Opinion

Jussie Smollett thegrio.com

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

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The Game thegrio.com

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

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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

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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 us pain.
/ 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 bullied good boy.
/ 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 presidency.
/ 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 ways with the singer.
/ 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 sewers of toxic masculinity last week during an interview.
/ 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 with discriminatory policies.
/ 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 pulls no punches.
/ January 16, 2019