About Touré

Toure is a host and writer at TheGrio. He hosts the TheGrio TV show "Masters of the Game," and he created the award-winning podcast "Being Black: The '80s" and its upcoming sequel "Being Black: The '70s." He is also the creator of "Star Stories" and the author of eight books, including "Nothing Compares 2 U an oral history of Prince." He also hosts a podcast called "Toure Show." He is also a husband and a father of two.

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U.S. Rep. Kevin McCarthy, thegrio.com
January 12, 2023
The House of Representatives struggled to choose a Speaker. That's just a preview of what we'll get over and over…
January 12, 2023
A really strange story about the time a mentally ill man pooped on my apartment building and then got inside…
Social media personality Andrew Tate is led away by police
January 10, 2023
Andrew Tate has a Black father, and yes, he's gross, but does that mean that we can kick him out…
January 9, 2023
Akon said recitals are for white men, but no, parenting is about being involved in your kids lives. Recitals and…
January 9, 2023
In half of American states, people can now carry guns without a permit, and I'm scared. There are too many…
January 6, 2023
"Babylon" is an extraordinary film about the early days of Hollywood and the people who had to be in the…
Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin
January 3, 2023
Damar Hamlin makes me question why I still love football. NFL players are risking their lives on every play.
Los Angeles Special Screening of Netflix's A Jazzman's Blues
December 30, 2022
I waited a decade to interview Tyler Perry. I finally got my chance and talking to him showed me how…
Chris Brown In Concert - Newark, NJ
December 29, 2022
When Tory Lanez went on trial, the boys club of hip-hop rose up and stood by him even though people…
An image of Jesus Christ as a Black man
December 25, 2022
Jesus was Black, and it's healthier for Black people to be Black-centric, which includes rejecting the whitewashed image of Jesus.
December 22, 2022
A strange conflict played out in front of me on the subway on the way to work the other day.…
Sidney Poitier, Nichelle Nichols, Bill Russell, André Leon Talley and Irene Cara
December 21, 2022
Sidney Poitier, Irene Cara, Nichelle Nichols Takeoff and Andre Leon Talley are among the many we lost this year. May…
Meghan Markle
December 21, 2022
I think I understand why they hate Meghan Markle so much. It's multifaceted. It's about race, but it's about more.…
December 21, 2022
Albums from legends to mix into your playlist to make your holiday party perfect. Because lots of people have sung…
December 20, 2022
Celebrities have rallied in support of the play, which explores what happens when Black people decide to "go back to…
December 12, 2022
The podcast featuring Dave Chappelle, Yasiin Bey and Talib Kweli isn't ostensibly about anything. But they do it in a…
Kanye West theGrio.com
December 8, 2022
Famous hoteps like Kanye and Kyrie are normalizing hotepism. We have a problem because many hoteps are helping the conservative…
December 7, 2022
My new book "The Ivy League Counterfeiter" tells the story of the wild life of a man who made his…
November 30, 2022
I believe that misogyny makes it hard for men to find female role models. We are not taught to look…
November 29, 2022
An Iranian journalist challenged a Black American soccer player's allegiance to America at the World Cup. I know how I…