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May 16, 2012
OPINION - Bayard Rustin, who had worked with the original March in 1941, was a constant and steady force during…
April 19, 2012
OPINION - Today, when black artists readily rise to pop acclaim, it's difficult to understand Dick Clark's pioneering significance in…
March 22, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - Albert Einstein's greatness as a champion of human and civil rights for African-Americans as one of his…
March 15, 2012
OPINION - Despite Ashanti's record-setting accomplishments, she's never been particularly respected as an artist...
March 12, 2012
OPINION - With so many eyeballs on the network last night for that exclusive interview, OWN should have foregone many…
February 21, 2012
OPINION - It has long been an open secret that the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is a…
February 16, 2012
OPINION - Whitney Houston fans breathed a sigh of relief upon learning that her family had decided to live-stream her…
February 11, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - Whitney Houston was more than just a singer. For the post-Civil Rights generation, her voice represented the…
February 7, 2012
OPINION - Because it is Black History Month, Minaj's flaunting of her internalized white American standards of beauty stand out…
February 2, 2012
OPINION - As the nation reflects on Soul Train's incredible legacy and mourn the passing of its creator Don Cornelius,…
June 16, 2011
Rihanna didn't put Barbados on the map. Nor did Tiger Woods. The Caribbean nation is consistently selected as the top…
May 2, 2011
OPINION - With President Obama promising the government's support and FEMA actually effective from day one, Pratt City is no…
February 7, 2011
OPINION - Given the fact that black women only seem to score one appearance in an ad each Super Bowl…
January 21, 2011
OPINION - When it comes to the big screen, the awful truth is that Jay-Z's "baddest chick in the game"…
November 8, 2010
OPINION - Despite many proclamations to the contrary, Tyler Perry is not the worst thing that has ever happened to…
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August 30, 2010
The BET documentary 'My Mic Sounds Nice' helped bring the stories of pioneering female MC's to the forefront in 2010.
August 20, 2010
OPINION - It's like she's become the GOP's self-appointed ambulance chaser, ready to take on any case, with absolutely no…
August 19, 2010
OPINION - Even more disturbing is Palin's use of the word 'shackles' to describe Dr. Laura's previous situation as a…
March 9, 2010
TheGrio's 100 - As a rocket scientist, Spio gained notoriety when she joined Boeing as the Head of Satellite Communications…
February 25, 2010
OPINION - There's more to be gained by sharing black history and culture. The problem arises when the culture is…