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June 5, 2013
OPINION - The newly-spawned hit 'Married to Medicine' reminds us that the majority of our representation on television is unilaterally…
June 4, 2013
The Black Girls RUN! Facebook page has over 70,000 "likes," and the Twitter feed has almost 17,000 followers.
June 3, 2013
CHICAGO (AP) - Gene flaws that raise the risk of breast cancer are surprisingly common in black women with the…
April 28, 2013
OPINION - Many men, I'm afraid, just don't get how awful, demeaning, violating (and common) this practice is no matter…
April 16, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - Beyoncé is having quite a week in fashion, with much of the stir caused by her latest…
March 31, 2013
OPINION - As black women and girls are influenced by opposing poles representing our femininity, how we consume negative and…
March 30, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - Soul singer India.Arie took to Twitter on Friday to answer questions about whether she bleached her skin...
March 22, 2013
OPINION - Her seeming identity crisis on "Bow Down/I Been On" is a messy and misdirected retort that reveals just…
March 22, 2013
BLACK ENTERPRISE - Celebrating her sixtieth birthday on March 23rd with soirees in New York, Miami and Los Angeles, the…
March 21, 2013
CLUTCH - Can we implore them to include us in their pages while we shut them out of magazines that…
March 13, 2013
BLACKDOCTOR.ORG - Physical and/or sexual abuse may be potential asthma causes in black women. In fact, abuse may more than…
March 11, 2013
CLUTCH - It was widely reported that White’s departure was of her own volition, but a new interview with Richard…
March 6, 2013
ESSAY -- An iVillage blogger weighs in on interracial marriage and families, as a black woman with a Mexican husband...
March 4, 2013
OPINION - Meet four women who are making a difference in starting intelligent conversations around the genre of reality TV…
March 1, 2013
ESSAY - As Women's History Month progresses on theGrio, we invite you to participate as we fortify ourselves with the…
February 22, 2013
theGRIO's 100 - In 2012 Ava DuVernay made history by becoming the first black woman to win the Best Director…
February 13, 2013
CLUTCH - Public service announcement: not all single girls are ugly and depressed with low self-esteem. Valentine’s Day is around…
February 11, 2013
ESSAY - Back in the day, growing up down south my mother always made sure I had a fully balanced…
February 11, 2013
CLUTCH - According to The Maynard Institute, Essence magazine Editor-in-Chief Constance White is leaving her role as well as the…
February 11, 2013
theGRIO'S 100 - Dr. Marilyn Hughes Gaston and Dr. Gayle K. Porter have both received numerous honors for their work.…