WATCH: Melissa Harris-Perry slams 'The Help'
VIDEO - 'The Help' is expected to be a big winner at tonight's Academy Awards ceremony, but MSNBC host Melissa Harris-Perry feels the film misses the mark...
Slideshow: Essence Women in Hollywood
SLIDESHOW - Yesterday, in Beverly Hills, California, Essence magazine honored some of the most influential African-American women in Hollywood at the 5th annual Essence Women in Hollywood Luncheon...
Is there a black female Oscar curse?
OPINION - As counter-intuitive at sounds, not winning an Oscar is probably the best shot at longevity as a black woman has in Hollywood...
Should black women boycott Nicki Minaj?
OPINION - There is a video floating around the internet of a man calling for a boycott of Nicki Minaj, mainly because of her alleged disparaging lyrics and the potential effect it may have on black women and girls...
NYC councilwoman calls to boycott Harlem restaurant Cedric
According to the email, five black women were in the middle of a meal and cocktails at Cedric when Lecendre asked them to move to make way for a party of four customers, who were white and whom he said had reservations...
Do Rihanna and Chris Brown have a responsibility to us?
theGRIO REPORT - Rihanna and Chris Brown seem to have moved on. The music industry and the Grammys have moved on. But does their supposed reconciliation send a dangerous message to young fans who may look to them as role models?...
Kayne wears women's sweater to London fashion week
It turns out it was a lady sweater (by Acne, according to Stylelist), which isn't too surprising given Yeezy's penchant for lady clothes...
Women under 30: Most births outside of marriage
CLUTCH - While out-of-wedlock births used to pertain to mostly to minority and/or poor women, the study found that white women in their 20s are leading the trend...
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...
WATCH: Why Rep. Holmes-Norton walked out of birth control hearing
WASHINGTON (AP) - 'Where are the women?' House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi asked when the hearing was brought up at a news conference. "
