Lawyer: Obama kin would look like Zimmerman's

theGRIO REPORT - An attorney who was approached early on by George Zimmerman to defend him in the shooting death of Trayvon Martin says a photo of Zimmerman's family proves he could not have racially profiled the Miami teen...

Black and white twins Kian and Remee turn 7 years old

theGrio

Kian and Remee, who were born a minute apart, just turned 7, and even though they are twins they have completely different skin colors...

Miss Jessie's duo: Natural hair fad 'here to stay'

Nakita Austin

theGRIO Q&A - Titi and Miko Branch sat down with theGrio to talk about their upbringing with their grandmother Miss Jessie, entrepreneurship, their Target deal and, of course, tips for curly hair...

2 men connect over discovering their blackness

Ashley Michelle Williams

theGRIO REPORT - Two Illinois men who were born to white mothers did not know that their fathers were black until fairly late in life. They connected to share their experiences...

Nearly 1 million blacks checked 'other' on Census

theGrio

theGRIO REPORT - According to a preliminary Census analysis, roughly one million respondents were in the black category but specified 'other' instead...

Why asking 'what are you' is often offensive

Jessy Schuster

OPINION - Everyone asked me the question, blacks, white, and Latinos among others, but there is a difference between white people and black people asking the question...

Cornel West wages racial authenticity war

Chris Tyson

OPINION - For those of us who respect and appreciate West's scholar-activist contributions, the past few days have been both revealing and woefully disappointing...