Opinion

Liam Neeson Robin Roberts thegrio.com

OPINION: Liam Neeson’s extremely racist admission could have been a teachable moment, but instead he’s advocating power walking to shake off white supremacy

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Metropolitan Detention Center thegrio.com

OPINION: ‘They’re just prisoners right, so why should we care?’

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Amadou Diallo thegrio.com

OPINION: Amadou Diallo died in a hail of NYPD bullets 20 years ago and Black people’s fatal encounters with cops keep piling up

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Troy Artis attacked thegrio.com

OPINION: ‘I was brutally attacked on the street, just like Jussie Smollett’

Fashion journalist Troy Artis recounts the day he was attacked, and knifed, while having homophobic slurs spewed at him, similar…
/ February 4, 2019
Jussie Smollett thegrio.com

OPINION: The vicious homophobic and racist attack on Jussie Smollett shows the terrifying danger of MAGA thinking

Writer George M. Johnson explains why the brutual attack on Jussie Smollett must be fully acknowledged as both homophobic AND…
/ January 29, 2019
The Game thegrio.com

Opinion: The Game sex shaming Kim Kardashian in his new track is a tired hip hop trope

In an attention-seeking quest for modern-day relevance, another washed-up rapper is using women and weaponizing sex to make industry ripples.
/ January 28, 2019
Gladys Knight, Travis Scott, Big Boi thegrio.com

OPINION: Here’s why I’m not cancelling Gladys Knight, Travis Scott, and Big Boi for performing at the Super Bowl

Read why writer Dustin Seibert is not cancelling Gladys Knight, Big Boi, and Travis Scott for performing at the Super…
/ January 25, 2019
Gina Rodriguez thegrio.com

OPINION: Gina Rodriguez STILL doesn’t get why we’re mad, cries over anti-Black accusations

Even though Gina Rodriguez is not anti-Black, she sincerely apologizes that our lack of comprehension about her previous comments has caused…
/ January 25, 2019
Covington High School

The Magic of White Privilege: How the media is turning a smug faced teenager into a ‘bullied’ saint

Writer Dustin Seibert explains how a smug looking teen confronting a Native American elder has somehow been painted as a…
/ January 23, 2019
Kamala Harris thegrio.com

Sen. Kamala Harris’ presidential bid is the glimmer of hope our country desperately needs right now

Kamala Harris announced that she is running for president in 2020 providing hope against the past injustices of Donald Trump's…
/ January 23, 2019
Erykah Badu and Me'shell Ndegeocello thegrio.com

When Hoteps Overstep: Why are so many ‘woke’ women like Me’shell Ndegeocello and Erykah Badu are defending R. Kelly?

Despite the outcry to "mute" R. Kelly, a staunchly loyal collective of Hotep Black women simply refuse to part ways…
/ January 22, 2019
Future Ciara Russell Wilson

OPINION: Does Future know how pathetic and bitter he looks trying to diss Ciara and Russell Wilson’s marriage?

Future, a.k.a. your favorite rapper whose beats you love but whose rapping you can’t understand, cast his line in the…
/ January 22, 2019
Karen Pence thegrio.com

Question of the day: Why is Karen Pence, the nation’s ‘Second Lady’ teaching at a school that’s clearly anti-LGBTQ+?

Karen Pence is making her views on the LGBTQ+ community loud and clear by accepting employment from Immanuel Christian School…
/ January 17, 2019
George M. JohnsonWake Up With George thegrio.com

Wake Up With George: The no holds barred video op-ed series you need in your life

Wake Up With George two times a week by visiting theGrio.com and our social media platforms. Contributor George M. Johnson…
/ January 16, 2019
George M. Johnson Wake Up With George thegrio.com

Wake Up With George: Ep. 1: New Year, New Transgender Murder

George M. Johnson, contributor to theGrio.com, tackles the sobering news of 2019's first transgender murder in his new video op-ed…
/ January 15, 2019