Opinion

Black churches have sadly been under attack long before Charleston

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Michael Brown Sr. pens emotional open letter for Father's Day: 'Your kids need you'

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How the world would be different if Tupac survived

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Rachel Dolezal's black woman ruse: It was all about social capital

OPINION - My conclusion: Rachel Dolezal’s social capital goes even further as a light-skinned, blue-eyed black girl even than a…
/ June 15, 2015

Here's how Rachel Dolezal can redeem herself with black America

theGrio REPORT - Rachel Dolezal had quite a week, perhaps unlike anyone you know, as her parents revealed that the…
/ June 14, 2015

Is it fair to compare white NAACP leader Rachel Dolezal to Caitlyn Jenner?

Rachel Dolezal, 37, the head of the Spokane, Washington, branch of the NAACP, has represented herself as an African-American woman
/ June 12, 2015

Would Hope Solo still be playing if she were a black male athlete?

America is unjust. Sean Hannity and the trolls that keep him employed by devouring his propaganda would argue otherwise, but
/ June 9, 2015

Texas pool party incident shows that Jim Crow's 'black codes' may still be in effect

Swimming while black is a crime? Or having a black pool party? Maybe the police in Texas have lost their
/ June 8, 2015

The LaQuan McDonald killing and the problem of criminal police

What happens when the police are the criminals? The city of Chicago settled with the family of LaQuan McDonald for
/ June 5, 2015

Baltimore’s deadliest month should be as big of a story as Freddie Gray

The city of Baltimore has reached a tragic milestone, as May became its deadliest month in over four decades. Last
/ June 2, 2015

Condemning police violence doesn't mean we don't care about other violence

OPINION - We pay lots of attention when police kill unarmed black people—and we should—but do we care as much…
/ May 27, 2015

Black artist will burn, bury the Confederate flag across the South on Memorial Day

Can you think of a better way for a black man to spend Memorial Day than to burn a Confederate
/ May 22, 2015

Google Maps' cyber-racism hack locates White House after 'N***a house' search

theGRIO REPORT -
/ May 20, 2015

Let's move on from racial flaps that don't matter

OPINION - We need to stop concerning ourselves as much about how other people feel about us and start caring…
/ May 19, 2015

Massive Texas biker gang shooting gets soft coverage, but we shouldn't be surprised

OPINION - Nine dead. Eighteen injured. Nearly 200 arrested. But apparently, not much to see here. Looking at the media…
/ May 18, 2015