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Editor-in-Chief Edward Enninful said the African models on British Vogue's February cover "are redefining what it is to be a…
OPINION - I made myself watch the documentary Light Girls on OWN Monday night. The overwhelming superficiality of several of…
VIDEO - Raven-Symoné says that while she was starring on 'That's So Raven' she used to tan 3-4 times a…
theGRIO REPORT - The Oprah Winfrey Network is airing 'Light Girls,' the sequel to Bill Duke's 2011 documentary, 'Dark Girls.'
theGRIO REPORT - Aside from Nyong'o’s exceptional talent, she is also creating a stir because she embodies a different interpretation…
OPINION - Most dark-skinned women are acutely aware of society’s preference for lighter skin, but that does not negate the…
OPINION - Sometimes, us light-skinned girls need to be secure enough in our own blackness to simply listen...
OPINION - There is a growing crop of people who feel the 'Dark Girls' documentary’s biggest flaw is that it…
ESSAY - I’m not sure that those of us on the darker-end of the spectrum really need to maintain a…
OPINION - While some folks are eagerly awaiting the documentary, a good number of folks in my personal networks have…
theGRIO REPORT - Directors D. Channsin Berry and Bill Duke tackle a provocative dilemma among the African-American community in their…
A new documentary, by acclaimed filmmaker D. Channsin Berry, aims to further the conversation about what it means to be…
Black Los Angeles honor roll student allegedly sent home because ‘brown leggings made her look nude’
An African-American girl and her mother plan legal action against a Los Angeles area school after the youth was allegedly…
theGRIO Q&A - Bill Duke's new documentary explores the deeply rooted bias and low self-esteem that, according to the film,…
OPINION - Everywhere you turn, black women's beauty and worth is being assaulted...