An open letter to PepsiCo on the Mountain Dew ad
OPINION - Within the past week alone we’ve seen several examples of corporations apologizing for racist imagery, including a controversial online Mountain Dew ad...
Why the race of Boston bombing suspects matters
OPINION - I can’t help but wonder, that if the Tsarnaev brothers were black, particularly the elder, Tamerlane, could he have eluded detection, surveillance, and suspicion for as long as he did?...
Women activists working to change black stereotypes on reality TV
OPINION - Meet four women who are making a difference in starting intelligent conversations around the genre of reality TV and its depiction of black women...
North Chicago hit for brochure some find racially offensive
NORTH CHICAGO, Ill. (AP) - The North Chicago Police Department is being criticized for a brochure that some say is peppered with stereotypes of African-Americans...
Volkswagen ad: No frowns, just smiles
OPINION - Unfortunately, America has spun itself into a “cloud on a sunny day” and stirred a cup of blinded controversy of racial identity versus satirical inferences...
Africans in America seek to rebrand homeland
theGRIO REPORT - Sandra Appiah is on a mission. The 23-year-old wants to rebrand Africa and alter skewed perceptions of the continent....
Are blacks to blame for reality TV's popularity?
OPINION - The onus is on the viewers to help shape the type of programming that we’re being sold and that we’re buying into...
What white feminists get wrong about first lady Michelle Obama
OPINION - Feminists who wish that Obama would strike a blow for feminism and against stereotyped roles of women, too easily forget that all women are not burdened by the same stereotypes...
If Disney princesses were of color...
SLIDESHOW - One 22-year-old female, Lauren, published on her Tumblr page reinterpretations the race of some of Disney's princesses...
Elba, Foxx and Rock allegedly compete for 'Intouchables' remake
theGRIO REPORT - Chris Rock, Idris Elba, and Jamie Foxx are allegedly competing for the leading role in an American remake of the hit French movie 'The Intouchables'...
