Living Opinion January 14, 2016 Let me explain #BlackGirlMagic to Elle.com It is hard to fathom that a black woman (a black woman with a master’s degree in English and a...
Entertainment Opinion August 31, 2015 Kanye's baffling VMA rant a missed opportunity to talk about anything that matters Ten years ago, almost to the day, Kanye West stood alongside an incredibly uncomfortable Mike Meyers during a live television...
News Opinion June 23, 2015 If you're freaking out over Obama using the n-word then you're part of the problem While having a discussion about racism on a podcast called “WTF with Marc Maron,” President Barack Obama used the word...
News Opinion May 14, 2015 Nike's Law Enforcement Appreciation Day triggers calls for boycott Sneaker and sportswear giant Nike and their subsidiary company Converse had their second annual Law Enforcement Appreciation Day on May 13. Police...
News Opinion April 13, 2015 Will all the 'good cops' please stand up? Help us end the killing of black men A brush, a wallet, a broom, a toy gun, absolutely nothing … these are all things that dead black men...
News Opinion March 27, 2015 Black state senator who stood by SAE frat member is no 'Uncle Tom' or hero Most state senators do not receive national attention, but Oklahoma State Senator Anastasia Pittman has plenty now. Whether it is...
Entertainment Opinion March 20, 2015 Five moments from Empire's finale we're still thinking about theGRIO OPINION - Empire’s two-hour, drama-filled season finale was last night and it did not disappoint.
News Opinion March 13, 2015 Creflo Dollar asks his followers to buy him a $65 million private jet Pastor Creflo Dollar has a simple and humble request for his followers. He wants 200,000 people to donate at least...
News January 12, 2015 How Rachel Noerdlinger bounced back after a right-wing media blitz targeted her family For the general public, a scandal ends as soon as the newspapers and websites stop making stories about it. Headlines...
News Opinion December 31, 2014 Black Twitter's best moments of 2014 Black Twitter is an awesome force. It has raised consciousness, caused people to lose jobs and, perhaps most famously, provided...
Entertainment Opinion December 4, 2014 Questlove is right, hip-hop is too silent on Ferguson and Garner In the wake of numerous well-publicized incidents of black men dying at the hands of police officers, one would think...
News Opinion November 25, 2014 Instead of #BlackoutBlackFriday, let's turn out for Voting Tuesdays theGRIO - St. Louis County prosecutor Robert McCulloch announced that a grand jury determined that no charges should be filed
Entertainment Opinion November 18, 2014 Can we all say goodbye to 'Bye Felicia'? I want to give VH1’s upcoming show Bye Felicia the benefit of the doubt, but I just can’t do it....
News Opinion November 11, 2014 Everything wrong with the video of man 'delivered from being gay' The “I don’t like mens no more” video has gone viral. The almost seven-minute long clip purports to show a...
Opinion Politics October 1, 2014 Has the Secret Service turned their backs on President Obama? Before Obama was elected president, there was a running joke in the black community. Whenever someone was asked about the...
News Opinion September 12, 2014 Was CBS right to nix Rihanna’s NFL pre-game vocals amid the Ray Rice scandal? In the wake of the Ray Rice domestic violence scandal, CBS cancelled a pre-game opener featuring singer Rihanna on Jay-Z’s...
Black History Month News Opinion May 29, 2014 How Maya Angelou made her mark from civil rights to hip-hop Dr. Maya Angelou was that rare but quintessential artist whose work stayed relevant over time and across generations. By the...
News Opinion May 18, 2014 Is the #BringBackOurGirls movement a failure? OPINION - Thus far the #BringBackOurGirls hashtag has failed its primary mission...
News Opinion April 30, 2014 NAACP needs to look in the mirror after Donald Sterling mess OPINION - The NAACP long ago lost its image as a fearless lion protecting the civil rights of black people.
Entertainment April 24, 2014 Taraji P. Henson's new film uncovers forgotten black history theGRIO REPORT - Taraji P. Henson’s newest big screen project 'From The Rough,' is based on the true story of
