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One thing about men like Clay of "Love is Blind," they are always going to waste a woman’s time for their own self-gratification. The post The way Clay handled AD on ‘Love Is Blind’ is ty...

https://thegrio.com/2024/03/07/the-way-clay-handled-ad-on-love-is-blind-is-typical-male-trash-behavior/

Mark Robinson is the Republican Party's nominee for governor in North Carolina, and his views on women, race and immigration are scary. The post Meet Mark Robinson, the GOP’s newest bizarro p...

https://thegrio.com/2024/03/07/meet-mark-robinson-the-gops-newest-bizarro-politician/

University of Florida fired its DEI employees per state mandate, and Emmitt Smith calls on Black athletes to use their power to make a change. The post Imagining if top Black athletes shunned s...

https://thegrio.com/2024/03/07/imagining-if-top-black-athletes-shunned-schools-like-florida-for-fighting-against-dei/

OPINION: Celena Morrison recorded a Pennsylvania state trooper arresting her and her husband, Darius McLean, over a traffic stop, and the disturbing video raises the question: Can policing even b...

https://thegrio.com/2024/03/06/celena-morrisons-arrest-video-shows-that-33-years-after-rodney-king-the-police-are-still-terrible/

Inequities in health care require that we ask questions at every level of our health care system to avoid unnecessary deaths. The post How a colorblind health care system results in Black death...

https://thegrio.com/2024/03/06/how-a-colorblind-health-care-system-results-in-black-death/

MC Hammer's most edgy album, "Funky Headhunter," came with some controversy over his image and a legendary Speedo. The post Revisiting MC Hammer’s 1994 album, ‘The Funky Headhunter’ 30 ye...

https://thegrio.com/2024/03/05/revisiting-mc-hammers-1994-album-the-funky-headhunter-30-years-later/

Shannon Sharpe had a key moment that made him sympathetic and that changed his career and made him sympathetic. The post Why do we love Shannon Sharpe so much? appeared first on TheGrio .

https://thegrio.com/2024/03/05/why-do-we-love-shannon-sharpe-so-much/

Why do some rappers support Trump? There's strength, there's misinformation, but there's also a misperception that rappers will be liberal. The post Why do some rappers support Trump? appeared...

https://thegrio.com/2024/03/04/why-do-some-rappers-support-trump/

Kellogg's CEO's suggestion that cash-strapped families eat cereal for dinner is just the latest example of how America treats poor people. The post Let them eat ‘cereal for dinner’ is just ...

https://thegrio.com/2024/03/04/let-them-eat-cereal-for-dinner-is-just-another-example-of-americas-hatred-of-poor-people/

Why have Black voters suddenly turned on President Joe Biden? And what does it mean for the 2024 presidential election? The post Everybody hates Biden appeared first on TheGrio .

https://thegrio.com/2024/03/04/everybody-hates-biden/

Tennis star Naomi Osaka became a symbol of mental health, but the story about why that happened is much deeper than you know. The post Why Naomi Osaka became a symbol of mental health appeared...

https://thegrio.com/2024/03/01/why-naomi-osaka-became-a-symbol-of-mental-health/

There are many ways in which having a good credit score can be a benefit, but you have to first understand that the system is rigged. The post The credit score system is a scam, but there are w...

https://thegrio.com/2024/03/01/the-credit-score-system-is-a-scam-but-there-are-ways-to-play-the-game-and-win/

Trying to plan a day of shuffling kids from points A through Z is often an exercise in futility and has me, again, appreciating my parents. The post As a parent, I get almost daily reminders th...

https://thegrio.com/2024/03/01/as-a-parent-i-get-almost-daily-reminders-that-my-parents-were-superheroes-without-capes/

I am here to disabuse you of the notion that fat Black women are undesirable and desperate for love simply because they are fat and Black. The post Charlamagne tha God fat shamed Reesa Teesa, a...

https://thegrio.com/2024/02/29/charlamagne-tha-god-fat-shamed-reesa-teesa-and-its-not-ok/

Part 3 of theGrio’s Black History Month series explores Black people’s contributions to America (Spoiler alert: slavery is not included). The post Black History/White Lies: 5 ways Black peo...

https://thegrio.com/2024/02/29/black-history-white-lies-5-ways-black-people-built-america/

The Harlem duo made it to the height of success and with one statement, changed the way the Black community was able to pull itself together. The post Significant Moments in Black History: Nino...

https://thegrio.com/2024/02/29/significant-moments-in-black-history-nino-brown-and-gee-money-show-us-what-real-unity-looks-like-all-the-way-to-the-bitter-end/

While having resilience can be a positive, it is not a strategy for solving the real challenges that Black LGBTQ+ people face. The post Black LGBTQ+ resilience should not be a necessary part of...

https://thegrio.com/2024/02/28/black-lgbtq-resilience-should-not-be-a-necessary-part-of-survival/

There were no serious injuries from the fight, but Cam Newton and others should commit to do better and not be bad role models. The post Cam Newton defied the laws of physics in an Atlanta braw...

https://thegrio.com/2024/02/28/cam-newton-defied-the-laws-of-physics-in-an-atlanta-brawl-at-a-youth-football-tournament/

"Mea Culpa," the latest Netflix film by Tyler Perry stars Kelly Rowland, Trevante Rhodes and a breakout star — paint. Exciting. The post Tyler Perry’s ‘Mea Culpa’ is about as good as we...

https://thegrio.com/2024/02/27/tyler-perrys-mea-culpa-is-about-as-good-as-we-should-expect-it-to-be/

The star of "American Fiction" deserves all the accolades, including the Academy Award nomination for best actor. The post Jeffrey Wright is one of the greatest actors working in Hollywood toda...

https://thegrio.com/2024/02/27/jeffrey-wright-is-one-of-the-greatest-actors-working-in-hollywood-today/

Michigan became the first state in decades to repeal its right-to-work laws, which stifles workers by making it harder to collectively bargain for their wages, benefits and working conditions. ...

https://thegrio.com/2024/02/26/remembering-the-racist-history-of-right-to-work-laws/

Coco Gauff had every right to go off on the chair umpire for a bad call at the Dubai Tennis Championships. The post It’s more important for Black girls and women to fight like Coco Gauff rath...

https://thegrio.com/2024/02/23/its-more-important-for-black-girls-and-women-to-fight-like-coco-gauff-rather-than-play-like-her/

By broadly defining abuse and neglect, CAPTA enabled the creation of a punitive child welfare system that conflated poverty with parental neglect. The post 50 years after the Child Abuse Preven...

https://thegrio.com/2024/02/23/50-years-after-the-child-abuse-prevention-and-treatment-act-its-time-to-redefine-child-protection-through-a-lens-of-equity-and-support/

Part 2 of theGrio’s Black History Month series explores the myths, misunderstandings & mischaracterizations of the struggle for civil rights. The post Black History/White Lies: The 10 biggest...

https://thegrio.com/2024/02/23/black-history-white-lies-the-10-biggest-myths-about-the-civil-rights-movement/

In this column, Dr. Christina M. Greer debunks the myth that President Biden hasn’t done very much for Black people. The post This Black History Month, Biden has a lot to brag about. He shoul...

https://thegrio.com/2024/02/22/this-black-history-month-biden-has-a-lot-to-brag-about-he-should-do-it-more-often/