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About Natasha S. Alford

Natasha S. Alford is an award-winning journalist, filmmaker, and media executive driven by the power of storytelling. As the Senior Vice President of theGrio, Natasha leads a newsroom that tells stories that inspire and inform. Follow her on social media at @natashasalford across all platforms.

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November 20, 2025
Mitchelville Freedom Park honors a groundbreaking Black town where freedmen built and educated themselves long before Reconstruction.
November 18, 2025
Black-owned bank OneUnited has launched WiseOne, a new AI money coach designed to help users manage their finances
October 21, 2025
Reginald Hudlin, the legendary writer Marvel’s Black Panther comics, reflects on Wakanda, and inspiring a new generation of Black.
Jab Jab Grenada
September 26, 2025
Grenada’s Jab Jab at Spicemas flips demonization into defiance, showing why more Black people are traveling there to celebrate freedom.
September 12, 2025
This week, Dr. Bernice King, the youngest daughter of Martin Luther King Jr., condemned the killing of conservative influencer Charlie
September 12, 2025
“Other Suns,” an immersive film screening in Washington, D.C. by director Sea Mahsati, showcased Black independent cinema.
Kane Brown
September 9, 2025
Kane Brown reflects on his childhood and identity struggles to country music stardom, inspiring biracial kids on Masters of the…
Trymaine Lee, A Thousand Ways To Die
September 8, 2025
In his book “A Thousand Ways to Die,” Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, Trymaine Lee, documents the cost of gun violence on…
September 5, 2025
Pioneering journalist Roland Martin sat with theGrio to unpack how DEI attacks have hurt Black journalists and newsrooms.
August 20, 2025
Spike Lee opens up about why he highlights Black and Puerto Rican unity in his films, and his latest project…
August 18, 2025
Barack Obama’s call to Zohran Mamdani after his NYC Democratic primary win highlights the rising progressive’s momentum.
Jeffrey Wright and Denzel Washington
August 15, 2025
Denzel Washington and Jeffrey Wright talk with TheGrio about how the film turns a friendship into a mirror for economic…
July 28, 2025
Democrats are using the Epstein files scandal to call out GOP hypocrisy and pressure Trump-allied lawmakers ahead of the 2026…
A'Lelia Walker Joy Goddess A'Lelia Bundles
July 18, 2025
Madam C.J. Walker’s daughter, A’Lelia Walker, steps into the spotlight in a new biography by A’Lelia Bundles, that celebrates her
Devon Franklin Maria Castillo
July 16, 2025
DeVon Franklin opens up about his relationship with Afro-Latina fiancée Maria Castillo and why their kids will grow up speaking…
July 16, 2025
Franklin also talks to theGrio about his BET acting debut in Divorced Sistas, his upcoming Netflix film Ruth & Boaz,
June 25, 2025
A growing segment of Black voters are rejecting political tradition—and Zohran Mamdani’s win proves they’re ready for bold, tangible change.
June 23, 2025
Meet the five Black candidates running in NYC’s Democratic primary for mayor and learn what they stand for.
June 21, 2025
As federal troops occupy Los Angeles, political leaders invoke civil rights history—but their comparisons conceal more than they reveal.
June 16, 2025
Ma Daisy's new restaurant and cultural center in Bluffton, SC, celebrates Gullah Geechee heritage through food, history, and community.