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Box Braids thegrio.com
July 28, 2021
Box braids have been a signature look for Black women for centuries. Uncover the rich history and cultural significance of…
Amanda Gorman thegrio.com
July 27, 2021
Poet and activist Amanda Gorman has compared co-chairing this year's Met Gala to going to the Cinderella Ball.
Goldman Sachs's Investment Business Boosts Q2 Profits Despite Trading Losses
July 26, 2021
In March of this year, Goldman Sachs committed to investing $10 billion in capital to impact the lives of Black…
Black woman Keren Prescott thegrio.com
July 23, 2021
A Black woman who was spat on by a white woman amid a Connecticut protest says 'white privilege' is the…
July 16, 2021
President Biden and Vice President Harris listened to Black women voting rights activists at the conference table of the Roosevelt…
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…