Can hailing cab apps stop taxi discrimination?
theGRIO REPORT - With the advent of new mobile apps that seek to streamline the process of hailing a cab, taxi drivers will be rendered essentially colorblind...
Which leaders speak for black America?
OPINION - Is there a leadership crisis in black America? A new poll suggests African-Americans think so...
Why black Hollywood liberals hailed Chavez
theGRIO REPORT - While many Americans considered the late Hugo Chavez to be an authoritarian dictator and foe of the U.S., for some liberal African-American entertainers like Danny Glover and Harry Belafonte, he was an ally...
Does slavery have any place in the guns debate?
theGRIO REPORT - With regard to slavery, there is evidence that the Founding Fathers had that institution in mind when drafting the Second Amendment...
Danny Glover under fire for slavery, 2nd Amendment remarks
theGRIO REPORT - Actor and activist Danny Glover is under fire from gun rights advocates after making some controversial remarks during a recent appearance at Texas A&M University....
Common: 'LUV' will open guns conversation on guns
theGRIO VIDEO - Common says that his new film 'LUV' will help bring up a dialogue about gun control and violence in the urban community...
'The House I Live In' director says everyone loses in war on drugs
theGRIO REPORT - Award-winning director Eugene Jarecki calls the 40-year-long War on Drugs a 'terrible American secret' and it's one he wants to expose to the public...
How 'clueless' can actress Stacey Dash be?
theGRIO REPORT - Stacey Dash was reportedly fired from her new movie 'Supremacy,' because of her 'disrespectful attitude' on set...
theGrio's 10 favorite mixed race buddy movies
SLIDESHOW - 'Lethal Weapon' wasn't the first of the last Hollywood movie to pair mixed race leads to see is sparks might fly. Here our some our favorite duos in the buddy genre.
African-Americans overlooked by Oscar
SLIDESHOW - 'The Hurt Locker''s Anthony Mackie is just one member of a large community of black actors who have yet to be nominated for Hollywood's highest honor...
