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Closing Arguments Delivered In Actor Jussie Smollett's Trial
December 11, 2021
If you had doubts about actor Jussie Smollett’s account of what happened to him on that super cold Chicago night…
Nick Cannon theGRIO.com
December 8, 2021
The news of the sudden passing of Nick Cannon’s youngest son, 5-month-old Zen Scott Cannon, has sent shockwaves through the…
AIDS thegrio.com
December 1, 2021
World AIDS Day 2021 offers a humbling opportunity to examine the lessons of the COVID-19 and HIV/AIDS pandemics.
F.W. de Klerk thegrio.com
November 24, 2021
Yoliswa Cele–Khumalo Hadebe writes of her time in captivity and escaping the regime of former South African leader F.W. de…
Brian Tyree Henry thegrio.com
November 10, 2021
Brian Tyree Henry’s character in 'Eternals' will hopefully forge a path and cinematic landscape for LGBTQ characters.
Kendrick Johnson thegrio.com
November 4, 2021
17-year-old Kendrick Johnson's death was swept under the rug so severely, it required an independent filmmaker to create a documentary.
Dave Chappelle thegrio.com
November 1, 2021
Dustin J. Seibert deep-dives into "cancel culture" and its real impact on society and pop culture, starting with Dave Chappelle.
Horror Noire thegrio.com
October 31, 2021
‘Horror Noire,’ is the kind of creative work that Black people are always clamoring for with Black writers, directors, and…
October 30, 2021
Years after the Unite the Right rally, a trial will decide if white domestic terrorism, criminality and racial violence will…
Mark Zuckerberg thegrio.com
October 29, 2021
Blue Telusma explores the new rebranding of Facebook to "Meta" and founder Mark Zuckerberg's ulterior motives.
Dave Chappelle thegrio.com
October 11, 2021
Dave Chappelle is punching down on members of the LBGTQ community and creating a climate that compromises their lives according…
rally thegrio.com
October 9, 2021
Donna Brazile opines that the government has an obligation to step on and protect people when they are being threatened…
TIBoosie thegrio.com
October 5, 2021
T.I. and Boosie consistently give bad takes and theGrio’s Dustin J. Seibert cautions against co-signing the two problematic rappers.
Facebook thegrio.com
October 4, 2021
Blue Telusma explores how Monday's Instagram outage reveals the troubling dependency that most of us have on social media.
Nicki Minaj thegrio.com
September 16, 2021
Rap star Nicki Minaj earned the ire of the internet when she revealed her reasons for not getting the COVID-19…
Chlöe Bailey and Lizzo thegrio.com
September 13, 2021
Chlöe Bailey and Lizzo are receiving backlash for taking ownership of their Black Girl Margin writes theGrio’s Blue Telusma.
Haiti Cuba thegrio.com
July 22, 2021
Black Americans should be just as outraged by what's happening in Cuba and Haiti as they are at racism at…
Megyn Kelly Nikole Hannah-Jones Naomi Osaka thegrio.com
July 20, 2021
Megyn Kelly has crafted trolling women of color online and it reflects her desire to remain relevant and successful.
Naomi Osaka thegrio.com
June 1, 2021
Naomi Osaka is putting her mental health first but her critics don't believe she should exercise her own agency.
May 15, 2021
Now is the time for President Biden to speak out against apartheid in Israel and end U.S. support of state…