Opinion

Republicans' letter to sabotage President Obama on Iran is a historic low

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The latest unemployment numbers are great if you're not black

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5 Ways to Balance Life Better

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Incarcerated black America: Past, present and future

Opinion - For forty years the United States has hidden the consequence of its dark racial history at the center…
/ March 1, 2015

Dear Patricia Arquette: Blacks and gays owe white women nothing

theGrio OPINION - I knew the Oscars were going to be extra white this year, so there’s a part of…
/ February 23, 2015

There's no Tooth Fairy and Beyoncé isn't really "flawless"

Water is wet. The sky is blue. Beyoncé is imperfect. All of these are fundamental truths, but somehow one just became
/ February 19, 2015

Tyga on alleged relationship with teenage Kylie Jenner: Blacks don't understand friendship

I swear this is not a Kardashian story. Well, not really. Allow me to explain. On Friday afternoon, famous-for-having-a phatty
/ February 18, 2015

5 ways to love yourself now

These days, we're all busy — with work, our families and our relationships. It seems like there is never enough…
/ February 16, 2015

The image that destroys the black 'welfare queen' myth

They say a picture is worth a thousand words. In this case, it might be worth a thousand food stamps.
/ February 16, 2015

That awkward moment when I realized my white "liberal" friends were racists

theGrio OPINION - Has the sharing of prejudice evolved into a hip bonding ritual in 21st-century America?
/ February 15, 2015

What's really behind our love/hate fascination with Kanye West?

theGrio OPINION - The moment Kanye West almost stole from Beck during Sunday night’s GRAMMY ceremony revealed the power that…
/ February 12, 2015

Jackie Robinson West's title being stripped is about race

OPINION - Little League has stripped Chicago’s Jackie Robinson West team of its U.S. Championship title. JRW’s coach has been…
/ February 11, 2015

Why the CBC should boycott Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu's speech

At the invitation of House Speaker John Boehner, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin “Bibi” Netanyahu is giving a speech before a
/ February 9, 2015

'Being Mary Jane' gives a glimpse into what is stopping us from being happy

OPINION - Last night the second season premiere of BET’s Being Mary Jane opened with the main character as emotionally…
/ February 4, 2015

Fired while black: What working at McDonald’s is really like

OPINION - “You don’t fit the profile of the organization I’m trying to build.” That’s what a McDonald’s store owner…
/ January 26, 2015