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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March 28, 2022
I’m still processing what happened at the Oscars. Could Will Smith have been protecting his wife and embarrassing himself at…
March 25, 2022
In a world where social media lets anyone say anything, fans can tell Doja Cat in real time that she…
March 25, 2022
There’s a debate that's been raging on my Twitter timeline, and I need to get some thoughts out that aren’t…
Atlanta FX theGrio
March 24, 2022
The best show on television is back for season 3 with an episode that’s bizarre even by "Atlanta" standards.
A father admonishes his child
March 18, 2022
I saw this TikTok that started off really cute and sweet, but as it unfolded, I realized it was saying…
Closing Arguments Delivered In Actor Jussie Smollett's Trial
March 16, 2022
No matter what you think of the Jussie Smollett case, it’s clear that he shouldn’t be in prison right now.
March 15, 2022
Kim Kardashian went full Marie Antoinette when she said her best advice for women in business was to work hard.…
March 14, 2022
White people still use the n-word. We’ve seen videos of this in convenience stores, restaurants, bars, parking lots and malls.
Director Ryan Coogler
March 10, 2022
The Coogler incident reveals a frightening truth that doing all of the right things is not necessarily protection enough.
March 10, 2022
A new documentary about Black America’s history of pain and suffering enters a world where Black people are inundated with…
March 9, 2022
As the Emmett Till Antilynching bill becomes law, I want to remember those who were critical to ensuring Till’s death…
Black student doing school work in classroom, theGrio.com
March 7, 2022
There are so many times and so many ways that Black people have become a political football in the United…
March 3, 2022
The third and final installment of the Kanye docuseries "jeen-yuhs" gave us some amazing, revelatory moments and some mess.
February 24, 2022
Kanye is always presenting himself as a victim who’s battling institutions that don't respect him as the genius he is.
February 17, 2022
The new three-part docuseries from Netflix offers us an answer to the question, where did Kanye’s ego come from?
Actors Jamie Foxx and Kerry Washington in "Django Unchained"
February 16, 2022
Yes, "Django Unchained" is a Black film. Its story centers on the life of a Black character, and it has…
Black Thought (Tariq Trotter of The Roots) in the musical "Black No More"
February 15, 2022
What if I told you there was a machine that could turn you from a Black person to a white…
King Richard thegrio.com
February 8, 2022
The Oscar voters showed tremendous love to "King Richard," Will Smith’s film about the father of Serena and Venus Williams.
February 8, 2022
The whole hubbub around the Oscars always reminds me of the power of cinema and its ability to shape how…
Don Lemon Jeff Zucker theGrio
February 7, 2022
Can I please interrupt the hosannas pouring out of the CNN building in praise of its former president, Jeff Zucker,…