Opinion

OPINION: Black Men invited Sam Whiteout to the cookout and they’re to blame for him taking up space

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Colin Kaepernick

Mandingos vs. Activists: Why the NFL embraces Reuben Foster after domestic violence allegations, but Colin Kaepernick is still out

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Juelz Santana and Kimbella thegrio.com

Adorned vs. a Doormat: When does being a ride-or-die girlfriend STOP making sense?

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Eric Reid AP thegrio.com

Carolina Panther Eric Reid kneels during the anthem, so the NFL ‘randomly’ drug testing him 5 times across 8 games is anything but random

Writer Dustin Seibert does not believe that Carolina Panther Eric Reid being drug tested five times across eight games is a matter of chance. Agree?
/ November 27, 2018
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

OPINION: Allegations of Dwight Howard’s messy sexual affair with trans women begs the question, who gets to define and claim ‘real’ womanhood?

The allegations about Dwight Howard caused a much needed conversation about Black queer people intertwining with the heterosexual community.
/ November 26, 2018
Gina Rodriguez thegrio.com

‘Habitual Hater’ Gina Rodriguez is the Latina friend you DON’T want speaking up for you

Gina Rodriguez continues to stay mad as she believes Black women receive more blessings than Latina actresses in Hollywood.
/ November 26, 2018
Ellen Pompeo

Gabrielle Union’s reaction to Ellen Pompeo calling out white privilege is a WHOLE mood

Opinion: Ellen Pompeo shows that you can be a privileged white woman in Hollywood and actually recognize what a hindrance white privilege can be for everyone else
/ November 21, 2018
Blac Chyna

Blac Chyna is promoting her skin lightening cream in Africa…because of course she is

Black Chyna marketing of self-hatred, then exporting it all the way back to the Motherland is no laughing matter
/ November 20, 2018

WATCH: Here’s why people say Michelle Obama’s memoir is a game changer

There is no doubt that Becoming, the memoir from our forever FLOTUS Michelle Obama, is at the top of everyone’s reading list. The Hill […]
/ November 20, 2018
wildfires thegrio.com

OPINION: We need to talk about the chain gangs of incarcerated Black people fighting these California wildfires

As devastating wildfires currently ravage parts of California causing the death of over 80 people, another horrifying reality is also taking place.
/ November 15, 2018