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Monica Cromartie thegrio.com
July 14, 2021
A jury in Virginia has awarded a Black woman $300,000 after she sued a police officer for excessive force and…
July 11, 2021
College basketball star Paige Bueckers used her acceptance speech at the 2021 ESPYs to highlight and celebrate Black women.
July 11, 2021
The year’s best athletes and moments were celebrated Saturday at the 2021 ESPYs, with Black women at the front and…
Ariel Harrison Illinois
July 6, 2021
The McDonough County Sheriff’s Office is facing fierce criticism after a Black mother was held down inside a jail cell…
Phylicia Rashad and Mo'Nique, theGrio.com
July 1, 2021
The generation that bred the likes of Audre Lorde and other fierce Black women is still holding on to the…
Mo'Nique Bantu, theGrio.com
June 27, 2021
Mo’Nique spoke to the “beautiful queens” that follow her on Instagram and said she was not shaming or judging the…
Black father and his daughter hold piggybank
June 22, 2021
The Economic Security Project gives cash to mothers to show the existing evidence on the benefits of cash on women…
June 3, 2021
An anonymous donor gifted a six-figure sum to a Louisville, Kentucky non-profit after finding out that their ancestors owned slaves.
Mo'Nique, theGrio.com
June 1, 2021
OPINION: What Mo'Nique really means by having “pride" in yourself is looking presentable under the white gaze.
Mo'Nique, theGrio.com
May 30, 2021
On Saturday, Mo'nique shared a video message to Black women asking them to stop wearing bonnets, slippers and pajamas in…
Kristen Clarke
May 26, 2021
Republican opposition to Kristen Clarke's nomination for the DOJ's Civil Rights Division is reminiscent of another Black woman, Lani Giunier.
OprahCoAuthorsHappinessBook, theGrio.com
May 25, 2021
Oprah Winfrey keeps the conversation going around Black women's mental health in docuseries aimed at improving it on her OWN…
Rep. Val Demings (D-FL)
May 20, 2021
Val Demings, if successful, would bring a Black woman's voice back to the Senate, and she has all the right…
Rachel Lindsay thegrio.com
May 19, 2021
Rachel Lindsay of The Bachelorette claims the reality show purposely cast Black men who didn't date Black women
May 18, 2021
According to a report in Politico, Demings had considered a run for governor of Florida, but she decided to pursue…
theGRIO.com
May 17, 2021
Disney has launched the Onyx Collective, a new content brand on Hulu designed for creators of color and underrepresented voices.
Kevin Samuels x theGrio.com
May 17, 2021
In a racist, white supremacist environment, Kevin Samuels’ assertions affirm an Anglo-Saxon ideology using Black women as an easy scapegoat.
May 14, 2021
Journalist Roland Martin talks about co-hosting this year's Urban One Honors dedicated to Black women. He also discusses Black media.
May 8, 2021
“Every day, Black women are subjected to harsh and racist treatment during pregnancy and childbirth" said Bush, a Democrat from…
Members of The Decarceration Collective: Calyssa Zellars, Angela Wynn, MiAngel Cody, Talisha Griffin and Jacki Phelps
May 3, 2021
The Decarceration Collective, a Black women-led law office, has helped over 40 nonviolent offenders come home from prison.