About Natasha S. Alford

Natasha S. Alford is an award-winning journalist, filmmaker, and media executive driven by the power of storytelling. As the VP of Digital Content and a Sr. Correspondent, Natasha tells stories that inspire and inform. She is also host of "TheGrio Weekly," airing Fridays at 6am, 2pm and 10pm ET on theGrio's mobile streaming channel.

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Stacey Abrams thegrio.com
October 25, 2018
Stacey Abrams talks about what hat these recent bomb threats to people in the Demoocratic party say about partisan politics in the United States.
October 25, 2018
In an exclusive interview with theGrio, Stacey Abrams talks voter suppression and her historic bid for governor of Georgia.
October 25, 2018
In an exclusive interview, theGrio caught up with candidate Stacey Abrams to discuss her final push to get voters to the polls.
October 24, 2018
[griojw id=”bD4smeiS” playerid=”x9J2bwvH”] Hollywood hitmaker Will Packer, says keep hope alive when looking for love a second time around. During […]
October 22, 2018
[griojw id=”kuLJfAtn” playerid=”x9J2bwvH”] Use it or lose it. It’s the newest policy that’ll make or break the Governor’s race in […]
October 19, 2018
[griojw id=”MVcgNOHx” playerid=”x9J2bwvH”] Are the odds in your favor when you’re dating later in life? Hollywood hitmaker Will Packer and […]
October 17, 2018
[griojw id=”KZMvA5nm” playerid=”x9J2bwvH”]   Former President Barack Obama says you ain’t gotta go home, but you gotta get straight to […]
speaking out rape culture thegrio.com
October 15, 2018
TheGrio recognizes those men from our community who are openly discussing the cause and effect of the #MeToo movement in substantial ways.
October 12, 2018
This Thursday, the “Justice for Victims of Lynching” bill advanced in the Senate, as a result of efforts from three Black Senators: Kamala Harris, Cory Booker and Republican Tim Scott.
October 9, 2018
Today is a key day to register to vote in 17 states, where a lot is at stake for Black folks.  If you’ve slept on midterm elections before, now is the time to care.
October 8, 2018
[griojw id=”EdL8jFVp” playerid=”x9J2bwvH”] This Weekend Judge Brett Kavanaugh was confirmed to the Supreme Court, but could he still be impeached […]
October 5, 2018
[griojw id=”eIudtFAz” playerid=”x9J2bwvH”] Today the US Senate Will be Voting whether to confirm Judge Brett Kavanaugh as the Supreme Court […]
September 26, 2018
[griojw id=”rDkLuwcL” playerid=”x9J2bwvH”] He went from beloved TV father figure to a prisoner with a number.  This is Bill Cosby’s […]
September 26, 2018
Zerlina Maxwell knows why she didn’t report it. Maxwell was just about to start her first year of law school […]
September 26, 2018
Afro Latina reporter and meterologist Corallys Ortiz responds to the racist voicemail she received from a viewer about her natural hair.
September 25, 2018
[griojw id=”NYBWDAnQ” playerid=”x9J2bwvH”] Hey, Grio fam! Here is your Download for Tuesday, September 25th. Dallas police are finally taking action against Amber […]
September 24, 2018
[griojw id=”IgzL9iXk” playerid=”x9J2bwvH”] Lucy McBath, the mother of slain teenager, Jordan Davis, killed in his car by a man who […]
DC high school football player ineligible thegrio.com
September 24, 2018
Jamal Speaks, the high school football player kept from playing the game he loved over housing rules, is now back […]
Derrick Johnson thegrio
September 20, 2018
On Wednesday night the NAACP hosted a “National Call to Action” in preparation for the highly anticipated midterm elections.
September 19, 2018
Corallys Ortiz, a TV meteorologist and reporter at WBBJ 7 in Jackson, TN, decided that instead of her usual straight-haired look, she would wear her natural curls on TV.