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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.…
February 6, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - New York's Daily News has published an essay in honor of black women who have served in…