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December 10, 2012
WASHINGTON (AP) - Nicole Ari Parker was motivated by frustration. For Star Jones, it was a matter of life or…
November 29, 2012
OPINION - Let’s be real about the hoops that Susan Rice finds herself now navigating in order to save her…
November 28, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - What will the legacy of first lady Michelle Obama be? Will she be remembered for her health…
November 26, 2012
A new documentary, by acclaimed filmmaker D. Channsin Berry, aims to further the conversation about what it means to be…
November 14, 2012
ATLANTA (AP) - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says black women are 40 percent more likely to die…
November 7, 2012
After appearing on one of Time magazine's Olympics-themed covers in July, Douglas is set to grace the December issue of…
November 6, 2012
Leaders in the debate coined the "War on Women" have excluded the voices and interests of black women, according to…
November 6, 2012
Images of black women showing their support for President Barack Obama have begun to flood the social network’s stream.
October 30, 2012
OPINION - White filmmakers have ignored her, while their black counterparts, such as Tyler Perry, Eddie Murphy, and Martin Lawrence,…
October 29, 2012
CLUTCH - Rochelle Ballantyne, 17, of Brooklyn is taking the chess world by storm. She is on the verge of…
October 29, 2012
Perhaps -- as ratings have demonstrated -- boosting the quotient of positive black female portrayals on OWN will be the…
October 22, 2012
OPINION - Our issues, like all those of all Americans, should be raised and addressed in the national discourse by…
October 18, 2012
ESSAY - What would you have accomplished by now if during all of the days of your life you understood…
October 16, 2012
Household names like Essence, Jet, Heart & Soul, and EBONY have worked for decades to counter questionable images with positive…
October 11, 2012
OPINION - Over the last few days Mariah’s been playing the opposite side of the race card in her battle…
October 4, 2012
With tousled bed head hair, and a devil-may-care expression, the 40-year-old star of The Help might look easygoing on the…
October 2, 2012
Out of a short list of only ten high-powered ladies in entertainment, Oprah landed at the number one position with…
October 2, 2012
Tyler Perry graces the cover of the November 2012 issue of Essence magazine, and dishes about his career and more…
September 21, 2012
WASHINGTON (AP) - With iPad in hand, Reese is going to community centers, homes and churches in nine Ohio cities,…
September 17, 2012
EURWEB - Actress Garcelle Beauvais opened up about her marriage to Mike Nilo and getting over her ex-husband’s public betrayal.…