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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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February 6, 2018
[griojw id=”89dFsJcq” playerid=”GqX43ZoG”] Happy Tuesday Grio Fam! If you thought President Trump would ever take the high road or stop
February 5, 2018
[griojw id=”ApvIX3Z1″ playerid=”GqX43ZoG”] This is your PM update and today we’re talking about tributes real and digital to the black
NFL thegrio.com
February 5, 2018
[griojw id=”NgTo5WWJ” playerid=”GqX43ZoG”] Check out #TheDownload for this Monday AM, Super Bowl edition!
February 2, 2018
[griojw id=”tV8Z967w” playerid=”GqX43ZoG”] Patrisse Khan-Cullors says she co-founded the “Black Lives Matter” movement out of love. But in a country
February 1, 2018
[griojw id=”Wlh2B6rg” playerid=”GqX43ZoG”] Happy Black History Month!  We celebrate blackness everyday at theGrio but this month is going to be
congressional black caucus members wear kente cloth thegrio.com
January 31, 2018
Black members of Congress made sure they would be heard last night, even if President Donald Trump was doing all
January 29, 2018
[griojw id=”kbxvF9ed” playerid=”GqX43ZoG”] If you watched the Grammys last night, you may have noticed that although many women had been
January 29, 2018
[griojw id=”V7whq8zM” playerid=”GqX43ZoG”] Kendrick had a BIG night at the Recording Academy’s 2018 Grammys– but did this year’s hip hop
January 28, 2018
Bruno Mars is not only dripping in finesse, but also dripping in gold Grammys, after winning Song of the Year
Ledisi theGrio.com
January 28, 2018
This could be Ledisi’s year. After twelve Grammy nominations, the R&B singer is up for some of the top awards…
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…
January 19, 2018
When Democrat Doug Jones won the Alabama senate race in December, Black women were proclaimed saviors. A whopping 98 percent