Opinion

Why the arrests of African-American ISIS suspects deserve more scrutiny

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Sixteen states have more people in prison cells than college dorms

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Raven Symone's latest fail: 'I'm from every continent in Africa except for one'

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Black state senator who stood by SAE frat member is no 'Uncle Tom' or hero

Most state senators do not receive national attention, but Oklahoma State Senator Anastasia Pittman has plenty now. Whether it is
/ March 27, 2015

Deadline editor likes blacks on TV so long as it's not 'too much'

Deadline’s article Pilots 2015: The Year of Ethnic Castings – About Time or Too Much of Good Thing poses the
/ March 25, 2015

How Lee Daniels' 'Empire' improved upon Tyler Perry's brand of drama

I missed the initial airing of the Empire finale. I’d planned to stay home and live-tweet it like I usually
/ March 21, 2015

Creflo Dollar, Jay-Z and Kanye: The high priests of the prosperity gospel

Preachers of the prosperity ministry like Creflo Dollar in many ways parallel high priests of hip-hop like Sean “Jay-Z” Carter
/ March 20, 2015

Five moments from Empire's finale we're still thinking about

theGRIO OPINION - Empire’s two-hour, drama-filled season finale was last night and it did not disappoint.
/ March 20, 2015

Dr. Boyce Watkins calls 'Empire' 'ghettofied coonery;' here's why he's wrong

theGRIO REPORT - Fox's 'Empire' is a bonafide TV success, but Dr. Boyce Watkins claims the show is a "ghetto-fied…
/ March 19, 2015

Slavery vs. the Holocaust: Why we should stop the 'struggle equation'

If you’ve spent any significant amount of time on the Internet, you’ve seen it – someone, somewhere opining about how
/ March 19, 2015

State of Black America report: Blacks are treated 72 percent equal to whites

The U.S. economy is rebounding, the stock market is thriving, and unemployment is down to levels not seen since the
/ March 19, 2015

Even 'Olivia' would be embarrassed by Raven-Symone's niaveté

theGrio REPORT - I knew someone Black was going to come to the defense of former Univision host Rodner Figueroa…
/ March 17, 2015

Creflo Dollar is further proof that 'prosperity gospel' is full of false profits

On Friday morning at the gym (a unique ecosystem that often forces you to watch things on television you otherwise
/ March 15, 2015

Creflo Dollar asks his followers to buy him a $65 million private jet

Pastor Creflo Dollar has a simple and humble request for his followers. He wants 200,000 people to donate at least
/ March 13, 2015

SAE fraternity members' apologies really about 'getting caught,' nothing more

OPINION - The big takeaway from the “apologies” offered by two expelled University of Oklahoma students is that racism and…
/ March 12, 2015