Meet the men of 'Sparkle' remake
theGRIO VIDEO - The men of the highly anticipated film 'Sparkle' open up about their roles during an interview with theGrio....
US basketball has fashionably late Olympic arrival
LONDON (AP) - The U.S. men's Olympic basketball team is favored to win again, and some think it's a matter of the players just showing up...
Black women benefiting during weak jobs market
theGRIO REPORT - Since December, black women have knocked more than 3 percentage points off of their unemployment rate, going down from 13.9 percent to 10.8 percent. That drop is the largest for any demographic group...
Barbershops offer free blood-pressure screening
theGRIO REPORT - At Wright's Barbershop in Denver, CO, Dr. Byron Connor, a volunteer in the program, says they're doing blood pressure and blood sugar screening, as well as referring people who do not have health insurance...
Why we need more black male teachers now
OPINION - This is an issue that should be addressed every day of the year, not just during Black History Month...
The black gender gap in interracial marriage
OPINION - It's possible that this is the result of traditional Europeanized standards of beauty where black women are not considered as beautiful and desirable as other races of women...
Black men a 'distinct minority' at HBCUs
CLUTCH - One look at the make-up of any university campus and you'll notice one thing: black men are scarce...
The most painful things a woman can say to a man
Some say that things just 'get to us' more than they get to men. That we overanalyze things. That we let things affect our day (or our lives) more than men do. But, don't be fooled: men have their weak spots too...
Barkley now a role model for black male weight loss
OPINION - Sir Charles, as he is sometimes called, sets an example for other black men who don't typically receive an anti-obesity/pro-health message...
More black men in prison than slaves in 1850?
It's a heartbreaking, but often understated, reality that America's criminal justice system imprisons black folks at astonishingly high rates.
