50 years after fair pay law, women still earn less
theGRIO REPORT - While the wage gap has shrunk, it remains remarkably high, and persistent, particularly for women of color...
Black Girls Run! helps women explore long distance running
The Black Girls RUN! Facebook page has over 70,000 "likes," and the Twitter feed has almost 17,000 followers.
Issa Rae, Malinda Williams, more to co-host all-black ‘View’ styled show
Exhale is the name of the new talk show, which according to Variety.com, will feature five prominent African American women in the entertainment space as co-hosts.
Why black women's history is important to commemorate
ESSAY - As Women's History Month progresses on theGrio, we invite you to participate as we fortify ourselves with the powerful histories of the famous and everyday women who have made a way for us to enjoy today...
Essence magazine editor-in-chief Constance White announces her exit
CLUTCH - According to The Maynard Institute, Essence magazine Editor-in-Chief Constance White is leaving her role as well as the beauty editor Corynne L. Corbett and the creative director Greg Monfries...
Black History Month: Celebrating African-American female inventors
MADAME NOIRE - Part of the Black History Month celebration is to take a look back at all of the significant contributions that African Americans have made to this country, and to mankind as a whole...
Remembering black women who have served
theGRIO REPORT - New York's Daily News has published an essay in honor of black women who have served in the military to commemorate Black History Month...
10 things black women need to know about heart disease
Black women are disproportionately affected by heart disease; the death rate is 30 percent higher for Black women than their White counterparts. When it comes to preventing heart disease, awareness and action are powerful weapons.
Does Hollywood negatively stereotype darker black women?
OPINION - In 'Alex Cross,' one of the few women in the movie who was of a darker complexion was once again playing someone extremely negative. Come on Hollywood, enough is enough!...
Film about WWII black heroines needs your help
theGRIO REPORT - Invisible Warriors: African American Women in World War II is a documentary film, currently in production, about African-American women who played a significant role in World War II...
