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June 22, 2012

In urban areas, girls face obstacles 40 years after Title IX

theGRIO REPORT - Four decades after Title IX, the fight for equality continues...
June 19, 2012

Rap’s infatuation with white girls is hurtful to black female fans

OPINION - Kanye West, whose music I happen to love dearly, has had a longtime obsession with the white aesthetic...
June 18, 2012

Black women, sex toys and pleasure parties: African-American women take pleasure into their own hands

OPINION - Black women's participation in pleasure parties and the sharing of related experiences are just a few steps that…
June 15, 2012

3 Tennessee men fathered 78 children, paying little child support

Three West Tennessee men have allegedly fathered 78 children with 46 different women, all while trying to pay the least…
June 14, 2012

Small businesses in Cook County will soon get more loans

Small minority and women owned businesses will soon receive more loans in Cook County...
June 14, 2012

WNBA’s Candace Parker seeks Olympic gold that she will remember

Candace Parker of the WNBA team Los Angeles Sparks remembers her last Olympic games as a blur...
June 11, 2012

Are researchers race-baiting black childhood obesity tests?

FRUGIVORE - Why did more than half of the parents of white girls have a college degree and have more…
June 1, 2012

Michelle Obama: 'A woman in the Oval Office very soon'

In a video released Thursday first lady Michelle Obama says that a woman will occupy the Oval Office very soon.…
May 31, 2012

Florida judge blocks voter registration limits

theGRIO REPORT - U.S. District Judge Robert Hinkle temporarily blocked implementation of part of a law today that was poised…
May 30, 2012

Author responds to 'Black women and fat'

OPINION - When Alice Randall’s New York Times opinion piece titled 'Black Women and Fat' appeared, the blogosphere erupted in…
May 24, 2012

Does 'down low' culture make black women homophobic?

OPINION - Homophobia in the black community is an ugly reality and black women, as members of that community, we…
May 24, 2012

TheGrio's 100: Issa Rae, creator of 'Awkward Black Girl' web series brings the laughs

theGRIO's 100 - Issa Rae is the creator of the popular 'Awkward Black Girl' web series...
May 23, 2012

Media coverage of reproductive rights lacks the voices of women of color

theGRIO REPORT - Social wedge issues such as abortion, birth control and sex education in public schools have taken center…
May 14, 2012

It's National Women's Health Week! How are you taking care of yourself?

CLUTCH - National Women's Health Week kicked off on Mother's Day. Folks over at the Centers for Disease Control and…
May 11, 2012

'50 Shades of Grey' craze: Hot novel explores dominance and submission in modern relationships

theGRIO REPORT - E L James' novel '50 Shades of Grey' has become a mainstream hit, in part by shining…
May 11, 2012

Sweet Mother's Day treats, minus the calories

theGRIO REPORT - If the highlight of your Mother's Day is usually a three-hour brunch, consider breaking out of the…
May 9, 2012

Rev. Jesse Peterson says allowing women to vote was one of the 'greatest mistakes America made'

In his sermon titled "How most women are building a shameless society," that went viral on YouTube back in March,…
May 8, 2012

Rep. John Conyers calls GOP's Violence Against Women Act a 'flat out attack on women'

Conyers (D-Mich.) is calling the GOP's revisions to the Violence Against Women Act -- which excludes immigrants, women of color,…
May 8, 2012

Black women in metro Atlanta face HIV crisis

Atlanta is in the midst of a crisis because the rate in which African-American women in the city are being…