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Country singer Russell Dickerson

Ban on Confederate flags at CMA Fest is a good first step, but the country music industry must do more

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75th Annual Tony Awards - Press Room

5 biggest moments at the Tony Awards

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Thanks for having me: A reflection on my seat at the table

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I miss Lauryn Hill

I miss Lauryn Hill. I know she’s still around, occasionally showing up super late for her own shows, but once…
/ June 11, 2022

Deshaun Watson and the Cleveland Browns deserve all the smoke 

OPINION: The NFL must act after a New York Times report revealed the $230 million QB sought 66 different female…
/ June 10, 2022
Trump Supporters Hold "Stop The Steal" Rally In DC Amid Ratification Of Presidential Election

The difference between white insurrections and Black protests, explained

To assist you in understanding the differences between Black protests and white mob violence, we put together a list of…
/ June 10, 2022
Representatives Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.) and Liz Cheney (R-Wy.)

The big takeaway from Jan. 6 hearing: Trump should be brought up on charges and never be allowed on the ballot in 2024

The opening of the historic hearings of the Jan. 6 House Select Committee on Thursday night was, in a word:…
/ June 10, 2022

Should you get a VIP pass for The Roots Picnic next year? A discussion

To quote Luther Vandross, Ralph Tresvant, Janet Jackson and Bell Biv Devoe, “the best things in life are free.”
/ June 10, 2022
Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson and Mary J. Blige perform

10 observations and realizations I had while getting my whole life at The Roots Picnic in Philadelphia

I love The Roots Picnic, the vaunted Philadelphia homegrown music festival founded and put on by the legendary Roots crew
/ June 9, 2022

‘Dear Culture’: Talking Kendrick Lamar’s ‘Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers’ with Shamira Ibrahim

When Kendrick Lamar, aka Oklama, announced via social media that he had a new album dropping in May, well, the…
/ June 9, 2022

The attacks on Black maternal health go far beyond Roe

The overturning of Roe v. Wade would be disastrous. But the attacks on Black maternal health go far beyond Roe.
/ June 8, 2022
LeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers

LeBron James deserves his flowers now

Can we take a moment to acknowledge the absurdity of LeBron James’ story? Screenwriters would find James’ life too boring…
/ June 8, 2022

10 Blackest Songs: Embracing esoteric Blackness

OPINION: For Black Music Month, theGrio is featuring a weekly series in which our writers name the songs they believe…
/ June 8, 2022
Sign reading "Enough" with an image of a gun

I am a gun owner. I was an NRA member. We need meaningful gun reform now

We the people need to fight back and demand our congressional leaders act to bring about common-sense gun reform.
/ June 7, 2022
Police respond to the scene of a mass shooting

That feeling when the mass shooter is Black

Another week, another mass shooting. The locations change, but the story remains the same. We had another one last week…
/ June 7, 2022

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