Ethnicity

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May 3, 2022
Six million adults say that they identify as Afro Latino, a designation that connects them to colonial Latin America.
August 1, 2016
Ellen Pompeo, of Grey’s Anatomy, opened up to People recently about raising her mixed-race children, especially about the importance of letting her daughters
April 12, 2016
On Tuesday, Rachel Dolezal announced that she would be writing a book about racial identity. The former Spokane, Washington, NAACP
April 12, 2016
On Tuesday, Rachel Dolezal announced that she would be writing a book about racial identity. The former Spokane, Washington, NAACP
December 14, 2015
Rachel Dolezal recently sat down with The Guardian to clap back at those who don't buy her blackness claims...
July 20, 2015
theGRIO REPORT - July just couldn't end without more 'I'm black, trust me' talk from Rachel Dolezal, could it? In…
July 17, 2015
theGRIO REPORT - It's been nine months since Raven-Symoné sent social media to flames with her statements saying that she…
June 23, 2015
theGRIO REPORT - Verda Byrd thought she was black - until, at age 70, she discovered she was white...
June 17, 2015
theGRIO REPORT - Wednesday morning, Rachel Dolezal’s adopted brother, Ezra, spoke with CNN to dispute claims made by his estranged…
June 15, 2015
OPINION - My conclusion: Rachel Dolezal’s social capital goes even further as a light-skinned, blue-eyed black girl even than a…
June 15, 2015
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — NAACP: Leader of Spokane, Washington, chapter resigns amid furor over racial identity...
December 26, 2014
My name is Moji Akinde, and I am an African from Nigeria. And I am American. And I am black.
April 28, 2013
OPINION - The notion of what constitutes as Muslim is a fascinating one both to non-Muslims and within the larger…
February 1, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - A 2011 article in Science uncovered that black scientists are more likely to be rejected for medical…
February 16, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - According to the Pew report, in 2010 about 15 percent of new marriages in the U.S. were…
September 13, 2011
theGRIO REPORT - Ethnically, they represent cultures not often associated with rap music, although they hold some of the same…
August 22, 2011
theGRIO REPORT - "When I first got here, you could hardly find another black person," said Brumskine, who has lived…
August 19, 2011
theGRIO REPORT - Regardless of achievement or education, black scientists are more likely to be rejected for medical research funding,…
December 6, 2010
OPINION - Somewhat mysteriously, all of the ethnic models got to walk the runway in the wild things segment, replete…
June 9, 2010
VIDEO - For a special unit of black men, they weren't only battling the enemy abroad; they were fighting for…