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December 11, 2018
[griojw id=”u8d1Ypvf” playerid=”GqX43ZoG”] You’ve seen actor, singer, and dancer, Shameik Moore, tap into many different roles on the big screen.
November 26, 2018
[griojw id=”GgOezfr0″ playerid=”GqX43ZoG”] Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has the internet buzzing after uploading a photo rocking one cornrow braid and giving a
Amira Vann
September 26, 2018
An exclusive interview with Amirah Vann on how she brings authenticity to her role of Tegan Price on 'How To…
September 26, 2018
Afro Latina reporter and meterologist Corallys Ortiz responds to the racist voicemail she received from a viewer about her natural…
September 19, 2018
Corallys Ortiz, a TV meteorologist and reporter at WBBJ 7 in Jackson, TN, decided that instead of her usual straight-haired…
August 1, 2018
[griojw id=”ResdnJ38″ playerid=”GqX43ZoG”] Sometimes you have to bring your own seat to the table. Afro-Latinas who are tired of being
amara la negra thegrio.com
June 7, 2018
Brown-skinned beauty Amara La Negra has grown in her body and skin-color confidence after being raised on told toxic tales
Junot Diaz thegrio.com
April 9, 2018
Author Junot Diaz penned a poignant, heart-breaking essay about being brutally raped as a child and how that trauma has…
Amara La Negra
March 21, 2018
Amara La Negra opens up about her body image, her hair, and educating people about Afro-Latinas in new interview with…
March 7, 2018
In celebration of Women’s History Month, we’ve created a list of memoirs and novels that explore colorism, identity and immigration,
Laz Alonso @ Sag Awards thegrio.com
February 8, 2018
An exclusive interview with Laz Alonso discussing his film, Detroit, Amara La Negra, Charlemagne, and Janet Jackson from the 9th…
January 22, 2018
[griojw id=”h3Q5HZGV” playerid=”GqX43ZoG”] Ahhh 2018… This year is turning out to be just as eventful (well, maybe almost) as 2017. 
amara la negra thegrio.com
January 9, 2018
Growing up, I’d secretly wish teachers would pass over my last name. “Martinez?” Just the mention of it raised too
August 20, 2017
While interviewing a white supremacist after the Charlottesville rally that ended in the death of Heather Heyer, Afro-Latina journalist Ilia
August 15, 2017
Thousands of people recently came out to celebrate Dominican heritage in New York City’s annual Dominican Day Parade. With flags
July 18, 2017
Writer Claudio Cabrera examines colorism in the Afro-Latino community and the latest online controversy over Sammy Sosa and his bleached…
October 11, 2016
“Too black to be Latino, too Latino to be black…” It’s a saying that captures the conflict of a society
December 15, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - The G Project is The Black Institute's effort to measure the footprint of immigration in the black…
September 7, 2012
A darling of the fashion industry, model Joan Smalls is strutting all the way to mic as the new host…
January 12, 2012
VIDEO - Christina Milian, Kat Deluna, Tatyana Ali and Laz Alonso are just a few of the performers audiences are…