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 18, 2019
A year after announcing that Michael B Jordan's production company would be using inclusion riders, the first project to implement…
December 4, 2019
Crystal Windham talks about exactly what led her to become the first African-American woman Director of Interior Design at General…
November 27, 2019
Van Jones sits down with theGrio and gets real about his work, his relationship with Trump, and how it feels…
November 22, 2019
A former NBC Universal Executive released a statement alleging that the company left Black cable networks to fail, even while…
Diddy
November 21, 2019
In a new statement, media mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs made his position crystal clear on Byron Allen's Supreme Court case…
November 19, 2019
On Tuesday, presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren released a plan to combat the increasing threat of white supremacist violence and…
October 25, 2019
Media mogul Byron Allen talks race and business and explains why he's not asking for a seat at the table,…
October 21, 2019
When Entertainment Studios chief Byron Allen purchased The Weather Channel for $300 million in 2017, he made headlines and became…
October 10, 2019
Several cases are going in front of the Supreme Court this fall and the results could help-- or hurt-- the…
September 26, 2019
Several high-profile Black women executives offer advice on how to navigate corporate America when you're young, gifted and Black.
September 24, 2019
Today the country of South Africa celebrated its annual Heritage Day, a national holiday to honor the diverse cultures of…
September 21, 2019
In a candid new interview with theGrio, 2020 Presidential hopeful Mayor Pete Buttigieg of South Bend, IN, says if America…
September 20, 2019
This story was supported by the Pulitzer Center. CAROLINA, Puerto Rico- When Marcos A. Rivera Ortiz, Esq. walks into his…
September 19, 2019
Gwen Carr, the mother of Eric Garner, spoke before the House Judiciary Committee to push for more accountability of police…
September 11, 2019
Tina Lifford from the hit OWN show, "Queen Sugar" talks about turning Aunt Vi into an iconic role and when…
September 11, 2019
TheGrio's Natasha Alford, explains how a powerful storyline on the hit OWN show, "Queen Sugar" helped her come to terms…
September 10, 2019
In an interview with theGrio, Kobe Richardson explains why everyone got it all wrong when he asked friend, Sally Hazelgrove…
Tatiana Denson is suing a PNC Bank
September 5, 2019
Tatiana Denson is suing PNC Bank professing she was racially profiled during an attempt to open a business bank account…
August 30, 2019
It’s one of the most bizarre videos to hit the internet, an 18-year-old man accused of murdering three family members,…
Democrats
August 28, 2019
Vice President Joe Biden discusses the 2020 election, the nation’s racial divide and the role that Donald Trump and white…