Living News Opinion Opinions January 12, 2021 Miya Ponsetto proves simply being a ‘person of color’ isn’t enough In her contentious interview with CBS News anchor Gayle King, Miya Ponsetto, 22, insisted that she, a Puerto Rican of...
AFRO-LATINX Books Featured August 25, 2020 Elizabeth Acevedo is writing the stories Black-Latinx diaspora deserves The first time I heard Elizabeth Acevedo speak, the world stopped. At least that’s how it felt when the NYC-born...
Featured Politics August 16, 2020 Kamala Harris reacts to Trump’s racist birther attacks: ‘They’re going to engage in lies’ Senator Kamala Harris‘ entire life changed over a Zoom call last Tuesday. Like many Americans, stuck at home during a...
Featured Politics August 16, 2020 Kamala Harris has a message for voters who aren’t feeling her and Joe Biden Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) has a message for anyone considering sitting out on this year’s presidential election. Harris, the first...
Featured Health News Politics Black History July 15, 2020 Sen. Kamala Harris announces anti-racism bill to fight COVID-19’s impact on Black communities For Black America, fears around COVID-19 aren’t just about the disease itself, but seeking help from a medical system that...
Featured News Politics May 7, 2020 Maxine Waters gets real about COVID-19, reveals she lost sister to virus The devastating toll of COVID-19 on the Black community has hit home for Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA). In an interview...
Featured Finance Living News Personal Finance Top Stories March 24, 2020 5 ways to protect your finances during the coronavirus recession The Coronavirus or COVID-19 is wreaking havoc around the world, and not just by impacting the health and wellness of...
Featured Living News February 17, 2020 #BlackHealth: How Peloton Helped Me Get Off My Couch This Winter Winter doesn’t want us to win. Or at least, it can feel that way. It’s a season where many of...
Celebs Entertainment Events Exclusives News February 11, 2020 WATCH: Derek Fisher and Chris Tucker remember Kobe Bryant At Byron Allen’s Oscar Gala There’s nothing like the movies to bring together people from all walks of life and all facets of entertainment. Byron...
Celebs Entertainment Events Exclusives Featured News February 11, 2020 Byron Allen’s star-studded Oscar gala raises $1.5 million for Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Those looking to party with a purpose celebrated Hollywood’s biggest night at Byron Allen’s 4th Annual Oscar Gala at the...
Celebs Entertainment Events Exclusives Interviews News Video February 11, 2020 Tiffany Haddish, Byron Allen, Shaun Robinson, and more on who SHOULD have been nominated for Oscars this year This year’s Oscars ceremony was shrouded by a major lack of diversity when it came to this year’s nominees, proving...
Entertainment Music News Top Stories January 27, 2020 Inside the Clive Davis’ Pre-Grammy Gala that brought out Black excellence It was a night of glamour, musical legends, and unapologetic blackness at The Recording Academy and Clive Davis’ Pre-Grammy Gala...
Featured News Top Stories Video January 20, 2020 Convicted for selling weed, Black man helps start small businesses in NOLA after prison exit Henry Byous motivated himself to pick up a trade through a prison reentry program, earning an electrician certification and 15
Featured News Politics Top Stories Video January 3, 2020 Maya Rupert, Black campaign manager for Julian Castro, wins praise despite his exit As the only Black woman running a major 2020 presidential campaign, Rupert made a mark on the political scene despite
Featured News Politics Top Stories December 20, 2019 Elizabeth Warren blasts Comcast for threatening civil rights in Byron Allen lawsuit Democratic presidential candidate, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), is weighing in on the legal battle between media mogul Byron Allen and...
Entertainment Film Video December 18, 2019 Inclusion in action: Michael B. Jordan mandated hiring diverse staff for new film ‘Just Mercy’ A year after announcing that his production company would be using inclusion riders, its first project to implement them is
Featured Living News Top Stories December 4, 2019 Pioneering Black woman, who designs interior of Cadillacs, shares her road to success In theGrio's new series, "Good Job, Sis," Crystal Windham talks about exactly what led her to become the first African-American
Entertainment Featured News Politics Top Stories Video November 27, 2019 Van Jones on being called a ‘sellout’: ‘I’m more worried about outcomes than outrage’ Van Jones sits down with theGrio and gets real about his work, his relationship with Trump, and how it feels
Entertainment Featured News Top Stories Video November 22, 2019 Former Comcast exec defends Byron Allen lawsuit, exposes company’s dealings with Black networks A former NBC Universal Executive released a statement alleging that the company left Black cable networks to fail, even while
Entertainment Featured News Top Stories Video November 21, 2019 Diddy blasts Comcast over Byron Allen lawsuit: ‘Comcast is choosing to be on the wrong side of history.’ In a new statement, media mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs made his position crystal clear on Byron Allen's Supreme Court case
