Kayla Smith Owens is a fighter committed to meeting challenges as an advocate for her own health and people like her. This strong young woman is not backing down. She has a vision that she wants to see become reality. Glimpse her strength and inspiring story in Personal Days, brought to you by Novartis, manufacturer…
OPINION: Political star Stacey Abrams’ new legal thriller is not so much ripped from the headlines as it is the stuff of our most vivid nightmares A literary roller coaster with social insight With all the talk about landmark Supreme Court decisions in jeopardy, retirements, nominations and their consequences, Stacey Abrams’ new legal thriller While…
“I feel I won this gold medal for the black people in the USA, and all black people all over the world.” The 1968 protest photo of Olympic track stars Tommie Smith and John Carlos is so widely cited it is practically seared in our public consciousness. Many of us can easily visualize the black and white picture from…
Tracee Ellis Ross’ fashion faux pas on May 17 had fans dying of laughter following the “black-ish” actress’s revelation on her Instagram page that the latest look sported for her Marie Claire cover shoot came with some behind-the-scenes struggles. In the clip, an out-of-breath Ross — with the help of the shoot’s stylist Shiona Turini —…
“I know the truth, and it’s not what they say.” Relatives of Mikayla Miller have rejected the state medical examiner’s ruling that the Massachusetts teenager died by suicide. As theGrio reported, Miller, 16, was found dead by a jogger on April 18 in a wooded area near her residence in Hopkinton. The teenager was reportedly…
Hill is just the latest to find herself on the wrong side of the much maligned former NBA player Kwame Brown is mad as hell and he’s not taking it anymore. The former Washington Wizard and Los Angeles Laker player is tired of being the butt of jokes and he’s let quite a few people…
D.C. receives about 90 calls a day in regards to mental health The Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia is making big changes to their department this summer. The United States Capitol is the latest place to make changes to its police department, but they are not calling it police reform. Starting in…
Charles Barkley is in the mood to give back. On Tuesday, May 18, the “Round Mound of Rebound” donated a generous amount of money and school supplies once again to his alma mater, Leeds High School, in Alabama. The announcement of the gift was made on the Leeds City Schools Facebook page, and it revealed…
The two sent love to each other under an emotional post from Adrienne Houghton Years after the dramatic fallout from the series, Tamar Braxton and Tamera Mowry share a sweet moment on social media. As theGrio has extensively reported, The Real has had its fair share of drama since it first aired. Tamar Braxton, one…
A Texas elementary school teacher was recognized by her workplace for the kindness, hard work, and perseverance that she’s shown throughout the years, from her starting position as a custodian through her current position as a first-grade educator. Wanda Smith of Brenham Elementary School in east-central Texas was honored during Teacher Appreciation Week, which took place…
