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April 12, 2017
There are critical lessons this generation’s marchers must be mindful of in order to generate a truly resistant and transformative…
April 4, 2017
It was 49 years ago today that Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated while standing on a balcony at
November 11, 2016
Most of us are still reeling from the post-election blues...
October 8, 2016
Tasha Viets-VanLear has been one of the most visible members of Chicago’s activist community. She can be found at protests,…
October 3, 2016
In a time of social unrest, the words of change-makers comfort and inspire us. Writer Clint Smith offers a heart-wrenching glimpse of our world
July 7, 2016
We are tired. The shootings of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile are tragedies that feel too much to bear. Reading
May 3, 2016
Jada Pinkett-Smith called Afeni Shakur a “giant in her own right,” in a touching Facebook post Tuesday. Afeni Shakur died
April 25, 2016
Prince accepted a standing ovation as he strolled out carrying a cane and rocking an Afro to present the 2015…
February 25, 2016
At a private fundraiser in South Carolina for Hillary Clinton, a Black Lives Matter activist confronted the Democratic presidential candidate…
February 21, 2016
Any doubts about Bernie Sanders' involvement in the civil rights movement have now been put to rest.
February 7, 2016
Jay Z's streaming music platform Tidal is donating $1.5 million to Black Lives Matter, as well as other social justice…
December 29, 2015
Activists are calling for NBA superstar LeBron James to sit out games until the Department of Justice imprisons the two…
December 21, 2015
Tracee Ellis Ross is not in the mood to mince words when it comes to social justice.
November 10, 2015
Monday, several hundred Yale students and their supporters marched across campus amidst allegations of racial insensitivity at the Ivy League…
October 26, 2015
NEW YORK (AP) — As he considered his growing commitment to activism, Usher only needed to look at the man…
August 23, 2015
REEPORT - Although the GOP presidential candidate race initially resembled a clown car, it has now somewhat turned into a…
July 31, 2015
OPINION - If we need a "new leader," cool. But why don't we ever ask who "she" might be? If…
June 29, 2015
theGrio REPORT - Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II, president of the North Carolina chapter of the NAACP, compared Bree…
February 18, 2015
theGRIO REPORT - Jesse Williams, who has been called the Harry Belafonte of his generation, called out Hollywood stars for…
December 16, 2014
theGRIO REPORT - Samuel L. Jackson wants to celebrities who did the ALS ice bucket challenge to participate in a…