Opinion

Riots, destruction won’t bring justice following Michael Brown’s death

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Attention Lil’ Kim: Stop the diss records and – just stop

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Unsupervised children cases shows the need for affordable childcare

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These fire and fainting challenges are stupid and dangerous

OPINION - A teenage boy stands in the shower wearing shorts and douses himself in acetone (nail polish remover). He…
/ July 31, 2014

Our involvement in Iraq ignores an appalling anti-black record

theGRIO REPORT - 462 black people fought and died under Operation Iraqi Freedom but nothing is said about Iraq’s appalling…
/ July 24, 2014

‘Dating Naked’ takes love connections to a new level of awkward

OPINION - VH1’s new dating reality series is far from conservative, but eye-opening in more ways than one...
/ July 18, 2014

‘Straight Outta Compton’ casting call is a straight up mess

OPINION - Production on Straight Outta Compton, the biopic about N.W.A. is underway and Universal Studios is looking to cast…
/ July 17, 2014

Virginia man claims African ‘kingdom’ to call daughter ‘princess’

OPINION - 7-year old Emily told her father, Jeremiah Heaton, that she wants to be a real princess. Instead of…
/ July 14, 2014

When it comes to money, black people, we are in trouble!

OPINION - The red flags are waving, but it is not too late if action is taken now, to teach…
/ July 12, 2014

Reimagining that hilarious President Obama, Rick Perry photo

OPINION - President Barack Obama had a meeting with Governor Rick Perry of Texas on Wednesday...
/ July 11, 2014

LeBron James lets grudges die with Cavs owner Dan Gilbert

OPINION - He should be celebrated for that, and this decision should be universally praised. Now it’s time for Gilbert…
/ July 11, 2014

Jezebel gets it wrong with new ‘Editor’ hire

OPINION - Jezebel is constantly getting critiqued for being a site that mostly amplifies white voices, instead of being truly…
/ July 8, 2014

50 years later, the Civil Rights Act would not pass

OPINION - On this Independence Day—as we celebrate the struggles that were fought and the sacrifices that were made in…
/ July 4, 2014

Thad Cochran’s victory in Mississippi proves black voters’ leverage

OPINION - On Election Day voter turnout rose 17% across the state but it wasn't just white voters who went…
/ July 1, 2014

For Diebold, the World Cup isn’t the only game in Brazil

The heat is on in Brazil, and the temperatures are likely to reach boiling point by the fall. The World
/ July 1, 2014