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February 16, 2022
For many Black women, the journey to finding love and building a family is often non-linear and nontraditional.
February 10, 2022
Black women develop sarcoidosis and experience chronic and severe symptoms at rates higher than Whites and Black men.
President Joe Biden speaks about the January jobs report
February 7, 2022
While Black unemployment rate has dropped alongside the national rate, joblessness for the community remains disproportionately high.
U.S. Supreme Court
February 7, 2022
The absence of a Black woman on the Supreme Court deprives it of insights from someone who has experienced both…
Lizzo Performs theGrio.com
February 7, 2022
Lizzo is "freeing herself in love." The singer shared nude posts on her Instagram over the weekend, with a message…
Cheslie Kryst
February 3, 2022
Following the death of former Miss USA Cheslie Kryst, Black women must talk about their struggles with high-functioning depression.
February 2, 2022
Ted Cruz has criticized President Biden’s decision to select only a Black woman for the upcoming Supreme Court seat vacancy.
Ciara
January 31, 2022
At the close of Cervical Health Awareness Month, Ciara champions a new narrative concerning Black women and cervical cancer.
Ilya Shapiro thegrio.com
January 28, 2022
A Georgetown professor, Ilya Shapiro, sparked outrage on Twitter with a series of controversial posts about Biden's SCOTUS promise.
January 27, 2022
Nikon partners with a Black woman's photography group to donate $50,000 to support then in education and advocacy efforts.
Democratic U.S. Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm thegrio.com
January 24, 2022
Shirley Chisholm’s political grit and history-making presidential campaign has served as an inspiration to Black women in politics.
Two men cook shish kebabs on a tabletop grill
January 14, 2022
What’s essential for me or any Black person when interacting with white people is to maintain our inner peace.
Sunny Jones thegrio.com
December 21, 2021
Los Angeles realtor Sunny Jones is helping African Americans in her community become homeowners despite gentrification.
Vice President Kamala Harris
December 14, 2021
Vice President Harris is a strong Black woman who will not let her critics silence her, shove her aside or…
Ernesta Procope - theGrio.com
December 11, 2021
Procope founded E.G. Bowman INC, New York’s largest African-American-owned provider of insurance brokerage services.
2021 American Music Awards - Fixed Show
December 7, 2021
Cardi B came to the aid of several Black women when she was told club E11even security would not admit…
December 6, 2021
Joslyn 'Joss the Boss' Spurlock is making a name for herself in the beauty biz with her successful BOSS line.
November 30, 2021
The new Minnesota Task Force on Missing and Murdered African American Women is underway, as members gathered for the first…
Reps. Lauren Boebert and Lauren Boebert
November 27, 2021
Rep. Boebert, who apologized for calling Rep. Omar a "jihadist," is one of the silliest and repugnant, members to ever…
Molly on Insecure
November 23, 2021
What was interesting about episode 5 of Insecure is that, through Molly, we see clearly how the superwoman role doesn’t…