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Olympics, Noah Lyles, NBA, NFL, world champions, theGrio.com
August 14, 2024
Technically, Noah Lyles is correct about presumptuous America and “world champions,” but mainstream sports stars needn’t be so sensitive.
Rachael "Raygun" Gunn breakdances at the Olympics, theGrio.com
August 13, 2024
The unexpected star of the Olympic breaking competition reminded the world that Black culture can be imitated but never duplicated.
weddings, charging a few for weddings, theGrio.com
August 13, 2024
At a wedding, you’re supposed to be surrounded by love. Putting a price tag on attending it somehow cheapens the…
thegrio.com, the foreign exchange, phonte coleman, nicolay, connected, hip hop
August 12, 2024
The duo of Phonte and Nicolay showed us a new way to create timeless music and art, a way that…
fentanyl, college campuses, overdose, thegrio.com
August 12, 2024
Our higher education institutions need to prioritize data collection, student training and advocacy efforts to combat the fentanyl crisis.
Divine 9, Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority, Kamala Harris, theGrio.com
August 9, 2024
Black sororities have active post-graduate chapters, making them a ready collection of civically engaged influencers in their communities.
Lauryn Hill, fugees cancel tour, theGrio.com
August 9, 2024
After the Fugees' tour was canceled, Hill blamed "media sensationalism and clickbait headlines" instead of her history of perpetual lateness.
thegrio.com, a different world, dwayne wayne whitley gilbert, hillman college, felicia pride
August 9, 2024
I’ve always wondered what happened to the crew from Hillman College and maybe now we’ll get some fun answers.
August 9, 2024
10 years after Ferguson, nothing has changed because the fundamentals of institutional racism and policing in America have stayed the…
August 8, 2024
We’re standing on the precipice of something truly historic — electing the first woman president of the United States.
thegrio.com, the wire, michael k williams, the wire, baltimore
August 8, 2024
The death of Baltimore’s scariest anti-hero in the fifth and final season was so anticlimactic that I’m still irked by…
simone biles, jordan chiles, rebeca andrade, paris olympics, thegrio.com
August 7, 2024
Summer Games are the Olympics kaleidoscope, among the few instances when two Americas show up as one.
Justin Simien, Hollywood Black documentary, theGrio.com
August 7, 2024
Justin Simien, the director behind "Dear White People," takes a deep dive into Black cinematic history on MGM+.
August 6, 2024
It’s critical we continue to grow the bench of leaders who will innovate and are fighting to support a multiracial,…
thegrio.com, montgomery, alabama, montgomery riverboat brawl, montgomery riverfront brawl, dameion pickett, aaren hamilton-rudolph
August 5, 2024
By the time the sun set on Aug. 5, 2023, Montgomery, Ala. was again the epicenter of racial division, with…
Kamala Harris, misogynoir, misogyny, anti-blackness, theGrio.com
August 5, 2024
Trump and the GOP can’t help themselves with their racist attacks on Kamala Harris. They’re telling us how they feel…
Donald Trump, NABJ, theGrio.com
August 2, 2024
By normalizing Donald Trump, the National Association of Black Journalists undermined everything it is fighting for.
Phaedra Parks, Real Housewives of Atlanta, theGrio.com
August 2, 2024
Phaedra will be a boost for the struggling franchise, but she probably needs to revisit the reasons why she left…
Vice President Kamala Harris, singer Beyonce, theGrio.com
August 2, 2024
The songs that the Harris and Trump campaigns are using can tell us a lot about the candidates.
thegrio.com, kamala harris, vice president, nominee, theGrio
August 1, 2024
While Trump was mocking Kamala Harris at his NABJ Q&A, he opened the door for so many of us to…