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Donna Brazile reflects on the life and career of Hattie McDaniel and what we can all learn from her achievements…
Since the nation has gotten in on this Juneteenth celebration, cookouts have gotten bigger. And ain’t no cookout without some…
OPINION: Black fathers in college are not the first image most people have when it comes to being a student-parent.…
When I was growing up, I thought my father was Superman. I thought he was the smartest, strongest and best…
If there’s anything Americans of all political persuasions and every race should unite around, it is the reasonable gun safety…
It’s still June in African America and that means a time-honored tradition is also upon us: Juneteenth, aka Freedom Day.
theGrio highlights 10 albums that have been reappraised as high quality and influential, despite not being positively received when released.
The legend of Lizzo has grown even greater. She’s a beloved, body-positive, life-affirming pop star who makes us feel better…
One of my favorite things about hip-hop and rap music, in particular, is its origins within the griot storytelling framework.
It’s been said that democracy dies in the dark. This line of thinking is, at least, as much about darkness…
Stevie Wonder may have had the best five-album run in modern music history, but dammit, if Prince didn’t give him…
Last week, we broke down which was better: "Love Jones" or the soundtrack. This week, we have a new one…
Last week, the Country Music Association announced its ban on the Confederate flag at the CMA Fest for the first…
Whether it be a writers’ strike or a global pandemic, a national cultural reset always seems to upend the powerless.
I miss Lauryn Hill. I know she’s still around, occasionally showing up super late for her own shows, but once…
OPINION: The NFL must act after a New York Times report revealed the $230 million QB sought 66 different female…
To assist you in understanding the differences between Black protests and white mob violence, we put together a list of…
The opening of the historic hearings of the Jan. 6 House Select Committee on Thursday night was, in a word:…
To quote Luther Vandross, Ralph Tresvant, Janet Jackson and Bell Biv Devoe, “the best things in life are free.”
I love The Roots Picnic, the vaunted Philadelphia homegrown music festival founded and put on by the legendary Roots crew