About Christina M. Greer

Christina Greer, Ph.D., is an associate professor at Fordham University, author of “Black Ethnics: Race, Immigration and the Pursuit of the American Dream” and co-host of the podcast "FAQ-NYC" and host of the “Blackest Questions” podcast at TheGrio. She is a 2023-24 Moynihan Public Scholars Fellow at CCNY.

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The Rev. Al Sharpton, Vice President Kamala Harris and Attorney Ben Crump walk and sing across the Edmund Pettus Bridge
March 19, 2024
In the past month, Vice President Kamala Harris has stepped more into the spotlight and seems ready for the presidential…
U.S. President Joe Biden, theGrio.com
March 12, 2024
Dr. Greer breaks down why a vote for Biden — even if you're not a Biden supporter — is better…
President Joe Biden, thegrio.com
February 22, 2024
In this column, Dr. Christina M. Greer debunks the myth that President Biden hasn’t done very much for Black people.
November 3, 2023
The American Ornithological Society has decided it will begin the process of changing the names of several birds whose monikers…
October 4, 2023
With so much at stake in the 2024 election, the two media companies came together to help voters navigate an…
Jacksonville shooting, racist violence, theGrio.com,
August 31, 2023
We can't allow the mass murder of Black people to become the new normal where we're afraid of being randomly…
Christian Cooper, theGrio.com
June 16, 2023
Birder Christian Cooper joined theGrio's Christina Greer outdoors to talk about avian environments and his National Geographic special.
Nadine Sciler dances in front of the Supreme Court Building
June 24, 2022
By a vote of 6-3, the Supreme Court has decided to diminish a woman’s right to have autonomy over her…
May 26, 2022
There are so many reasons to pay attention to local and state-level races in your state, even if you live…
May 9, 2022
I hope you are still basking in the glow of the confirmation of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to serve on…
Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson
April 7, 2022
Ketanji Brown Jackson has received the votes to become the next Supreme Court justice and will now have a job…
President Joe Biden
March 2, 2022
In a moment when tensions are high due to COVID, war in Ukraine and unemployment, Biden needed to address the…
President Joe Biden
February 28, 2022
As the midterm elections approach and President Joe Biden's approval ratings continue to slip, I have a few words of…
A group of protesters with a "Black Votes Matter" sign
January 21, 2022
The Senate's inability to move forward on voting rights legislation is a setback for American democracy, not just the Democratic…
Eric Adams theGrio
January 10, 2022
The appointment of Bernard Adams raises larger questions for New Yorkers about what's ahead under an Adams administration.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams
January 5, 2022
He is the second African-American mayor of the largest city in the U.S. and, in just a few short days,…
The Hollywood Reporter's 7th Annual Nominees Night - Arrivals
September 17, 2021
Blanchard discusses the complexities of presenting "Fire Shut Up In My Bones" in a genre of music where Blacks have…
July 8, 2021
James Cadogan is helping lead the charge in a league where 75% of the players are Black and represent 29…
Black father and his daughter hold piggybank
June 22, 2021
The Economic Security Project gives cash to mothers to show the existing evidence on the benefits of cash on women…
February 24, 2021
COVID Black is a health data organization that uses data to tell stories about the Black lived experience to advocate…