Opinion

Universities profited from slavery and played a role in the enslavement of Black people. They should acknowledge this legacy and…
/ May 6, 2022
It hasn’t been since the days of President Dwight Eisenhower when large numbers of Black voters and leaders considered themselves…
/ May 6, 2022
Actor Brian Tyree Henry in a black jacket and hat portrays Alfred "Paper Boi" Miles in "Atlanta"
In a show filled with weird episodes that deviate from TV norms, this episode, “New Jazz,” may be the weirdest…
/ May 5, 2022
Prince created some of the greatest concert experiences ever. His shows were a festival of music, dance and fashion that…
/ May 5, 2022
Perhaps nothing exemplifies the notion of American exceptionalism more than this country’s penchant for sheer savagery.
/ May 5, 2022
President Joe Biden must cancel the student loans now. Black people need it and deserve it, and this is a…
/ May 4, 2022
I love the movie "Belly." So much of it is bad that it actually ends up being amazing and entirely…
/ May 4, 2022
Clarence Thomas, theGrio.com
In the leaked opinion overturning Roe v. Wade, Alito refers to an argument Justice Thomas has dog-whistled for years.
/ May 4, 2022
The GOP’s opposition to student debt relief is the latest example of white America’s hypocrisy on policies that created their…
/ May 3, 2022
Let me say at the outset that I am pro-life. I have taken this faith position on abortion since I…
/ May 3, 2022
My 14-year-old son came home one day and said one of his best friends at school, a white boy, said…
/ May 2, 2022
Pete Buttigieg, Susan Rice, April Ryan and Byron Allen theGrio.com
When Gayle King mentioned April Ryan’s name, the White House Correspondents’ Dinner crowd rose in a spontaneous standing ovation for…
/ May 2, 2022