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OPINION - As the release date for the highly anticipated film, '12 Years a Slave', based on Solomon Northup’s bestselling…
theGRIO REPORT - Although today Dr. King’s iconic 'I Have a Dream' speech often symbolizes the March for many, it…
theGRIO REPORT - In an effort to be on the right side of history, the naysayers and obstacles are often…
OPINION - The mainstream media promotes that black people should be content with symbolism over real justice and financial compensation.…
OPINION - if anyone knows if Jay-Z’s quote “my presence is charity” has any truth to it, it is Harry…
theGRIO REPORT - In the wake of the devastating Supreme Court decision, several websites have posted examples of these tests…
ANALYSIS - A photo from the movie of Carey as the character Hattie Pearl, whom many presume is a field…
OPINION - Memorial Day is just as important to African-Americans as it is to any other group. Perhaps it is…
theGRIO REPORT - For many Americans, Candice Glover did not just become the current American Idol; she became an ambassador…
theGRIO REPORT - The U.S. has historically had a poor track record in welcoming black immigrants regardless of their talents…
OPINION - Two years after their re-discovery, restored video footage of Dr. King’s convicted assassin, James Earl Ray, in custody…
ESSAY - There is no denying that each of these women played more than their part in uplifting their race…
theGRIO REPORT - Twenty five years ago 15-year-old Tawana Brawley was reportedly found dazed and confused lying in a garbage…
theGRIO Q&A - Tempestt Bledsoe has returned to NBC in the Jimmy Fallon-produced sitcom Guys with Kids to play Marny,…
OPINION - It is not at all a stretch to say that President Obama owes a debt to Shirley Chisholm’s…
OPINION - For black audiences especially, The Supremes have a story that continues to resonate, even if it is far…
OPINION - With Oprah, it's been her audacity to try that has perhaps inspired us the most...
OPINION - Once again Twitter gets another celebrity in trouble. Chris Brown is the latest high profile name to make…
OPINION - The success of 'The Color Purple' in publishing, Hollywood and on Broadway only proves that, in dreaming a…
OPINION - Let the role be one of a hero or heroine, or, in this case, a hobbit, and it…