Opinion

Kenan Thompson is this week’s guest on ‘Masters of the Game’

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International Holocaust Remembrance Day should unite Blacks and Jews

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I’m a sneakerhead who hasn’t bought a pair of shoes in a month, and I’m not sure how I feel about it

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How to deal with the death of a parent

Dealing with the death of a parent is very hard. The mourning process never really ends. This is both bad…
/ January 26, 2023

Maybe Ed Reed didn’t want to coach at Bethune-Cookman

The Bethune-Cookman debacle has nothing to do with ineptitude, disrespect or dysfunctional historically Black institutions. It's about Ed Reed.
/ January 25, 2023

Age of consent doesn’t give you permission to be a creep

Erykah Badu’s oldest daughter Puma Curry posted pictures of herself posing with her mother. Men were predictably gross about it. 
/ January 25, 2023

The roadblock that is writer’s block

Every so often, you find that you can’t think of a single thing to write about — that’s where I…
/ January 25, 2023
Breonna Taylor shooting, Brett Hankison, theGrio.com

Airing footage of Breonna Taylor’s death in a diner is yet another example of the GOP celebrating Black death at the hands of police

It isn't enough that cops can kill us with few consequences; now the GOP is using our trauma to luxuriate…
/ January 24, 2023
Actors Keke Palmer and Daniel Kaluuya in "Nope"

The 10 most underrated Black films and performances of 2022

Yes, the Oscar nominations are out, but here’s a list of outstanding performances by Black actors and directors that deserve…
/ January 24, 2023

An unconquered legacy: How Ethiopia’s mindset and history led to Africa’s longest independence streak

For Black people in the diaspora, Ethiopia remained a beacon of hope that showed Black people had a history and…
/ January 23, 2023
Birth control pills on a counter

On the 50th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the FDA should approve over-the-counter birth control 

Millions choose the contraceptive pill every year, and many more would if not for barriers presented by an outdated prescription…
/ January 22, 2023

A generational clash in the film ‘Tár’ mirrors our own national discourse about separating art from a problematic artist

There's a generational clash in the film TAR when a young pangender person's values collide with a successful Gen X…
/ January 21, 2023

Wes Moore, America’s only Black governor, has a bright future

He appeals to the best in us with calls for unity and cooperation to solve problems, rather than calling for…
/ January 20, 2023

Here’s why Ed Reed’s tirade about Bethune-Cookman was out of line

OPINION: The issues HBCUs are dealing with are a complicated mix of causes and effects inevitably linked to 400 years…
/ January 20, 2023
Rapper Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson, thegrio.com, BMF

Do you feel old yet? 50 Cent’s classic single ‘In Da Club’ is now 20 years old

The MC’s game-changing record was released in 2003, causing legions of people to ask the age-old question: Do you feel…
/ January 20, 2023