About Jazmine A. Ortiz

Jazmine A. Ortiz has been creating lifestyle, beauty, and entertainment content in the digital space for nearly nine years. Her work can be found on BET, Essence, xoNecole, Madamenoire, and more. She currently works as a beauty editor in New York City and freelance writes about topics she cares most about. You can read her stories about women entrepreneurship and POC-owned businesses on theGrio. For more on what she's doing in media follow her on Instagram at @liddle_bitt.

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Left to right: Swimmer Simone Manuel; Tennis player Naomi Osaka; and Gymnast Simone Biles
July 22, 2021

29 Badass Black women set to dominate the Tokyo Olympics

The Summer Olympic Games are finally kicking off in Tokyo after being postponed in 2020 due to the pandemic. While […]
June 9, 2021

Shaun T launches all-new workout plan to get you out of your pandemic funk

theGrio caught up with Shaun T to get the low down on his new fitness program, his thoughts on the vaccine, and his life this past year.
June 2, 2021

Meet the woman working with Diddy to revolutionize buying Black as we know it

Khadijah Robinson’s The Nile List, an e-commerce directory for Black businesses, announced on Tuesday that it’s been acquired by Diddy.
April 22, 2021

A human trafficking survivor on what the BIPOC community needs to know

Human trafficking is affecting the BIPOC community, with Black girls at the forefront, at extremely alarming rates.
April 15, 2021

This CEO got her foot in the door and landed on Oprah’s ‘Favorite Things’ 7 times

Footnanny CEO Gloria L. Williams shares her journey and the business advice she got from her A-list client, Oprah Winfrey.
February 25, 2021

Instagram users can now virtually replace Confederate monuments with Black activist statues

Activists Alicia Garza and Chelsea Miller discuss The Pedestal Project’s innovative AR technology to honor contemporary Black figures.