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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

Miss USA Cheslie Kryst to posthumously publish a book with the help of her mother

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The Cool Mom Co., Lizzie Mathis, Honest Renovation, Jessica Alba, Black motherhood, how to be a cool mom, Black mothers, Black parenting, theGrio.com

Aspiring to be a ‘cool mom’ this year? Just be yourself, says Lizzy Mathis

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Keisha Nash, Forest Whitaker’s former wife, died of alcoholic liver disease, reports say

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Cherelle Parker publicly sworn in as Philadelphia’s 100th mayor

Parker, 51, a Democrat with years of political experience, took the helm of the nation's sixth-largest city in a ceremony…
/ January 3, 2024

The McBride sisters are masters of winemaking and on ‘Masters of the Game’, they break down how they built the largest Black-owned wine company in America

The McBride sisters' story of how they came together to build the largest Black-owned wine company in America is truly…
/ December 29, 2023
Gray hair, Grey hair, What is the average age to get gray hair?, What is the average age to get grey hair?, gray hair natural hairstyles, natural hair movement, natural hair textures, graying hair, Does GREY hair have a different texture?, aging, natural hair, What to do with black hair going grey?, How do you treat natural GREY hair, thegrio.com

Why don’t we see more gray hair in the natural hair movement?

For Black women, gray hair and the natural hair movement seem to be strangely separate worlds.
/ December 26, 2023

Simone Biles named AP Female Athlete of the Year a third time after dazzling return to gymnastics

Simone Biles' triumphant return to gymnastics led to her becoming the the sixth woman to claim the AP Female Athlete…
/ December 22, 2023
Fantasia Barrino, Fantasia, The Color Purple, Celie, Faith and Spirituality, theGrio.com

Greater than a ‘glow up’: Fantasia reminds us that sometimes you’ve got to ‘lose to win’ 

Having overcome tremendous personal obstacles, Fantasia's portrayal of Celie in "The Color Purple" reflects real-life resilience.
/ December 17, 2023

Chargers-Raiders game makes history with NFL’s 1st all-Black officiating crew and 3 women

For the first time in NFL history, an all-Black officiating crew worked a game, on the field and in the…
/ December 15, 2023

Oprah Winfrey portrait — featuring the color purple — unveiled at National Portrait Gallery

For her portrait, Winfrey told those gathered, "I chose to wear the color purple because for me, that color has…
/ December 14, 2023
Cassie Ventura and Sean "Diddy" Combs

Women like Cassie don’t come forward sooner because the culture doesn’t allow them to

Every time a sexual assault case like this hits the news, people ask why the woman didn’t come forward sooner.
/ December 8, 2023

Open Society Foundations commit $50M to women and youth groups’ work on democracy

The group founded by billionaire George Soros has already committed $220M to organizations led by Blacks who fight for racial…
/ December 7, 2023
Uzo Aduba, Uzo Aduba baby, celebrity Black mom, Black mothers, mother tribe, Black celebrity baby, theGrio.com

Uzo Aduba announces the birth of her first child

Sharing first glimpses of motherhood via Instagram, Aduba praises the support of fellow mothers while pregnant.
/ December 1, 2023
Black Maternal Health, Black women's health, Black motherhood, affirmative action, San Francisco, KFF Health News, theGrio.com

Backlash to affirmative action hits pioneering maternal health program for Black women

San Francisco's Abundant Birth Project was game-changing for many Black women, but affirmative action pushback now threatens its survival.
/ November 27, 2023
Reproductive justice, reproductive and sexual justice, abortion access, Roe v. Wade, Black motherhood, Black maternal health, Black maternal morbidity, Black maternal mortality, theGrio.com

How is faith called to advocate for reproductive and sexual justice?

Revs. Alisha Lola Jones and Calvin Taylor Skinner explore faith's role in reproductive and sexual justice for Black women.
/ November 26, 2023