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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Presidential candidate Kamala Harris on TheGrio
July 23, 2024
Sirius XM host and author Reecie Colbert talks with theGrio’s Natasha S. Alford about what voters should know about VP…
Kamala Harris, 2024 election, Black women and Kamala Harris, Kamala Harris presidency, Win With Black Women, theGrio.com
July 22, 2024
A Zoom organized by Win With Black Women rallied 44,000 for VP Harris and 1.5 million for her presidential campaign.
Joe Biden, Lester Holt, NBC, theGrio.com
July 16, 2024
President Biden also pushed back against critics who blame him for the Trump assassination attempt in an NBC News interview…
Black women, natural hair, Puerto Rico, CROWN act, theGrio.com
July 15, 2024
Inspired by The CROWN Act, Black Puerto Rican activists rallied to get Senate Bill 1282 passed.  Governor Pedro Pier Luisi…
Judge Mathis, Donald Trump, 2024 election, theGrio.com
July 11, 2024
Judge Mathis tells theGrio Trump shouldn't be reelected and praised VP Harris as someone who can step up if President…
2024 ESSENCE Festival Of Culture, 2024 ESSENCE Festival, 2024 ESSENCE Fest, Eseence Fest, Essence Festival, Essence Authors Stage, Essence Fest Authors, Black authors at Essence Fest, Black authors, Collective Curates, Black writers, Black people in publishing, Black book influencers, Black books, Black readers, Black novelists, Roxane Gay, Michael Harriot, Jay Ellis book, theGrio.com
July 9, 2024
Essence Fest authors' stage and bookstore featured notable Black writers and influencers.
July 5, 2024
Author, Dr. Jenn Jackson, writes an essential history of Black feminism blended with an inspiring personal story in "Black Women…
July 2, 2024
Ww asked Black voters why they support President Biden after last week’s debate despite new calls for him to step…
June 24, 2024
On the anniversary of the Dobbs decision, Jenice Fountain, a Black activist, talks the impact of abortion bans and restrictions…
June 17, 2024
Donald Trump's attacks on immigrants recruit Black voters to feel resentful over job competition in America.  Democrats must respond.
Alliah Agostini author
June 15, 2024
A Juneteenth holiday cooking book by author Alliah Agostini affirms Black children’s heritage and history with "The Juneteenth Cookbook."
June 12, 2024
A new Pew Research study finds that the majority of Black Americans believe that most institutions designed to hold them…
Former President Donald Trump, project 2025
June 11, 2024
Project 2025 promises to shut down Dept. of Education, ban abortion bills, roll back civil rights and more.
Source: Princeton SPIA/TMX
June 6, 2024
TheGrio's Natasha S. Alford didn't expect to go viral after her son joined her on stage at her master's degree…
June 4, 2024
While defending Trump against his guilty verdict in New York, Sen. Scott claimed “justice” is one reason why Black voters…
June 3, 2024
U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters blasted Donald Trump for “the lies he’s telling” by claiming his New York conviction was rigged.
Lauren Wesley Wilson, Lauren Wesley Wilson book, Lauren Wesley Wilson What Do You Need, What Do You Need book, career advice for Black women, career advice for women, career advice for women of color, theGrio.com
May 21, 2024
“We need to be seen, valued, respected, heard and understood — and of course, compensated,” says Lauren Wesley Wilson, author of…
Tamron Hall, Tamron Hall Show, Tamron Hall child, Tamron Hall motherhood, Tamron Hall Mother's Day Extravaganza, Tamron Hall son, Tamron Hall husband, Black motherhood, mid-life motherhood, motherhood after 40, motherhood after 50, Mother's Day, theGrio.com
May 10, 2024
ABC talk show host and journalist Tamron Hall talks about the power of timing, balancing career, motherhood and raising her…
January 18, 2024
One of the paths to the American Dream is buying a home based on how good schools are, which means…
January 16, 2024
Despite a decrease in Black male teachers and an education landscape of culture wars and safety issues, a new generation…