Opinion

A woman watches a young boy writing in a book

Parental rights legislation without parental engagement is full of hot air and hidden motives  

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Lamar Jackson of the Baltimore Ravens

Can Baltimore QB Lamar Jackson get a contract that disrupts the status quo?

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Was Doughboy from ‘Boyz n The Hood’ a criminal? An exploration based on a curious correlation made by him, a criminal

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C. Vivian Stringer is inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame

Women’s History Month: A Black woman is still the only coach to lead an HBCU to the NCAA Finals

C. Vivian Stringer led then-Cheyney State College to the finals of the first-ever NCAA women's basketball tournament in 1982.
/ March 17, 2023
Ron DeSantis

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

Republicans' use of anti-wokeness rhetoric to further marginalize oppressed communities illustrates the sad decline of the party.
/ March 17, 2023

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

TheGrio dissects how three Bobby Caldwell songs, “What You Won’t Do For Love,” “My Flame,” and “Open Your Eyes” were…
/ March 16, 2023
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. 

For Afro-Latinos and others with dark skin, the OMB proposal erases how they experience racism compounded by their Blackness.
/ March 16, 2023

‘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