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
