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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January 11, 2019
[griojw id=”wMp6ta3Q” playerid=”GqX43ZoG”] Media personality Nick Cannon says it’s time for Black women to get the respect they deserve. On…
January 10, 2019
Waters, who leads the House Financial Services Committee, is among several key leaders making tracks with new Democratic majority.
January 10, 2019
[griojw id=”SwJUrHFA” playerid=”GqX43ZoG”] U.S Representative, Ayanna Pressley, blasted president Donald Trump in her first speech on the house floor stating:…
January 9, 2019
[griojw id=”1Mle7Ohm” playerid=”GqX43ZoG”] In this video op-ed, Deputy Editor, Natasha S. Alford, talks about people’s different reactions to Cyntoia Brown and…
January 9, 2019
President Trump doesn't think that African Americans know what's really behind his boosted job figures, but in reality we know…
millenial
January 9, 2019
Trying to figure out balancing motherhood and career? These millenial women are offering tips on how to do just that…
January 8, 2019
[griojw id=”dhfFvWoM” playerid=”GqX43ZoG”] Today, Jazmine Barnes,7, is put to rest after being fatally shot in Texas on December 30th. Barnes was…
Lawsuit
January 8, 2019
Rochester weatherman Jeremy Kappell says he jumbled his words about Martin Luther King and it was not intentional.
January 7, 2019
[griojw id=”eQpbrpQL” playerid=”GqX43ZoG”] Cyntoia Brown will be a free woman! Monday, Tennessee governor, Bill Haslam, granted Cyntoia Brown clemency after a long…
January 4, 2019
Yasmine James has endured disrespect as a McDonald's cashier in St. Petersburg, but what happened to her this week has…
January 2, 2019
[griojw id=”LE8A7HXA” playerid=”x9J2bwvH”] Tiffany Haddish bombed on stage at a comedy show in Miami. During her act, Haddish told the…
December 29, 2018
If you watched OWN’s hit dating series, “Ready To Love,” chances are you fell in love with cast mate Shea.…
December 21, 2018
Sen. Cory Booker believes the FIRST STEP bill is far from a comprehensive overhaul of this country's broken prison system.
December 21, 2018
This year, we needed a list of Black books more than ever to escape the maddening news cycle, enlighten ourselves,…
December 20, 2018
[griojw id=”Nwoquqta” playerid=”x9J2bwvH”] In an honest and unfiltered interview at theGrio‘s studios in New York City, radio host Charlamagne The…
Dr. Aisha Cort thegrio.com
December 19, 2018
Dr. Aisha Cort is an Afro-Latina Spanish lecturer at Howard teaching students to speak a language that has become more…
December 18, 2018
CNN host and activist Van Jones talks FIRST STEP Act, criminal justice reform and soft peddling approach to interviewing Jared…
Louis L. Reid thegrio.com
December 17, 2018
Louis Reid served almost 14 years and now wants the First STEP ACT to free thousands of others as part…
December 12, 2018
Cory Booker and Tim Scott, on either side of the political aisle, help fight sickle cell, the blood disorder that…
December 11, 2018
[griojw id=”YjClXyzl” playerid=”GqX43ZoG”] Everton Blair, Jr. has made history by becoming the youngest— and the first person of color ever– to…