How the US military is no longer 'a man's world'
OPINION - As a former Marine, I also understand that progress takes time...
US military to end ban on women in combat
WASHINGTON (AP) - Senior defense officials say Pentagon chief Leon Panetta is removing the military's ban on women serving in combat, opening hundreds of thousands of front-line positions and potentially elite commando jobs after more than a decade at war...
40 years after Roe v. Wade, abortion foes march on
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - Abortion opponents marked the 40th anniversary of the Roe v. Wade decision Tuesday with workshops, prayers and calls for more limits on the rights established by the Supreme Court...
GOP talk minority outreach at 'plantation room'
OPINION - Of all the locations to hold a retreat in all of the world, they had to choose this one...
First lady debuts new bangs on Twitter
theGRIO REPORT - One of the first tweets from Mrs. Obama's new account is already garnering attention....
theGrio's 100: Kat Calvin, founder of 'Black Girls Hack'
theGRIO's 100 - Kat Calvin is the founder of 'Black Girls Hack', the country’s first all-black female hack-a-thon.
theGrio's 100: Mellody Hobson, corporate powerhouse and George Lucas' princess
theGRIO's 100 - In addition to being the leading lady at Ariel Investments, she’s also held positions as the director of various big name brands such as Starbucks, DreamWorks, Estee Lauder and Groupon...
Farrakhan praises Tyler Perry, calls Madea 'strong black woman'
theGRIO REPORT - Tyler Perry's most famous creation, Madea, has an unlikely fan -- Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan...
Celebs talk self-love in book 'Journey to the Woman I've Come to Love'
Award-winning photojournalist Miki Turner has just the thing you need if one of your New Year's resolutions is to grow in self-love. Her new book, Journey to the Woman I've Come to Love, combines engaging photographs with inspirational quotes from a diverse array of 91 women...
White men no longer majority in the House Democratic caucus
theGRIO REPORT - The 113th Conress is unlike any to come before it. For the first time in U.S. history, white males will no longer hold the House Democratic majority...
