Featured News Opinion Top Stories December 12, 2019 OPINION: Covering the Miss Universe Pageant taught me that the world is finally seeing the magnificent power of Black beauty Writer Ronda Rocha-Penrice talks about the world acknowledging a new standard of beauty and being in the room with several
Black History Month Entertainment Featured Film News Opinion Top Stories Video November 8, 2019 OPINION: Don’t believe the hype, real Black men do stand up in ‘Harriet’ Although Kasi Lemmons’ latest film, Harriet, bested industry expectations with a $12 million opening and has received a nearly 100 percent audience
#BlackOnBlue Featured News April 19, 2019 OP-ED: Why Do Atlanta Police Killings Get Overlooked? On March 31, 31-year-old Oscar Cain was killed by an Atlanta police officer. Reportedly someone told the officer that Cain
Black History Month Entertainment Music Television April 2, 2019 Gabrielle Dennis, Katlyn Nichol, and more speak on portraying legends on ‘American Soul’ American Soul ended its first season with a bang—a performance from Ike and Tina Turner. McKinley Freeman and Gabrielle Dennis
Entertainment Featured News September 25, 2018 ‘This Is Us’ Season 3: Welcome to the return of Randall, Beth and the rest of the messy Pearson family 'This Is Us' Season 3: The wait is finally over as we welcome back Randall, Beth and the rest of
Entertainment Film TheGrio Originals August 15, 2018 EXCLUSIVE: Taraji P. Henson and Will Packer on ‘What Men Want’ Taraji P. Henson wants to make you laugh. That’s what we found out when we visited the set of her
Entertainment Film TheGrio Originals Video April 30, 2018 EXCLUSIVE: Michael K. Williams on defying thug typecasting and the ‘SuperFly’ reboot As Omar on the iconic HBO series The Wire, Michael K. Williams defied stereotypes, shifting expectations about who a
News Opinion Politics August 6, 2015 The fight to vote in 2015: Why restoring the Voting Rights Act matters OPINION - In theory, the ratification of the Fifteenth Amendment to the Constitution February 3, 1870 gave black men the
News Opinion Video May 28, 2014 Dr. Maya Angelou was America’s most phenomenal woman theGRIO OBIT - Dr. Maya Angelou, who kicked down the door for many African American and other female artists, passed
Black History Month News Opinion August 26, 2013 1963: The most pivotal year in black history? ANALYSIS - 1963 was a year of bold action and heartbreaking consequences that literally rocked the nation...
Entertainment Opinion July 25, 2012 Sherman Hemsley dead: How George Jefferson helped black America ‘move on up’ OPINION - Black viewers absolutely loved George Jefferson for telling white people off every week as well as for becoming
Living News July 13, 2012 The Montague Collection: Time is running out in the countdown to save rare black history artifacts If no acceptable terms are presented, a creditor plans to petition to begin selling off the Montague African American Collection
Politics July 11, 2012 How poll taxes have historically hurt black Americans theGRIO REPORT - Addressing the 103rd NAACP Convention in Houston, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder likened new voter ID laws
Entertainment Opinion Television June 26, 2012 ‘The Newsroom’: Lack of diversity on new HBO series is a familiar story OPINION - Label me 'jaded' but I watch a fair amount of cable news programming and, while it is far
Black History Black History Month Entertainment Inspiration June 22, 2012 Black ‘Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter’ sidekick based on real-life figure: William H. Johnson theGRIO REPORT - One man has filled up tomes; while another has only generated footnotes. Still, their relationship, especially in
Black History Black History Month Inspiration June 19, 2012 Penn Center, one of the 1st schools for freed slaves, celebrates 150 anniversary theGRIO REPORT - Welcoming over 10,000 visitors a year, the Penn Center, which has 19 buildings in all and a
Entertainment Opinion June 12, 2012 Bobby Womack, the ‘bravest man’ in R&B, is on the comeback trail OPINION - If there’s one person who, today, embodies black music history of the 20th century at its best, it’s
Black History Black History Month Inspiration May 28, 2012 How black WWII vets helped lead the civil rights movement theGRIO REPORT - Black veterans, especially those who fought in World War II, served critical roles in raising national and
Black History Black History Month News Opinion May 16, 2012 Bayard Rustin: Black Americans can’t ignore openly gay icon’s contribution to civil rights movement OPINION - Bayard Rustin, who had worked with the original March in 1941, was a constant and steady force during
Entertainment Opinion Video April 19, 2012 Dick Clark dead at 82: How the ‘American Bandstand’ host helped bring black music into the mainstream OPINION - Today, when black artists readily rise to pop acclaim, it's difficult to understand Dick Clark's pioneering significance in
