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Black Panther theGrio.com
February 20, 2018
Writer Niki McGloster says Ryan Coogler’s brilliantly meaningful Black Panther motivated her to find out who she is.
JAY Z Diddy theGrio.com
February 6, 2018
Hip-hop is headed in the right direction, but we do have a long way to go as a culture. Black men and boys still need to learn consent and today’s rap needs to stop glorifying trap life and pill-popping, and promote more mental health awareness, among other things.
Kim Kardashian Tomi Lahren theGrio.com
February 1, 2018
To the Kim K’s and Tomi Lahren’s, issa game. But now it’s time we stop feeding the machine.
Ciara theGrio.com
January 22, 2018
Ciara set Black Twitter on fire over the weekend after posting a video of Pastor John Gray advising women to stop walking in the “spirit of a girlfriend.”
January 19, 2018
In the wake of the Time’s Up initiative—a push to end sexual harassment and inequality in the workplace—Tracee Ellis Ross and Zoe Kravitz are the most recent Black actresses whose salaries have been made transparent, along with the continuing fight for equal pay.
January 10, 2018
Grown-ish, a spin-off series that follows Black-ish’s Zoey Johnson (Yara Shahidi) as she navigates the cultural waters of college life, has a pretty promising future on television.
Black Mirror does a masterful job of one thing: reminding its viewers that the post-racial future we’re fighting for isn’t a guarantee.
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
January 6, 2018
Hopefully, season 2 of “She’s Gotta Have It” zeroes in more on Nola Darling’s relationship with the women, most importantly her female friends.
michael-b-jordan-black-panther thegrio.com
Let’s get straight to the point here: Black women aren’t boycotting Black Panther because of Michael B. Jordan and his alleged girlfriend.
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
December 5, 2017
The dark legend of R. Kelly must be put to an end
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
Writer Niki McGloster breaks down why she never wants to end up like BET’s Mary Jane Paul.
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
It’s OK to detach from the Trump happenings from time to time. When the world’s just too much, you owe yourself a sliver of peace.
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
January 9, 2017
Like most award-nominated films, Hidden Figures was a must-see during its opening weekend. Based on true events and Margot Lee […]
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
January 6, 2017
Chris Brown’s beef with Soulja Boy over Karrueche Tran, and the verbal assault hurled her way, isn’t about Brown as much as it’s about you, black women.
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
January 4, 2017
It goes without saying that President Barack Obama has had an exemplary tenure in the White House…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
November 24, 2016
If there was ever a time for women to protect their p*ssies, it’s now.
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
November 21, 2016
No matter your come-to-Jesus moments after each episode of “Insecure,” it’s an authentic reflection of most black women in a digital age.
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
November 11, 2016
When it came time to get in the game and put our ballots where our mouths (and tweets) were, Colin Kaepernick was dishearteningly absent.
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
November 2, 2016
Let’s face it, folks: The Lil Wayne we once knew is long gone.
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
November 1, 2016
Angela Rye has been a refreshingly bright and comedic staple during this year’s bizarre, and often times juvenile, presidential campaign.