TheGrio.com is the first video-centric news community site devoted to providing African Americans with stories and perspectives that appeal to them but are underrepresented in existing national news outlets. TheGrio features aggregated and original video packages, news articles, and blogs on topics from breaking news, politics, health, business, and entertainment, which concern its niche audience.

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TheGrio is brought to you through the cooperation of NBC News and the production team that brought you the documentary film, Meeting David Wilson.

The goal of TheGrio is to be the news portal that satisfies the desire of African Americans to stay informed and connected with their community. TheGrio’s editorial mandate is to focus on news and events that have a unique interest and/or pronounced impact within the national African Americans audience.

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TheGrio Team:

David Wilson, Executive Editor

Joy-Ann Reid, Managing Editor – contributor@thegrio.com

Adam Howard, Deputy Editor

Todd Johnson, Video and Sports Editor – video@thegrio.com, sports@thegrio.com

Alexis Stodghill, Lifestyle Editor – lifestyle@thegrio.com

Chris Witherspoon, Entertainment Editor – entertainment@thegrio.com

Kyle Harvey, Music Editor – music@thegrio.com

Dan Woolsey, Director of Operations