Opinion

Ron DeSantis

The Republicans’ war on ‘woke’ has turned the party into a group of hysterical Chicken Littles

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Love, flame, light: How Bobby Caldwell’s place in Black music history was secured with just three songs

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Part of a U.S. Census form

The new census proposal may likely undercount Black people by ignoring Afro-Latinos. We can’t let that happen. 

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‘Alphabet Boys’ podcast reveals how the government is actively attacking the Black Lives Matter movement

The FBI is actively infiltrating and attempting to disrupt Black liberation efforts. They are fighting against Black liberation.
/ March 16, 2023
Singer Bobby Caldwell

Rest in power, Bobby Caldwell, the blue-eyed soul singing legend who is not — spoiler alert — a Black man

Bobby Caldwell, the 71-year-old singer, songwriter and musician passed away Tuesday at his home in New Jersey. 
/ March 15, 2023

Is there racial bias in the NBA MVP race?

Is the NBA MVP race shaped by white privilege? Do white players get whiteness points? There's a huge debate going…
/ March 15, 2023

Evening the score: How Quincy Jones opened doors for Black American film composers

In recognition of Quincy Jones’ 90th birthday, theGrio examines how he forged a new frontier for Black American artists to…
/ March 14, 2023

The Oscars played in Angela Bassett’s face again, and she doesn’t have to be gracious about it

The actress was snubbed for the second time in 30 years, and all people can talk about is her response…
/ March 14, 2023
Comedian D.L. Hughley

Comedian D.L. Hughley brings awareness to rising multiple myeloma rates in Black communities

Hughley, ambassador of the That's My Word campaign, is getting the word out on the silent but deadly disease that…
/ March 14, 2023
LaTocha Scott-Bivens, Tiny Harris, Tamika Scott, Kandi Tucker, Tamara George, Cheryl Gamble and Leanne Lyons

A few reasons you should go on ahead and watch ‘SWV & Xscape: The Queens of R&B’

How much can possibly go wrong when two of R&B’s greatest groups from the ’90s attempt to do a show…
/ March 14, 2023

Forever the underdog, HBCUs will represent the culture at this year’s March Madness

Howard is making its first appearance in 31 years, while Texas Southern is hoping to make the most of its…
/ March 13, 2023
The cast and directors of "Everything Everywhere All at Once"

Oscars Recap: ‘Everything’ won everything, Will got stomped, and yes, Angela got robbed

The Oscars gave everything to "Everything Everywhere All at Once," stepped on WIll Smith and robbed Angela Bassett. What did…
/ March 13, 2023
Recording artists Warren G, Snoop Dogg and Nate Dogg

Death Row Records’ entire catalog is back on streaming, which is a good time to remind you that the soundtrack to ‘Above The Rim’ is the greatest movie soundtrack of all time

The West Coast soundtrack to the 1994 East Coast basketball film starring Tupac Shakur, Leon and Duane Martin is better…
/ March 12, 2023

Black people are the key to stopping the climate crisis — we just don’t know it yet 

We could reverse the climate crisis the sooner we center environmental protection as the key to our survival.
/ March 10, 2023
Ben Stein and Scott Adams, creator of the comic strip Dilbert

Here is a list of white people I was extremely disappointed to find out were (undercover) racists

Who knew Ben Stein, Scott Adams and Dolly Parton’s sister Stella were going to out themselves this loudly? 
/ March 10, 2023