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Queen Latifah really deserves all of the flowers for what she’s given to Black culture, music and entertainment.
In honor of Black Music Month, theGrio highlights the Black music producers who’s innovative techniques had dramatic impact on music.
OPINION: An unofficial challenge coin demonstrates that for some people it’s okay to be mean to immigrants.
Last week we broke down which was better Soul Food or its soundtrack. This week, we have a new one…
On Juneteenth, Michael Harriot reminds us not to get it twisted. More enslaved people freed themselves than the Emancipation Proclamation.
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…