In defense of Touré'
OPINION - Touré’s blunt assessment of Romney’s 'ni**erization' of Obama, and the sanctimonious outrage it triggered, illustrated a disturbing trend in American politics...
Does GOP language delegitimize minorities?
OPINION - Was Touré correct to say that by trying to access racial stereotypes about the “angry black man” Mitt Romney was engaging in the niggerization of President Obama? In a word, yes...
Shooting suspect tells police 'I only shot a ni**er'
theGRIO REPORT - A Florida man arrested for shooting his neighbor in the face allegedly admitted his crime to police, with a strange excuse...
Man finds 'Hello Ni**er!' message on TV in Motel 6 room
theGRIO REPORT - Dayton native, Joseph Ross turned on his Motel 6 room's television only to see the words 'Hello Ni**er!' written on the screen.
Teacher's aide allegedly fired for calling 'Huck Finn' racist
.The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn' still manages to provoke controversy because of its liberal use of the n-word...
Rapper allegedly recieves n-word tweet from reporter
theGRIO REPORT - A veteran Los Angeles TV reporter is being accused of sending a racist tweet to rapper Yung Berg...
'Yes, I use the n-word'
OPINION - I have no real logic behind using the word, but for whatever reason, I'm given somewhat of a pass by society because I'm black...
'Jackie Brown' n-word battle revisited
OPINION - The 1997 Pam Grier vehicle ignited a feud between Tarantino and Spike Lee, who sparred publicly about Tarantino’s promiscuous use of the dreaded 'n-word' in his movies...
How did the n-word go international?
Personal trainer and author David Sylvester's 2009 article about his encounter with the n-word during a bike trip across Africa captured so much attention, theGrio asked to reprise it for our series...
A brief history of the n-word
OPINION - Once the n-word -- the epithet in either of its pronunciations -- enters into the public sphere, in any way, it is next to impossible to divorce it from the racialized history from which it originally emerged...
