theGrio's 100: Dean Baquet, the main man at the New York Times
theGRIO's 100 - During Baquet's tenure as managing editor the Times has weathered figurative and literal storms, while still upholding the 'Old Grey Lady's' standard...
Black woman becomes Teen Vogue's new Beauty & Health director
Just a couple weeks after the historic hiring of Keija Minor as the editor in chief of Conde Nast's Brides magazine, the major publishing company has announced another African-American hire in an important leadership role...
White Essence editor leaves over right-wing Facebook post
Michael Bullerdick, a white man who was acting as 'managing editor' at the black women's magazine Essence, recently left his position after snap-shots of his Facebook page revealed his staunch right-wing ideology...
Do the rules of decency not apply with Obama?
OPINION - When did it become okay to call the president of these United States an expletive on national television?...
White House: Analyst comment 'inappropriate'
WASHINGTON (AP) - White House spokesman Jay Carney said the negative comment by MSNBC analyst Mark Halperin was an inappropriate thing to say about any president...
TheGrio's 100: Samantha Fennell, publishing a new future for our diverse country
TheGrio's 100 - Fennell's bold career jump from high-powered magazine manager to independent political fundraiser marked her as an impassioned influencer on the move...
Manie Barron, agent and editor, dies at age 55
NEW YORK (AP) - Barron, an editor and literary agent, worked on and advocated for African-American books through much of a 23-year publishing career...
Sidibe's Elle cover makes case for black fashion directors
OPINION - The fashion industry is seemingly damned if they do, or damned if they don't...
Amy DuBois Barnett named new editor of Ebony magazine
Barnett, who was the first African-American woman to head a major mainstream consumer magazine, was most recently deputy editor-in-chief of Harper's Bazaar...
