Stereotypes

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January 3, 2012
CLTUCH - While many hail 'Intouchables' as a feel-good film, others are criticizing it for playing on tired racist stereotypes...
January 2, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum says that if he's president, he won't make black people's lives better...with…
December 29, 2011
Kim Wayans is all smiles as she basks in the glow of her first dramatic role in the new film…
December 28, 2011
theGRIO REPORT - Steven Spielberg's first foray into 3D animation 'sensitively' tackles the racist undertones of Georges Remi's (who published…
December 23, 2011
theGRIO REPORT - The decision to not allow teenagers to obtain Plan B without a prescription could continue to feed…
December 14, 2011
OPINION - Gene Marks of Forbes wrote a column entitled "If I Wear a Poor Black Kid" (which has been…
December 7, 2011
theGRIO REPORT - Issues of sexual harassment seem to be increasing within schools in recent years. Researchers say sexual harassment…
November 11, 2011
OPINION - Actress Viola Davis has it right: stop calling blacks 'dignified' or 'sassy' when it isn't warranted...
November 4, 2011
OPINION - It's unfortunate because here are two Oscar nominated black actors, Sidibe and Murphy, and yet they're playing these…
October 7, 2011
OPINION - Racism is much more deeply entrenched in the fabric of American life than a simple whitewashing of one's…
October 5, 2011
SLIDESHOW - A "Sambo" image on a billboard sparks outrage for an American living in Beijing, China...
October 5, 2011
OPINION - A Chinese district in Beijing posts a billboard depicting a black "sambo" image, promoting an age-old African-American stereotype...
September 19, 2011
OPINION - Generally speaking, aside from 'The Cosby Show', black people have a difficult time pointing to widely distributed, positive…
August 20, 2011
OPINION - The facts tell us that despite all of our newfound status, education and accomplishments, black women in America,…
August 4, 2011
OPINION - Chalking up their nonchalant attitudes as racist seems too easy, too much of a blanket statement. What if…
June 21, 2011
OPINION - There is evidence that black women's status as double minorities might actually afford us unique opportunities to avoid…
June 10, 2011
I have to be honest, I didn't want to write this article. It's such a touchy subject but the more…
May 15, 2011
OPINION - Young black women in their 20s and 30's especially look up to Mrs. Obama. She gives them tangible…
April 21, 2011
OPINION - Love him or hate him, he gets us thinking and talking, and maybe that will be his greatest…
April 20, 2011
theGRIO REPORT - 'Madea' director, writer and star Tyler Perry voiced his frustration with Spike Lee on Tuesday at a…