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March 25, 2020
As a result of national social distancing efforts, spaces we usually turn to for in-person connections have been closed mandatorily. Here's…
Barack Obama Black Man theGrio.com
March 25, 2020
Black men’s mental health improved when Barack Obama became the U.S. president, according to new research findings from Rice University.
December 23, 2019
Noticing the difficulty matching Black therapists with Black people seeking mental health aid, Eric Coly, decided to use technology to…
Kamala Harris
November 26, 2019
Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris wants to double the number of mental health treatment beds available across the country.
Doria Ragland Meghan Markle TheGrio
September 30, 2019
Looks like Meghan Markle gets her love of charity work from her mom Doria Ragland who was beaming this weekend…
September 11, 2019
TheGrio's Natasha Alford, explains how a powerful storyline on the hit OWN show, "Queen Sugar" helped her come to terms…
August 21, 2019
This week a Philadelphia man who was mercilessly harassed in a viral video for defending his relationship with a transgender…
July 18, 2019
Jordin Sparks opens up about postpartum struggles and why she says her husband is the "greatest thing" to ever happened…
ire gotti
July 2, 2019
[griojw id=”q71SfLRU” playerid=””] TALES is back on BET for its second season and the show created by Irv Gotti will
Kanye sits down with David Letterman to talk Trump. (Netflix)
May 24, 2019
A clip of Kanye West’s sit down interview with David Letterman for the Netflix talk show My Next Guest Needs No…
Ayesha Curry
May 14, 2019
Ayesha Curry revealed that she chose to get breast implants while suffering from postpartum depression after having second child.
Taraji P. Henson
May 13, 2019
A list of female celebrities who should be applauded for speaking out about mental health in the Black community and…
May 10, 2019
Having dealt with her own struggles, the actress says is encouraging the public to reject the stigmatization around mental health…
Meghan Markle thegrio.com
May 10, 2019
While Duchess Meghan Markle is adjusting to life as a new mother to her baby boy Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor, she's…
trauma
March 18, 2019
At a seminar focusing on the mental health of Black women a Baltimore psychologist says flatly, that emotional trauma needs…
CupcakKe
January 8, 2019
Rapper CupcakKe speaks out for the first time after being hospitalized after posting a threat of suicide on social media.
December 20, 2018
[griojw id=”Nwoquqta” playerid=”x9J2bwvH”] In an honest and unfiltered interview at theGrio‘s studios in New York City, radio host Charlamagne The
December 17, 2018
After Kanye West took issue with Ariana Grande’s tweet, taking a dig at West and the beef he’s in the…
December 16, 2018
[griojw id=”nbF5Msfx” playerid=”GqX43ZoG”]   Jada Pinkett Smith, who is poised to reveal her own battle with depression, offered words of
Chance the Rapper thegrio.com
October 5, 2018
Chance the Rapper is committed to helping his hometown. On Thursday, he promised the city of Chicago $1 million for mental…