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Cheslie Kryst, Miss USA, Black Miss USA winner, Black mental health, "By The Time You Read This," Black authors, Black pageant queens, theGrio.com

Cheslie Kryst’s mother details daughter’s mental health struggles in memoir: ‘You have to accept what was’

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Tiffany Haddish, I Curse You With Joy, sobriety, celebrity sobriety, celebrity memoirs, Black celebrity memoirs, theGrio.com

Despite having ‘stumbled and fallen,’ Tiffany Haddish says she has ‘learned how to walk’

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Kerry Washington Thicker than Water, Kerry Washington memoir, Kerry Washington sexual assault, What is the story of Thicker Than Water by Kerry Washington?, What does Kerry Washington talk about in her book?, Kerry Washington Los Angeles Times Festival of Books theGrio.com

Kerry Washington opens up about the lingering impacts of experiencing sexual assault

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Lama Rod Owens

Lama Rod Owens describes himself as a Black Buddhist Southern Queen. He wants to free you from suffering

Among today's noted Buddhist teachers, Owens is respected for his work focused on social change, identity and spiritual wellness.
/ April 22, 2024
Venus Williams book

Venus Williams draws from personal health and wellness journey in new book

Venus Williams' second book, which will draw on the tennis champion's personal health and wellness journey, will be available in…
/ April 11, 2024
Black Muslim Americans, Nation of Islam, Islam, Muslim women, Black Muslim women, African American women, Aaliyah Bilal, Temple Folk, Zainab Karim, Black writers, Black women writers, Black women authors, Black authors, Black books, theGrio.com

Sister to Sister: Two Black women writers talk loving and leaving Islam

Writer-educator Zainab Karim and “Temple Folk” author Aaliyah Bilal discuss the bittersweetness of the Black American Muslim experience.
/ April 5, 2024
Tabitha Brown, I Did a New Thing, Tabitha Brown books, Black books, Black authors, Black book podcasts, Writing Black, Writing Black podcast, theGrio podcasts, starting new habits, trying new things, theGrio.com

Ready to try something new? Tabitha Brown tells theGrio’s ‘Writing Black’ how she does it

Tabitha Brown joins the “Writing Black” podcast to discuss her latest bestselling book, "I Did a New Thing."
/ April 2, 2024
Gordon Parks, Gordon Parks exhibit, Gordon Parks Born Black, Jelani Cobb Gordon Parks, Jack Shainman Gallery, Gordon Parks Book, The Gordon Parks Foundation, Miles Marshall Lewis, theGrio.com

‘Born Black’: A new exhibition offers a modern lens on Gordon Parks’ portrait of Black America

The re-release and exhibition of Gordon Parks' "Born Black" give new relevance to the famed photographer's perspective on Black America.
/ March 20, 2024

The brokenhearted are embracing ‘All About Love.’ But pssst, the Black author’s book is really about justice

Published by William Morrow and Company in 2000, “All About Love” endures as a word-of-mouth favorite — the kind of…
/ March 12, 2024
Tariq Trotter, Black Thought, Tariq "Black Thought" Trotter, Tariq Trotter Book, Black Thought book, The Upcycled Self, The Upcycled Self Tariq Trotter, The Roots, Tariq Trotter memoir, Black Thought memoir, Writing Black podcast, Black books, Black books podcast, Black authors podcast, Black authors, Black podcasts, theGrio Black Podcast Network, theGrio.com

Tariq ‘Black Thought’ Trotter talks ‘The Upcycled Self’ on ‘Writing Black’

Following the publication of his NYT bestselling memoir, Tariq 'Black Thought' Trotter decodes 'The Upcycled Self.'
/ March 12, 2024