About Natasha S. Alford

Natasha S. Alford is an award-winning journalist, filmmaker, and media executive driven by the power of storytelling. As the VP of Digital Content and a Sr. Correspondent, Natasha tells stories that inspire and inform. She is also host of "TheGrio Weekly," airing Fridays at 6am, 2pm and 10pm ET on theGrio's mobile streaming channel.

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July 29, 2019
President Donald Trump continued his attacks on Black leaders and Black cities on Monday, but is now setting his sights on Rev. Al Sharpton.
July 25, 2019
The former WNBA MVP and champion says that it’s important to support the companies that support the drive for equal pay for women
Kamala Harris theGrio.com
July 23, 2019
On Tuesday, Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) announced a proposal for a landmark bill that would decriminalize marijuana at the federal […]
July 19, 2019
NYC’s annual Afro-Latino Festival has emerged to give people who descend from throughout Latin America a chance to learn and affirm their Black roots
Ilhan Omar thegrio.com
July 19, 2019
Still she rises. Rep. Ilhan Omar, the freshmen congresswoman who had been a target for racist attacks from President Donald […]
July 18, 2019
Jordin Sparks opens up about postpartum struggles and why she says her husband is the “greatest thing” to ever happened to her.
July 17, 2019
Rep. Mike Kelly calls himself a person of color after coming to the defense of President Trump for racist tweets attacking four Congresswomen of color.
July 16, 2019
Cardi B tweeted out her thoughts about two-time presidential contender Sen. Bernie Sanders and how the country did him dirty in 2016.
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
July 15, 2019
Sen. Cory Booker and Rep. Karen Bass have introduced a new bill meant to help people who received a sentence as a result of the failed War on Drugs.
July 11, 2019
New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker is frustrated with the lack of Black and Brown nominees to the circuit courts, calling it “unacceptable”
July 9, 2019
Valerie Jarrett talks to theGrio about how to stay cool while breaking barriers and lending the hand of mentorship in her new memoir.
July 8, 2019
Michael Paul Adams stabbed and slit the throat of 17-year-old Elijah El-Amin because he was playing rap music that Adams deemed threatening.
June 13, 2019
The U.S. Army has yet to officially recognize Richard Collins III as a second lieutenant after he was stabbed to death by a white supremacist in 2017.
June 13, 2019
Get the scoop on how “SHAFT” director Tim Story updated the Blaxploitation classic and set to best represent generational relationships between Black men.
June 12, 2019
The latest installation of “SHAFT,” the classic 1971 crime action Blaxploitation flick, explores relationships between three generations of Black men.
June 11, 2019
  Black Chicagoans lost between $3 and $4 billion in wealth as a result of predatory housing contracts of the […]
May 30, 2019
Actor Jharrel Jerome says playing real-life Central Park Five survivor in new Ava DuVernay Netflix series was heartbreaking and inspiring.
May 30, 2019
The Titan Generator is a micro-accelerator designed to help Black entrepreneurs in the early stages of building their business find success.
May 24, 2019
Ava DuVernay delivers her best work to date with ‘When They See Us’ a four-part series on the Central Park Five due out May 31 on Netflix.