Meet Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Baltimore's second female mayor
TheGrio had an opportunity to spend time with Rawlings-Blake and her family, friends and staff to create this candid and inspiring interview about her unique life.
First lady wears Naeem Khan to National Prayer Service
President Barack H. Obama started his first day in his second term of office at the National Prayer Service held at the National Cathedral in Washington, DC, which held a near-capacity crowd. He and first lady Michelle Obama were joined by dignitaries, guests, family, friends, members of Congress, and cabinet officials
White House previews holiday decor, 2nd term agenda
WASHINGTON – On Friday, the White House Office of Digital Strategy Invited fourteen online women-focused magazines and publications to an exclus…
Are black women being heard in the 2012 presidential race?
OPINION - Our issues, like all those of all Americans, should be raised and addressed in the national discourse by both presidential hopefuls directly...
Elise Neal talks life, hair and new film that examines the black church
Elise Neal is in a term, down-to-earth. TheGrio had the chance to speak with the gorgeous forty-something actress, and much to our delight, we found that she was warm, extremely funny, candid, bright, entrepreneurial, and insightful about life.
First lady talks 'American Grown' with theGrio
theGRIO REPORT - TheGrio was the only African-American news site invited to dine in the White House kitchen garden yesterday with first lady Michelle Obama, along with some of the nation’s leading health and female-focused web sites.
Meet Judy Smith, the inspiration for 'Scandal'
theGRIO Q&A - We asked Judy about Olivia, the character Kerry Washington plays on 'Scandal' -- and Kerry's onscreen relationship with Tony Goldywyn's fictional character of the president...
Kerry Washington busts stereotypes in 'Scandal'
theGRIO REPORT - The Kerry Washington we have all come to know and love over the past decade has played many different roles on the big and small screen. Scandal is her latest hit...
First lady Serita Jakes has her 'own wings'
theGRIO Q&A - We know her as the wife of Bishop TD Jakes, the gifted pastor, orator, best-selling author, successful movie producer, and the founder and spiritual leader of the Potter's House ministries in Dallas, Texas...
