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Beyoncé has painted her pinkie finger a marvelous, sparkly pink shade in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, which started on October 1.
theGRIO REPORT – While Owens’ team allegedly insisted that the step dancers make ‘vicious’ faces, it is clear that during the performance many of the women refused…
The new editor-in-chief of Essence magazine, Vanessa K. Bush, was honored at a star-studded event on Monday in New York City.
theGRIO REPORT – Focus 100 is poised to help blacks, women, and all those who want to work together in the spirit of equality, to do just that…
theGRIO REPORT – Jada Pinkett Smith just turned 42 a few days ago, and has made a series of reflective statements on her Facebook page in the wake of her September 18 birthday.
theGRIO SLIDESHOW – Based on Brooks’ ensemble at Sunday’s Emmy Awards, she may soon be making news for her style choices in addition to her casting coups.
theGRIO REPORT – Kerry Washington might not have won big at the Emmys on Sunday, but she wowed on the red carpet in a gorgeous cream gown by Marchesa…
OPINION – Far from being an ‘angry black woman,’ Campbell has positively revitalized her image in recent years…
theGRIO SLIDESHOW – Harlem’s Fashion Row (HFR) was founded six years ago by Brandice Henderson-Daniel to give designers of color a space to showcase their creations…
REVIEW – The aura of Havana permeated the cat walk as flirty frocks in searing primary colors announced Reese’s Afro-Cuban theme…
ANALYSIS – As black luminaries sip their champagne, some push for more black models on those runways. Perhaps the subtext is that New York Fashion Week is a party with a purpose…
Appearing with the volume of her hair pulled back into a bouffant updo, Davis took the positive message of wearing natural hair for all occasions even further in this latest look, the longest that we have seen on her.
ESSAY – ‘Let The Fire Burn’ seeks to create some measure of justice for the 11 bombing victims by keeping the memory of this tragedy alive in the public’s memory…
Even though the general public continues to be mesmerized by twerking, or at least its popularized facsimile as has been promoted by Miley Cyrus, within the black community it seems that this dance is being kept where it belongs — in the realm of things not to be taken too seriously.
SLIDESHOW – The Amazon of the tennis courts stood at over racks of clothing, adjusting garments and making selections for models as fashion editors from various publications filed in for a champagne brunch that doubled as an exclusive preview for her EleVen by Venus Williams Spring/Summer 2014 collection…
OPINION – I understand that Underwood is a comedian, and making people laugh is her job. But it’s a startlingly bad decision for a black woman to malign the desirability of common black characteristics…
theGRIO VIDEO – The couple, which had been together for ten years at the time of Rustin’s death, could not enjoy the right of marriage equality, now available in New York State. Years after the death of his partner, Nagle has remained the keeper of Rustin’s flame…
theGRIO REPORT – On the morning of festivities commemorating the 50th anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington, members of the family of Dr. Martin Luther King hosted an interfaith prayer service at the home of the 150 year old congregation founded by former slaves…
As part of the festivities celebrating the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington, first lady Michelle Obama hosted a special student screening at the ‘White House of The Powerbroker: Whitney Young’s Fight For Civil Rights.’
ESSAY – Retracing the footsteps of civil rights icons, Saturday’s throng of marchers sought new inroads towards justice…