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May 10, 2022
OPINION: Many men think reproductive rights are a woman’s issue, but the ability to be thoughtful about when to become…
May 9, 2022
The GOP, led by Donald Trump, is hungry for power and will do whatever it takes to achieve it –…
May 9, 2022
It’s the time when an artist who arts harder than others drops some new work that will be dissected, disputed,…
May 9, 2022
I hope you are still basking in the glow of the confirmation of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to serve on…
May 8, 2022
My kids have iPads, and obviously, we monitor the things they watch and the games they play.
May 7, 2022
I saw a Facebook post on Friday that said something along the lines of, you are writing your eulogy every…
May 6, 2022
Universities profited from slavery and played a role in the enslavement of Black people. They should acknowledge this legacy and…
May 6, 2022
It hasn’t been since the days of President Dwight Eisenhower when large numbers of Black voters and leaders considered themselves…
Actor Brian Tyree Henry in a black jacket and hat portrays Alfred "Paper Boi" Miles in "Atlanta"
May 5, 2022
In a show filled with weird episodes that deviate from TV norms, this episode, “New Jazz,” may be the weirdest…
May 5, 2022
Prince created some of the greatest concert experiences ever. His shows were a festival of music, dance and fashion that…
May 5, 2022
Perhaps nothing exemplifies the notion of American exceptionalism more than this country’s penchant for sheer savagery.
May 4, 2022
President Joe Biden must cancel the student loans now. Black people need it and deserve it, and this is a…
May 4, 2022
I love the movie "Belly." So much of it is bad that it actually ends up being amazing and entirely…
Clarence Thomas, theGrio.com
May 4, 2022
In the leaked opinion overturning Roe v. Wade, Alito refers to an argument Justice Thomas has dog-whistled for years.
May 3, 2022
The GOP’s opposition to student debt relief is the latest example of white America’s hypocrisy on policies that created their…
May 3, 2022
Let me say at the outset that I am pro-life. I have taken this faith position on abortion since I…
May 2, 2022
My 14-year-old son came home one day and said one of his best friends at school, a white boy, said…
Pete Buttigieg, Susan Rice, April Ryan and Byron Allen theGrio.com
May 2, 2022
When Gayle King mentioned April Ryan’s name, the White House Correspondents’ Dinner crowd rose in a spontaneous standing ovation for…
A Muslim woman kneels to pray
May 1, 2022
Approaching the end of Ramadan is always bittersweet, and while it is a taxing month, it has deeply affected me…
May 1, 2022
Like, it’s both my fault and not my fault. My kids have built up a bit of a resume when…