Featured Opinion Opinions June 21, 2021 The War on Drugs at 50 demands reparations for Black people As we enter the 50th year of the War on Drugs, we need to not only end the policy, but...
Entertainment Featured Film June 18, 2021 Tribeca Festival 2021: ‘A Choice of Weapons: Inspired by Gordon Parks’ and honoring the Black gaze There’s a tiny detail in Gordon Parks’ gorgeous—and heavily repurposed—photo of a woman and her niece standing below a neon...
Books Featured June 18, 2021 Brooklyn artist paints the stories of Black political prisoners in ‘Correspondence’ “People are so trained to think that if you are arrested, you must have done something.” Janine Phillips Africa spent...
Featured Opinions June 16, 2021 Gen Z’s unique commitment to the promise of Juneteenth has far reaching impact This Juneteenth, Gen Z’ers – those under 25– are uniquely suited and disproportionately committed to addressing the legacy of slavery...
Featured Opinions June 16, 2021 Man up and cry: Making room for men to be vulnerable Openly showing emotions in a society where ‘real men don’t cry’—or so we’ve been conditioned to believe—can be a crushing...
Entertainment Featured May 25, 2021 Comedian Kevin Iso on the evolution of ‘Flatbush Misdemeanors’ from web series to TV show Comedian Kevin Iso is the writer and co-creator of Flatbush Misdemeanors, a show about two friends struggling to climb out...
Featured Opinions May 10, 2021 When we say let’s build a caring economy for all, we mean all Twenty years ago, Congress made a mistake that left millions of women, especially Black women, behind. They expanded the Child...
Featured Sports May 7, 2021 Top 10 basketball stars who went from an HBCU to a household name There are only two active HBCU alumni in the NBA today (Robert Covington from Tennessee State University and Kyle O’Quinn...
Entertainment Featured Music April 29, 2021 R&B star Egypt opens up about artistic journey, new music With a mesh of talent and personality, you may have spotted this rising star Egypt on Amazon’s Music & Murder,...
Featured Health News April 20, 2021 Why is it called 4/20? Weed smokers participate in annual event without knowing its origins theGRIO REPORT - Every April 20th weed smokers all over the country 'observe' a sort of underground holiday of sorts,
Crime Featured Local News April 12, 2021 LAPD closes death investigation of Mikeona Johnson, 23-year-old mother who went missing Shalissa Collier suddenly found herself searching for her 23-year old daughter, Mikeona Johnson, in the streets of South Central Los...
Entertainment Featured LGBTQ+ April 8, 2021 Niecy Nash praises Dwyane Wade’s support of Zaya: ‘Moving conversation forward’ Celebrities and non-celebrities alike have had a lot to say about Zaya Wade — the daughter of former NBA star...
Featured Politics April 8, 2021 President Obama urges Black Americans to ‘fight back’ against voter suppression Former President Barack Obama knows a thing or two about organizing and building coalitions for change. As a community organizer...
Health Houston Local News March 19, 2021 Houston mayor Sylvester Turner addresses diversity and inclusion efforts in COVID-19 fight Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner said cities need to do more to change systemic inequities that have become exacerbated by the...
Featured News March 17, 2021 Tensions brew as Tamir Rice’s mom accuses Tamika Mallory, BLM of chasing ‘clout’ The mother of Tamir Rice accused Tamika Mallory and other activists and lawyers in the broader movement for Black lives of “monopolizing”...
Business Featured March 15, 2021 Experts fear corporate diversity burnout following BLM surge Corporate diversity efforts skyrocketed after the murder of George Floyd as many companies prioritized equity and inclusion initiatives for the...
Opinions March 11, 2021 Everything they ‘forgot’ to tell Black people about contracting COVID-19 Unbelievably, it is here: the year anniversary of living in the United States with the COVID-19 pandemic. Everywhere you look...
Business Featured Local News Washington DC March 9, 2021 Black-owned D.C. restaurant distributes meals to first-responders, front-line workers Mr. Braxton Bar and Kitchen, a Black-owned restaurant in Washington, distributed 700 free meals to residents, front-line workers and emergency...
Business Featured March 9, 2021 Large banks make investments in banks that serve Black communities Some large banks have recently decided to invest in Black-owned banks whose leaders say they perform an important role in...
Black History Month Education Featured February 25, 2021 Erica Buddington says schools must teach Black History beyond February As February comes to an end, it may be tempting for schools to put away their Black history-focused lessons and...
