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Ten years ago, almost to the day, Kanye West stood alongside an incredibly uncomfortable Mike Meyers during a live television […]

While having a discussion about racism on a podcast called “WTF with Marc Maron,” President Barack Obama used the word […]

Sneaker and sportswear giant Nike and their subsidiary company Converse had their second annual Law Enforcement Appreciation Day on May 13. Police […]

A brush, a wallet, a broom, a toy gun, absolutely nothing … these are all things that dead black men […]

Most state senators do not receive national attention, but Oklahoma State Senator Anastasia Pittman has plenty now. Whether it is […]

theGRIO OPINION – Empire’s two-hour, drama-filled season finale was last night and it did not disappoint.

Pastor Creflo Dollar has a simple and humble request for his followers. He wants 200,000 people to donate at least […]

For the general public, a scandal ends as soon as the newspapers and websites stop making stories about it. Headlines […]

Black Twitter is an awesome force. It has raised consciousness, caused people to lose jobs and, perhaps most famously, provided […]

In the wake of numerous well-publicized incidents of black men dying at the hands of police officers, one would think […]

theGRIO – St. Louis County prosecutor Robert McCulloch announced that a grand jury determined that no charges should be filed against Ferguson, Missouri police officer Darren Wilson in the August shooting death of 18-year-old Michael Brown.

I want to give VH1’s upcoming show Bye Felicia the benefit of the doubt, but I just can’t do it. […]

The “I don’t like mens no more” video has gone viral. The almost seven-minute long clip purports to show a […]

Before Obama was elected president, there was a running joke in the black community. Whenever someone was asked about the […]

In the wake of the Ray Rice domestic violence scandal, CBS cancelled a pre-game opener featuring singer Rihanna on Jay-Z’s […]

Dr. Maya Angelou was that rare but quintessential artist whose work stayed relevant over time and across generations. By the […]

OPINION – The NAACP long ago lost its image as a fearless lion protecting the civil rights of black people. As it searches for a new national president, this Sterling controversy is not doing the organization any favors…