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One Step Beyond Presents: Blacksmith Music "A Night At The Museum"

Why DJs make great music producers

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Tia Mowry self-love theGrio.com

Tia Mowry proclaimed this her season of self-love. This World Mental Health Day, we can, too

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I’m a volleyball dad now, and I’m all in

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Draymond Green-Jordan Poole drama adds plot twist to Warriors’ quest to defend their championship

Intrasquad friction is fairly routine, but a viral video changes everything, ensuring that every interaction will be dissected and analyzed.
/ October 8, 2022

Even after seeing the effects of concussions in real time, football fans still can’t look away

Tua Tagovailoa's injury is a stark reminder of our deal with football’s addictive violence and the potential consequences.
/ October 8, 2022

A children’s book just told me Michael Jordan was drafted in the third round. It’s not true, and that’s a problem

I had the pleasure of being a mystery reader in my first grader’s class. A mystery reader is a reader…
/ October 7, 2022
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Black Twitter makes everything better

We may not be the vocal majority on the popular social media app, but we definitely keep the party—and the…
/ October 7, 2022
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Twisted elegance: Janet Jackson’s ‘The Velvet Rope’ is a template for Black pop stars to embrace the darkness

TheGrio examines the influence of Janet Jackson's album, "The Velvet Rope," on pop stars like Beyoncé and Rihanna 25 years…
/ October 7, 2022

Jackson’s water crisis requires long-term solutions and private investment

Entrepreneur and philanthropist Robert F. Smith calls on corporate leaders to adopt his 2% Solution plan to help combat structural…
/ October 7, 2022

‘Atlanta’ review, episode 5: Escaping Mr. Chocolate

Atlanta's new episode takes aim at Tyler Perry and his massive operation via a strange, controlling character called Mr. Chocolate.
/ October 6, 2022

Justice Ketanji Jackson brings the heat in the court’s opening October term

If people thought new Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson would spend her first few days being silent, boy, did…
/ October 6, 2022

The scandal nobody talks about: the early-fication of the Christmas season

We’re not even a full week into October, and I’ve seen full Christmas displays in big-box retailers. This travashamockery must…
/ October 6, 2022
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5 biggest moments from the 2022 BET Hip-Hop Awards

TheGrio highlights the five most memorable moments from the 2022 BET Hip-Hop Awards ceremony from Atlanta's Cobb Energy Performing Arts…
/ October 5, 2022

Why are so many rappers dying?

A number of deaths in the hip-hop community are a byproduct of problems that all of us in the Black…
/ October 5, 2022
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What is the cost of continuing to legitimize Ye’s claim on the culture?

The phrase "White Lives Matter" was the centerpiece of Ye's Yeezy Season 9 collection—and the only part worth paying attention…
/ October 5, 2022