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Apparently, I am currently ‘I listen to the ‘Watercolors’ station on satellite radio on purpose’ years old, and I think I’m rather enjoying this evolution

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Why are people protesting Atlanta’s ‘Cop City’?

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Republicans gave Rep. Ilhan Omar an even bigger platform by voting her off the Foreign Affairs Committee

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Tyre Nichols x George Floyd Act

At the State of the Union, President Biden must do more than push policies that allow police to keep harming Black people

This year, we need to hear more than shallow promises for solutions that exacerbate the problem of policing.
/ February 2, 2023
Los Angeles Lakers' Kareem Abdul-Jabbar hooks a shot over Portland Trail Blazers' Jim Brewer

Kareem’s skyhook shot was virtually unstoppable. Why didn’t it catch on?

The shot helped make Kareem Abdul-Jabbar the NBA's all-time leading scorer, a record that will soon be eclipsed by LeBron…
/ February 1, 2023

Is Amazon’s new prescription program a cost-saving option for Black Americans?

Amazon could force Big Pharma to change its price-gouging ways by creating cost savings for those who can't afford a…
/ February 1, 2023

The road to a Super Bowl featuring 2 Black starting QBs for the first time was paved by several trailblazers

Patrick Mahomes and Jalen Hurts will make history thanks to the Black QBs who had to fight racism and defy…
/ January 31, 2023

The Tyre Nichols videos and the trauma of bearing witness

I understand why many people refused to watch the Tyre Nichols videos. But what if you feel like you have…
/ January 31, 2023

‘Dear Culture’ Presents ‘Tru-ish Black Stories’ for Black History Month

The podcast will focus on black stories examining significant moments in Black history that may or may not have actually…
/ January 31, 2023
Talib Kweli theGrio.com

White unsafeness is the beast that threatens Black people

Talib Kweli got kicked off a flight recently. Why? Because white unsafeness is a beast that threatens Black people.
/ January 30, 2023
John Sims

John Sims, the artist known for burning the confederate flag, reminds us of the power of Black art

Sims, who died in December at age 54, was famous for fearlessly reimagining toxic symbols of white supremacy.
/ January 30, 2023
A man holds a young girl as she leans backwards

My daughter just turned 14—that means we have four years before college. Where did the time go?

My daughter is a semester away from high school which basically means we’re 15 minutes away from college, and I’m…
/ January 29, 2023
Memphis, Tenn., Police Officers Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley and Emmitt Martin III

Yes, Black cops can be racist

OPINION: Even before the world saw officers for the American descendants of slave catchers lynch Tyre Nichols, people wondered how…
/ January 28, 2023

The nothingburger of Netflix’s rom-com ‘You People’

"You People," Netflix's rom-com is a nothingburger. It’s not just the comedy that’s empty. It’s the characters as well.
/ January 27, 2023

Lil’ Kim gets her flowers from fans, fellow stars at Apollo Theater concert

TheGrio reviews "The Jump Off: Lil' Kim and Friends" concert at the Apollo Theater, a part of Harlem Festival of…
/ January 27, 2023