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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January 25, 2018
[griojw id=”8N8tCQyX” playerid=”GqX43ZoG”] We like when people talk the talk AND walk the walk. Octavia Spencer and Jada Pinkett-Smith do…
January 24, 2018
[griojw id=”mufFEHLH” playerid=”GqX43ZoG”] @Amazon was selling WHAT?(!) Why does this keep happening? Here’s your 60 second recap of the one story…
January 24, 2018
[griojw id=”eN01byK3″ playerid=”GqX43ZoG”] Get your top stories of the day delivered in 60-seconds everyday on theGrio.com.
January 23, 2018
[griojw id=”4mLVz2Tz” playerid=”GqX43ZoG”] Good afternoon! It’s Tuesday and we’re feeling a nice little energy boost from today’s Oscar nominations, seeing…
Black Women Database thegrio.com
January 23, 2018
[griojw id=”rbSYJQ62″ playerid=”GqX43ZoG”] If you’ve been paying close attention to politics, you’ll note that black women are stepping up when…
January 22, 2018
[griojw id=”h3Q5HZGV” playerid=”GqX43ZoG”] Ahhh 2018… This year is turning out to be just as eventful (well, maybe almost) as 2017. …
January 22, 2018
[griojw id=”skZxFNMC” playerid=”GqX43ZoG”]   Looking for a quick recap of the news of the day? Check out theGrio’s video update…
Sterling K. Brown Niles Fitch theGrio.com
January 21, 2018
If you're one of the legions of fans who watch NBC's award-winning show, "This Is Us," you already know that…
Yara Shahidi theGrio.com
January 21, 2018
Actress Yara Shahidi shut down the red carpet tonight at the SAG Awards with a supreme-looking black jumpsuit that had us going- is…
theGrio featured stories
January 19, 2018
When Democrat Doug Jones won the Alabama senate race in December, Black women were proclaimed saviors. A whopping 98 percent…
Rickey Smiley thegrio.com
January 19, 2018
Comedian and TV/radio host Rickey Smiley says modern racists who are inspired by President Donald Trump, might want to fall…
Newark Police thegrio.com
January 18, 2018
[griojw id=”bpiCNrBk” playerid=”GqX43ZoG”] WATCH our award-winning video story “Tension, Trauma and Trust” above.  A written recap of the piece is…
Patrisse Cullors thegrio.com
January 16, 2018
Patrisse Cullors, one of the co-founders of Black Lives Matter says she knows firsthand the mistreatment and pain many black…
Activists MLK 2018 thegrio.com
January 15, 2018
TheGrio.com assembled a digital roundtable of activists, writers and artists to reflect on the question of Dr. Martin Luther King…
theGrio featured stories
January 12, 2018
[griojw id=”RAp6Bbob” playerid=”GqX43ZoG”] Bow Wow says his life turned around once he learned to forgive his estranged father. The rapper,…
January 12, 2018
[griojw id=”YBgjZXWx” playerid=”GqX43ZoG”] They’ve had enough.  After an online advertisement from H&M featured a young black boy model in a…
Taraji P. Henson thegrio.com
January 9, 2018
While the #MeToo movement gains momentum (its origins coming from Black activist Tarana Burke) and has evolved into the #TimesUp…
theGrio featured stories
December 14, 2017
We were too late for Ashawnty, but there are many others who still need to know it's worth it to…
theGrio featured stories
December 7, 2017
In Spike Lee’s She’s Gotta Have It reboot, the ridiculously beautiful Nola Darling suffers from a problem many women face...
theGrio featured stories
December 1, 2017
The challenges of finding quality education in America are real, especially for students of color. Oliver Scholars, a program in…