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Why we read theGrio as Identity
theGrio is Black-audience news and politics, more centrist in register than The Root but built on the same standpoint: the news as it reaches Black America. It belongs in Identity because community, not ideology, organizes its coverage.
Updated June 2026
What to expect from theGrio
Black political and cultural life centered, a mainstream-Democratic lean, and national stories localized to their community stakes.
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