Opinion Politics Opinions Featured February 2, 2023 At the State of the Union, President Biden must do more than push policies that allow police to keep harming Black people OPINION: This year, we need to hear more than shallow promises for solutions that exacerbate the problem of policing.
Health Opinion Opinions Featured Women January 22, 2023 On the 50th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the FDA should approve over-the-counter birth control OPINION: Millions of people choose the contraceptive pill every year, and many more would if not for unnecessary barriers presented
Opinions Featured Opinion Politics January 19, 2023 We won’t secure reproductive freedom for Black women until we reform the Supreme Court OPINION: All options must be on the table to address the damage done by overturning Roe v. Wade — and
Opinions Featured Health Opinion January 12, 2023 How reforming our organ donation system can save Black lives Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. Thirty-three people
Opinions Featured Elections Opinion Politics December 19, 2022 Unless you’re white and rich, the cost of public service is too high While every election cycle features withering analysis about whether Black folks and young people will vote, more attention is needed
Crime Change the World News December 7, 2022 Final Gift: Slain Brooklyn teacher’s aide Ethan Holder saves 6 lives Editor’s note: This article is published in partnership with The 74, a national nonprofit education news site. New York City
Featured LGBTQ+ Opinion Politics Opinions November 28, 2022 Transforming trans survival into trans joy Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. Trans girls
Celebs Opinion Opinions Featured November 21, 2022 Kanye, Kyrie and the root of antisemitism in the Black community, explained OPINION: Antisemitism in the Black community is as much of a problem as anti-Blackness in the Jewish community. However, fighting
Opinions Featured Women Lifestyle Career Living Opinion November 8, 2022 Black women, unpaid labor and the risk of ‘quiet quitting’ OPINION: What’s considered quiet-quitting behavior from one employee is perceived as not fitting in with workplace culture, refusing to be
Opinions Featured Elections Opinion Politics November 5, 2022 Black women have always moved this country forward. On Election Day, we won’t be stopped Black women are a voting powerhouse. When we show up at the polls, we bring our communities with us and
Opinions Featured Opinion Science and Technology November 3, 2022 Elon Musk’s purchase is not Black Twitter’s problem Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. I wrote
Featured Lifestyle Finance Personal Finance Opinion Opinions October 17, 2022 Where there’s a will: How estate planning can help Black families keep wealth in the family Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. Oct. 17
Business Opinion Opinions Featured Entrepreneurship October 7, 2022 Jackson’s water crisis requires long-term solutions and private investment OPINION: Entrepreneur and philanthropist Robert F. Smith calls on corporate leaders to adopt his 2% Solution plan, which asks companies
Opinion Politics Opinions Featured Health October 3, 2022 The Divine 9 call on Congress to protect reproductive rights OPINION: Black fraternities and sororities have launched the Tell Somebody Now campaign, which will mobilize communities to demand that Congress
Opinions Featured Opinion October 1, 2022 Can there be justice for the wrongly convicted? Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. The recent
Opinions Featured Opinion Politics September 29, 2022 Ocean justice can help empower communities of color on the frontlines of the climate crisis OPINION: The Ocean Justice Forum—a collective of 18 environmental justice, Indigenous, community and national nonprofits—is offering an ambitious vision for strengthening
Opinion Politics Opinions Featured Crime September 19, 2022 Illinois’ plan to end cash bail is not a ‘purge law.’ It will, however, stop the criminalization of poverty OPINION: The Pretrial Fairness Act, which goes into effect on Jan. 1, will keep people from being incarcerated while awaiting
Politics Opinions Featured Opinion September 12, 2022 America’s historic climate investment still leaves Gulf communities behind Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. Following the
Opinion Opinions Featured September 10, 2022 Black Philanthropy: Find your village, fund your future OPINION: Despite our documented generosity, Black people don’t always see themselves as philanthropists. But our collective giving is a path
Opinion Politics Opinions Featured June 27, 2022 The price of Black motherhood is life and then some OPINION: The economic impact of overturning Roe v. Wade will make an already bad situation even worse for Black women.