Women

Black woman domestic violence
Black women and Aboriginal women in Australia face the double-bind of racism and sexism, leading to higher rates of domestic…
/ October 29, 2021
Civil rights pioneer Claudette Colvin
A legal team representing Colvin says it plans to file paperwork to have the now-82-year-old woman's arrest from 1955 expunged.
/ October 26, 2021
"I want to say sorry to whomever felt offended," Balvin said of the "Perra" video on Instagram, "especially to the…
/ October 25, 2021
Accepting a prestigious German prize Sunday in honor of her work, Zimbabwean writer Tsitsi Dangarembga called for a “new Enlightenment."
/ October 24, 2021
Meghan Markle thegrio.com
Meghan Markle used her platform as an opportunity to speak on behalf of working mothers across the country who need…
/ October 22, 2021
Safiya Noble thegrio.com
Noble, the director of UCLA's Center for Critical Internet Inquiry, googled "Black girls," and pornography turned up first in her…
/ October 22, 2021
Simone Biles thegrio.com
She's headlining a tour that features the world's best gymnasts, but Biles is still scared of that very sport she…
/ October 21, 2021
Deja Riley thegrio.com
After more than a decade in the industry, Deja Riley is now focusing her attention on fitness as a Lululemon…
/ October 20, 2021
The limited-edition Pattern x M.A.C. Holy Grail Kit will spotlight hot products from her hair care line and the make-up…
/ October 20, 2021
"What we want everyone to be is angry, disgusted," said SEPTA's police chief Thomas Nestel III, that no fellow rider…
/ October 20, 2021
Biden couldn't find the strength to visit her own church after her son's death, feeling betrayed by God. Then she…
/ October 19, 2021
The Saint Heron Community Library is for "students, practicing artists, designers, musicians and general literature enthusiasts."
/ October 18, 2021