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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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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
December 6, 2018
The latest version of the First Step Act could be what's needed to truly make comprehensive criminal justice reform a…
Slave
December 5, 2018
The Anse Caffard Slave Memorial in Martinique is a must-see travel destination to honor your roots.
November 27, 2018
[griojw id=”ktoNrdWB” playerid=”BqxyiSkR”] This weekend, NBA baller Dwight Howard was accused of violence and threats, from Masin Elijé ― a man
November 15, 2018
It was the work Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. didn’t get to finish. And some say, even got him killed.
November 9, 2018
[griojw id=”QvWtBcyb” playerid=”x9J2bwvH”] Jonathan Lykes and OnRae LaTeal have teamed up with the Black Youth Project 100 to bring joy
November 7, 2018
[griojw id=”vFYQ11lN” playerid=”x9J2bwvH”] We faced big wins and losses on election night. Mayor Andrew Gillum, delivered an emotional promise to his
Andrew Gillum thgrio.com
November 6, 2018
In Dr. Atira Charles management class at Florida A&M University, there is a real life case study playing out before…
November 6, 2018
[griojw id=”sXNcO1TO” playerid=”BqxyiSkR”] It’s Election Day and theGrio is doing LIVE coverage from Florida and Georgia– two of the most important
October 29, 2018
Right outside of Stacey Abrams campaign headquarters in Atlanta, GA, Thomas Fellows was on a mission to prove that white…
October 29, 2018
(Washington, D.C.) — The East Room of the White House was packed once media was finally allowed inside. Cramped behind
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…
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…
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