theGrio
News site & TV
News, opinion, and entertainment coverage by and for Black America since 2009.
✓ Vetted · 3.2M readers
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Capital B
Nonprofit newsroom
Black-led nonprofit newsroom reporting on health, politics, and economics in Black communities nationwide.
✓ Vetted · 890K readers
NewsOne
News site
Breaking news and opinion for Black America from Urban One.
✓ Vetted · 1.8M readers
ESSENCE
Magazine
The leading voice for Black women: culture, beauty, business, and celebrity.
✓ Vetted · 2.4M readers
AFROTECH
News site
Black tech news, founders, funding rounds, and career moves across every industry.
✓ Vetted · 1.1M readers
The Root
News site
Black news, opinion, politics and culture with a sharp edge.
✓ Vetted · 1.5M readers
Roland Martin Unfiltered
YouTube · Daily show
Daily digital show covering politics and power with a focus on Black America. The most-cited source in your feed.
✓ Vetted · 2.1M followers
The Breakfast Club
YouTube · Morning show
The world's most dangerous morning show: interviews, culture, and the conversations everyone repeats.
✓ Vetted · 6.4M followers
The Shade Room
YouTube & IG
Where Black culture breaks first: celebrity news, viral moments, and the timeline's pulse.
✓ Vetted · 29M followers
The Don Lemon Show
YouTube · Interviews
Long-form interviews with newsmakers: politics, media, and accountability journalism.
✓ Vetted · 1.4M followers
Native Land Pod
Podcast · Weekly
Angela Rye, Tiffany Cross, and Andrew Gillum on politics, policy, and culture, unfiltered.
✓ Vetted · 640K listeners
BlackDoctor.org
Health site
Health and wellness reporting for Black readers, reviewed by physicians and health professionals.
✓ Vetted · 12M monthly readers
Black Health Matters
Health site
Condition-by-condition health journalism and screening guidance built around Black health outcomes.
✓ Vetted · 1.4M readers
Word In Black
News collaborative
A collaboration of 10 Black-owned newspapers covering health equity, education, and policy.
✓ Vetted · 2.6M readers
The Don Lemon Show
Substack
Don Lemon's independent newsletter and interview show, covering politics and culture outside the network system.
✓ Vetted · Independent newsletter
Joy Reid
Substack
Joy Reid's independent politics and culture newsletter, written after two decades in cable news.
✓ Vetted · Independent newsletter
Van Lathan
Substack
Van Lathan on culture, sports, and the arguments behind them, from the Higher Learning co-host.
✓ Vetted · Independent newsletter