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An American flag behind a gavel and a sound block with a marijuana leaf
April 20, 2022
More than a decade into legal cannabis, it is clear that the communities most harmed by cannabis prohibition are benefiting…
"Freshman Year" (Screenshot, YouTube)
April 20, 2022
"Freshman Year," the 2019 faith-and-family film, is about two smart kids facing trials and tribulations and going on a life journey…
A scene from "Good Hair"
April 19, 2022
Chris Rock’s documentary "Good Hair" is over a decade old, but it’s still a fascinating look at a complex aspect…
Artist Jean-Michel Basquiat
April 18, 2022
Jean-Michel Basquiat has been one of my favorite visual artists for over 20 years because I feel a kinship with…
April 17, 2022
I quite passionately told my wife that I didn’t think it was a good idea to enable FaceTime on the…
April 15, 2022
Unless you’re a sneakerhead or into urban fashion, you might not know that New Balance has been killing the collaboration…
April 15, 2022
The national experience of COVID quarantine had such an impact on the American psyche that I’m sure we’ll be seeing…
Patrick Lyoya
April 15, 2022
On Wednesday, authorities released footage of a Grand Rapids, Mich., police officer shooting Patrick Lyoya in the head at point-blank…
Baseball player Jackie Robinson, thegrio.com
April 15, 2022
April 15 marks the 75th anniversary of Robinson smashing Major League Baseball’s color line when he debuted with the Brooklyn…
April 14, 2022
What if "Atlanta" did a whodunit episode? Something that plays on the tropes of police investigators interrogating a suspect.
April 14, 2022
I have had my driver’s license since I was 18 years old. That means I have over 30 years of…
April 14, 2022
Republicans hate Black women, and there’s no shortage of evidence. Those who watched the hearings for Ketanji Brown Jackson could…
April 13, 2022
I recently watched Pastor Shirley—check it out on April 16 and April 30 on TheGrio TV and TheGrio app—and I…
Amy Wax and Tucker Carlson
April 12, 2022
I want to apologize to Tucker Carlson. First of all, there may be a perception that I hate Tucker Carlson…
April 11, 2022
The right to protest in America is under attack, and it all involves a case against a Black Lives Matter…
April 11, 2022
On Sept. 30, 2020, 401 years after traffickers landed in Virginia with enslaved Africans, California lawmakers passed Assembly Bill 3121.
April 11, 2022
A sixth Masters Tournament title wasn’t in the cards for Woods over the weekend. But victory was defined differently this…
Chris Wallace and Nikole Hannah-Jones
April 8, 2022
One of the things that infuriates me about most Hollywood versions of Black history is how they cast crotchety, old…
A protester with a placard
April 8, 2022
Donna Brazile writes that Africa is already facing its worst food shortages in history due to conflicts and drought.
April 8, 2022
There was a brief era of my life where, because of the success of Very Smart Brothas, I decided to…