Women

DJ Spinderella
theGrio’s Eboni K. Williams talks to the one and only DJ Spinderella, a third of renowned group Salt-N-Pepa, about hip-hop…
/ August 11, 2023
Rihanna, Rihanna breastfeeding, Black Breastfeeding Week, National Breastfeeding Month, Savage X Fenty, Savage X Fenty maternity line, Black nursing moms, Black celebrity moms, nursing bras, maternity bras, theGrio.com
Just in time for National Breastfeeding Month, Rihanna shows off Savage x Fenty's sultry style with a twist of convenience…
/ August 9, 2023
Black women on Forbes' 50 over 50, 2023 50 Over 50, Black women 50 over 50 theGrio.com
From venture capitalists to the 'Godmother of Soul,' this year, Forbes' '50 over 50' list celebrates Black women across industries.
/ August 8, 2023
Valeisha Butterfield Jones, Black women in business, Black Business Month, career advice for Black women, career advice, Google, Black women in entertainment, Coach Tish, Letisha Bereola, careers, theGrio.com
“We have to move with urgency, we have to move with intention, and we have to get out of our…
/ August 8, 2023
While Biles talked for a good 15 minutes after her electric U.S. Classic win Saturday, the words “Paris” and “2024”…
/ August 7, 2023
Black Women's Equal Pay Day, Black women, pay disparity, gender wage gap, pay gap, Black working women, Black church, faith and spirituality, Notes on Faith, theGrio.com
Reflecting on Black Women’s Equal Pay Day, Rev. Dr. Alisha Lola Jones discusses the consistent devaluation of Black women's work.
/ August 6, 2023
Breastfeeding and high-performance sports were long an almost impossible combination for top female athletes.
/ August 5, 2023
Vivian Ayers Allen, Debbie Allen, Phylicia Rashad, Andrew Arthur Allen Jr., Vivian Ayers Allen turns 100, Black writers, Black famous mothers, theGrio.com
Vivian Ayers Allen’s famous daughters and family celebrate the Pulitzer Prize nominee's 100th birthday.
/ August 4, 2023
When Clarisse Agbégnénou won her sixth world judo title, confirming the reigning Olympic champion as one of the athletes to…
/ August 4, 2023
A dictionary page with the word "menopause" highlighted in pink
To put it plainly, I am tired of being antagonized and bullied by my period. Please free from "Eve's curse"!
/ August 3, 2023
Hair relaxers, hair relaxers and cancer, Black hair, hair straighteners, dangers of chemical hair straighteners, hair chemicals, theGrio.com
As chemical hair straighteners are increasingly linked to breast and reproductive cancers, Black women confront long-held beauty standards.
/ August 2, 2023
Karen Pittman chats about her place on the "Sex and the City" spin-off and what it means for Black women's…
/ August 2, 2023