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Danielle Belton thegrio.com
March 24, 2021
Danielle Belton confirmed today that she's leaving her job as editor-in-chief of The Root to to take the same job…
March 5, 2021
Comcast executive Keesha Boyd is one of ten 'Black Women Amplified' theGrio is highlighting during Women's History Month.
March 3, 2021
ABC News anchor and correspondent Linsey Davis is one of the 'Black Women Amplified' whose accomplishments are highlighted this month.
Quil Lemons
February 10, 2021
Quil Lemons becomes the youngest photog to shoot a Vanity Fair cover after his photo series Glitterboy gained attention.
February 6, 2021
Longtime host Lou Dobbs' removal from the Fox Business line-up comes amid a $2.7 billion lawsuit served against him and…
Kyrie Irving of the Brooklyn Nets
December 12, 2020
Brooklyn Nets' Kyrie Irving was fined $25k by the NBA for refusing to speak with reporters and reinforced his disdain…
Tamron Hall thegrio.com
October 5, 2020
Tamron Hall's journey has led her to an Emmy, a successful second season of her talk show, a husband and…
September 5, 2020
The acquisition of the Instagram page 'Daquan' by Warner Music Group has sparked a debate about cultural appropriation on Instagram.
Nick Cannon podcast anti-Semitism thegrio.com
July 17, 2020
Nick Cannon says in cryptic tweets that he's hurt his own people turned on him for apologizing for anti-Semitic comments.
July 6, 2020
Ebony Magazine has removed its CEO Willard Jackson following an ongoing independent investigation about unspecified improper transactions
June 30, 2020
A Black Washington Post editor tweeted that white women are "lucky" Black people are only calling them Karen and not…
June 25, 2020
A Fox News host got more than she could handle when she had Greater New York Black Lives matter president…
June 25, 2020
Abiola Oke, the CEO and publisher of Okayplayer and OkayAfrica, stepped down after allegations of sexual misconduct and creating a…
April 20, 2020
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have left the British royal family and now want to make sure the British tabloids…
Kellyanne Conway thgrio.com
April 15, 2020
Trump advisor Kellyanne Conway was rightfully dragged for some uneducated comments on the coronavrirus in a TV appearance.
October 25, 2019
Media mogul Byron Allen talks race and business and explains why he's not asking for a seat at the table,…
Wendy Williams thegrio.com
April 20, 2019
Wendy Williams' husband, Kevin Hunter called cops to the handle news media outside their home after reports circulated that the…
February 1, 2019
[griojw id=”AliTj54d” playerid=”GqX43ZoG”] In 1961, Dorothy Butler Gilliam defied the odds by becoming the first Black woman reporter at The Washington
December 31, 2018
Rutgers School of Public Health study the way that Black men are portrayed in the media contributes to a negative…
Andrew Gillum thegrio.com
November 8, 2018
[griojw id=”Ai5daksw” playerid=”x9J2bwvH”] It has been two days since the Midterm Elections and the concession of Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillium.