Women

Zendaya, adorned in all Black designers, stuns on InStyle magazine cover

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Ben Crump endorses Kamala Harris for VP in Biden veepstakes

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New documentary short tells the story of ‘Detroit’s Other Rosa Parks’

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Rep. Karen Bass emerges as possible running mate for Joe Biden

Congresswoman Karen Bass (D-Ca.) may not be well-known in the public eye, but she has caught the attention of the…
/ July 25, 2020

After being told she was ‘too old’ to cast in ‘Charlie’s Angels,’ Nia Long says it was code for ‘too Black’

Actress Nia Long says she was passed up for a lead role in the 2000 blockbuster film Charlie's Angels because…
/ July 19, 2020
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Joe Biden leading polls, thanks to Black women who went to an HBCU

Joe Biden is leading the polls with a diverse campaign staff consisting of women of color, who are HBCU educated…
/ July 15, 2020

‘Dressed in Dreams’ author Tanisha C. Ford talks big TV deal

Author Tanisha C. Ford has inked a deal for the TV version of her book 'Dressed in Dreams' with Gabrielle…
/ July 5, 2020
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Janelle Monae rants against sexism in music, religion and other institutions

Singer Janelle Monae has long been an advocate of equal rights, and has never been shy on her stances against…
/ July 5, 2020

Black women need to be free

Black women live at the intersection of multiple systems of oppression: racism, sexism, and capitalism, which constrain the opportunity to…
/ July 1, 2020

Entire women’s pro softball team quits after GM’s Trump tweet

An professional softball team quit in the middle of a series after a tweet that suggested they supported Donald Trump's…
/ June 29, 2020

Tamron Hall shuffles staff, hires former ‘The Oprah Winfrey Show’ producers for daytime show

Tamron Hall's talk show brought on a new executive producer earlier this year and the showrunner has landed veteran producers…
/ June 28, 2020

NY Liberty Juneteenth panel discusses equality, power of voting

In commemoration of Juneteenth, the New York Liberty led a powerful virtual conversation about freedom, justice, equality, and the power…
/ June 20, 2020

Sistas’ KJ Smith talks season 2, Black Lives Matter movement

In an exclusive interview with theGrio, KJ Smith is opening up about returning to filming amid the coronavirus pandemic, advocacy…
/ June 4, 2020

Toronto woman fell from balcony during encounter with police, family wants answers

A 29-year-old Black woman in "distress" fell to her death from a Toronto apartment balcony earlier this week after an…
/ May 29, 2020

Apple Music to launch its 1st radio show in Africa

Apple Music is launching its first radio show in Africa.
/ May 28, 2020