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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May 21, 2019
Meet Keyaira and Tarawoner Kelly, the hosts of the new podcast “Talk To Your Mother (TTYM)” where the have honest convos around sex, life, and love.
It was one of the best graduation gifts you could ever imagine getting. Morehouse commencement speaker, finance billionaire Robert F. Smith, pledged to pay off student loans for the entire Class of 2019. “My family …
May 17, 2019
Today is World Lupus Day and for the millions of people, especially Black women who live with the disease, it’s a reminder they’re not alone.
May 17, 2019
Find out how the anti-abortion movement in the U.S. has more to do with evangelical Christians’ racist segregationist roots than the tenants of morality.
Former NBA star Al Harrington shares insight on how Black people can take advantage of the economics of the billion dollar legal cannabis industry.
rowing, sports, Atlantic Ocean, women, Antigua, health
Team Antigua Island Girls talk teamwork, mental health and preparing their bodies to become athletes.
Black Mama Bail out thegrio
Black Mama’s Bail Out operates across the country with the sole purpose of reuniting Black women with their children and resisting mass incarceration.
Cheslie Kryst thegrio
Cheslie Kryst, who was recently crowned Miss USA 2019, has a word to anyone who wants to randomly touch her natural hair.
Sen. Kamala Harris called out president Trump on his rhetoric while calling for Election Day to become a national holiday during an annual NAACP event in Detroit
Food entrepreneur and activist Olympia Auset has created a new business that will bring low-cost organic grocery service to underserved Black communities.
In a new interview with theGrio, actress Yaya DaCosta says she’s happy the mainstream media is starting to catch on to the idea of the Black Latinos’ exist.
Bolden thegrio.com
May 3, 2019
TheGrio interviews the cast of “Bolden,” the new film inspired by the legendary, but little-known jazz pioneer Charles “Buddy” Bolden.
April 29, 2019
The Democratic candidate, known popularly as “Mayor Pete” says the two discussed “racial disparities” in the economy during the lunch.
Watkins
“Woke people are like the new fake thugs,” says D. Watkins in an interview with theGrio, in which he talks about the social media phenomenon
Lauren London Nipsey Hussle theGrio.com
Lauren London’s latest tribute to Nipsey Hussle highlights the pain of life after losing our loved ones to gun violence. The grief doesn’t go away.
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) says it’s time to move beyond talking about the problem of Black mothers dying and make hospitals find solutions or pay up.
In a 1-on-1 interview with theGrio, 2020 Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Warren addresses her agenda for Black America.
She’s not your typical cannabis owner. In a booming marijuana industry where the majority of people calling the shots are […]
Nipsey Hussle on a basketball court in Crenshaw thegrio
A school in Crenshaw recently unveiled a 78-foot basketball memorial basketball court bearing Nipsey Hussle’s image with a special dedication ceremony.
Thursday’s memorial gave fans a chance to say their farewells to Nipsey Hussle a champion of the people as he was eulogized in the STAPLES Center