Opinion

Comedian Chris Rock wearing a black jacket
This piece has nothing to do with The Slap. It’s about Chris Rock, the legendary comedian who’s touring with a…
/ April 4, 2022
Anderson .Paak and Bruno Mars of Silk Sonic theGrio.com
On a night when protests by Drake and the Weeknd threatened to overshadow the Grammys, the show turned into a…
/ April 4, 2022
Until recently, reparations for Black people were considered an impossibility. Too many Americans discounted the need for these amends.
/ April 1, 2022
Grammy thegrio.com
The Grammys will finally take place on Sunday but the loudest voices in the room may be some people who…
/ April 1, 2022
Actors LaKeith Stanfield, Brian Tyree Henry, Donald Glover and Zazie Beetz wearing casual outdoor clothing
The gang is back in episode three, “The Old Man and the Tree.” The title is a take-off on Hemingway’s…
/ March 31, 2022
2022 Vanity Fair Oscar Party Hosted By Radhika Jones - Arrivals
Although wrong is wrong—and two don't make it right—it always seems to be a double standard when Black people are…
/ March 31, 2022
U.S. President Joe Biden
Donna Brazile writes that Biden's proposed budget advances equity and justice with increased funding for housing, education and health care.
/ March 31, 2022
I’ve been a fan of Little Brother—the rap group made up of Phonté, Big Pooh and 9th Wonder—since the first…
/ March 31, 2022
The NFL logo on a football field
The NFL has tinkered with its policies and tweaked its practices on minority hiring for over 20 years now.
/ March 30, 2022
The United Nations building
The history of Black American activism in foreign affairs through the U.N. is longstanding but largely unknown.
/ March 30, 2022
If I’m honest, I’m just now starting to feel like myself. After watching Sunday night’s Oscars, my equilibrium has been…
/ March 30, 2022
94th Annual Academy Awards - Arrivals
As with any important event that happens in the Black community, I’ve learned to wait a day and watch the…
/ March 29, 2022

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