'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...
Whoopi vs. Coulter in race debate
VIDEO - Ann Coulter's appearance on 'The View' today to promote her latest book 'Mugged' quickly erupted into a back and forth between her and Whoopi Goldberg...
Does racial bias fuel Obama foes? Can we tell?
(AP) - The question of whether race fuels opposition to President Barack Obama has become one of the most divisive topics of the election...
White man allegedly beaten for having black girlfriend
theGRIO REPORT - A Savannah, Georgia man was attacked and badly beaten by a trio of thugs in Ellis Square because he has a black girlfriend...
One woman's journey to the finish line
OPINION - I had always been physically active during my childhood and adolescent years. I grew up as a very shy, sheltered child in comparison to my neighborhood friends...
How much has race defined Obama's presidency?
ANALYSIS - One of the great and to some extent unanswerable questions of the last four years is the role race has played in Obama's election and presidency...
Obama: 'I'm not the president of black America'
theGRIO REPORT - In a recent interview with Black Enterprise magazine, President Barack Obama bristled at criticism that he has received, from some circles, about his supposed lack of action on behalf of black businesses...
Race matters in Obama era
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Ask Americans how race relations have changed under their first black president and they are ready with answers...
Essence fires white fashion editor
Essence magazine recently fired their first ever white fashion director Ellianna Placas...
Racial tensions hurt Occupy movement
OPINION - No sooner had I approached theGrio about writing a weekly column based on my experiences at Occupy Wall Street, than the movement started coming apart at the seams...
