Women

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’ 

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

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

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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
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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

Reese’s unexplained absence brings unwanted scrutiny to No. 7 LSU and coach Kim Mulkey

Mulkey's reticence regarding Reese, one of women's college sports' most popular, successful athletes, has been a PR challenge.
/ November 21, 2023
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Pink is Vice President Kamala Harris’ power color

“I guess we’ve been challenging notions about what power looks like,” Kamala Harris said of the vice president’s residence's interior…
/ November 20, 2023

Serena Williams, Ruby Bridges to be inducted into National Women’s Hall of Fame

Serena Williams and Ruby Bridges will be inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame next year, the hall announced…
/ November 16, 2023
Black domestic violence survivors, Black intimate partner violence survivors, Keke Palmer domestic violence survivors, Black domestic violence rates, theGrio.com

Keke Palmer’s allegations of intimate partner violence highlight 12 relationship red flags

Here are some early signs of intimate partner violence —and expert advice on what to do about it.
/ November 16, 2023

Jesmyn Ward’s ‘Let Us Descend’ is among the finalists for an Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence

The medals, presented by the American Library Association, are given for fiction and nonfiction. Winners in each slot receive $5,000.
/ November 15, 2023
Laila Edwards

Laila Edwards is breaking barriers on the U.S. senior national hockey team

Wisconsin sophomore Laila Edwards, at 19, is the first Black woman to compete with the U.S. senior national hockey team.
/ November 13, 2023
Haley McClain Hill, TORCH Warriorwear, TORCH apparel, Veteran's Day, women in the armed forces, women in the military, theGrio.com

With TORCH, Haley McClain Hill celebrates womanhood in the armed forces

From TORCH Warriorwear to TORCHTalks, Haley McClain Hill is building a brand for an army of woman warriors.
/ November 11, 2023