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Meet the gymnast who scares Simone Biles the most

Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. The gymnast who Simone Biles fears the most is a Black woman from Brazil — Rebeca Andrade. “Rebeca Andrade. She scares me the most,” Biles said in her documentary,

How to Pivot With Purpose and Make Your Next Career Switch a Success

A career pivot is one of the most intimidating things you can do, especially when you’re considering leaving a career in which you are firmly established. Perhaps you’re not even sure if pivoting is the right move, or if it is, you’re not sure how to prepare for it or

Telfar wasn’t the only Black designer to outfit a 2024 Olympic team

In 2016, during the Rio Olympic Summer Games, Team Nigeria famously arrived for the opening ceremony in simple white and green tracksuits. Their actual opening ceremony kits failed to arrive in time. By the 2021 Olympics in Tokyo, Black-owned sportswear brand Actively Black, founded by former professional basketball player Lanny

Vision and mission brought to life at Esther’s Chamber

Beauty, wellness and confidence are interrelated. It’s difficult to have one without the others. Shreda Brown derives even deeper meaning from the health and wellness industry. Her new spa, Esther’s Chamber Bath and Spa House, serves as a sanctuary where inner and outer wellness go hand-in-hand, with a mission to empower

Negro City and County Directories

Because of the 2018 movie Green Book, many people have at least a passing familiarity with The Negro Motorist Green Book. That book series was published from 1936 to 1966. As road conditions improved, Americans’ mobility increased and there was a need for people to know about areas beyond their

Bring your Lunch & Hear Motivational Speaker Rod Smith at the Library

Researching American Indian Records The 1896 Applications, Dawes Final Rolls and Guion Miller Roll, taken 1896-1909, each provide significant genealogical information when researching American Indian records but can often be confusing. Discuss the differences and importance of each with Debra Osborne Spindle, Ph.D., retired librarian from the Research Division of

Shirley Chisholm predicted this political moment. Now is the time to unite.

Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. In 1969, then-freshman Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm predicted this political moment.  During an interview with renowned English journalist David Frost on the orange, purple and maroon set of “The David

A double mastectomy might not increase the survival rate of breast cancer

A popular treatment for breast cancer, a double mastectomy, might not increase breast cancer survivability, but it’s not all bad news. Double mastectomies involve surgically removing both breasts to prevent cancer from returning and spreading. A new study published Thursday in JAMA Oncology found that the procedure helps prevent the

Meet the gymnast who scares Simone Biles the most

Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. The gymnast who Simone Biles fears the most is a Black woman from Brazil — Rebeca Andrade. “Rebeca Andrade. She scares me the most,” Biles said in her documentary,

How to Pivot With Purpose and Make Your Next Career Switch a Success

A career pivot is one of the most intimidating things you can do, especially when you’re considering leaving a career in which you are firmly established. Perhaps you’re not even sure if pivoting is the right move, or if it is, you’re not sure how to prepare for it or

Telfar wasn’t the only Black designer to outfit a 2024 Olympic team

In 2016, during the Rio Olympic Summer Games, Team Nigeria famously arrived for the opening ceremony in simple white and green tracksuits. Their actual opening ceremony kits failed to arrive in time. By the 2021 Olympics in Tokyo, Black-owned sportswear brand Actively Black, founded by former professional basketball player Lanny

Vision and mission brought to life at Esther’s Chamber

Beauty, wellness and confidence are interrelated. It’s difficult to have one without the others. Shreda Brown derives even deeper meaning from the health and wellness industry. Her new spa, Esther’s Chamber Bath and Spa House, serves as a sanctuary where inner and outer wellness go hand-in-hand, with a mission to empower

Negro City and County Directories

Because of the 2018 movie Green Book, many people have at least a passing familiarity with The Negro Motorist Green Book. That book series was published from 1936 to 1966. As road conditions improved, Americans’ mobility increased and there was a need for people to know about areas beyond their

Bring your Lunch & Hear Motivational Speaker Rod Smith at the Library

Researching American Indian Records The 1896 Applications, Dawes Final Rolls and Guion Miller Roll, taken 1896-1909, each provide significant genealogical information when researching American Indian records but can often be confusing. Discuss the differences and importance of each with Debra Osborne Spindle, Ph.D., retired librarian from the Research Division of

Shirley Chisholm predicted this political moment. Now is the time to unite.

Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. In 1969, then-freshman Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm predicted this political moment.  During an interview with renowned English journalist David Frost on the orange, purple and maroon set of “The David

A double mastectomy might not increase the survival rate of breast cancer

A popular treatment for breast cancer, a double mastectomy, might not increase breast cancer survivability, but it’s not all bad news. Double mastectomies involve surgically removing both breasts to prevent cancer from returning and spreading. A new study published Thursday in JAMA Oncology found that the procedure helps prevent the