was a mystery to me...