Smoke alarm crisis: Conyers fire a wake-up call

theGRIO REPORT - The tragic deaths of four African-American children who lost their lives in a house fire last week should be a wake-up call for families to have working smoke alarms, says a group of fire and public safety experts....

Solar power project aims to bring light to Haiti

theGRIO REPORT - An innovative initiative using portable solar powdered lamps has been launched to help bring light to Haitians struggling to cope without electricity...

Hip-hop community responds to Sandy Hook tragedy

theGRIO REPORT - Hip-hop artists have oftentimes been criticized for glamorizing gun violence, with some rappers even brandishing guns in music videos or posing with weapons in ad campaigns...

Congresswoman seeks justice for foster care child missing for a decade

theGRIO REPORT - Congresswoman Frederica Wilson has said she hopes justice will be served in the tragic case of 4-year-old Rilya Wilson who disappeared off the face of the earth while in foster care...

Black British actors invade Hollywood

theGRIO REPORT - In recent years more and more have been cast in on-screen roles, not just in big budget U.S. films but also on American television...

Atlanta mayor reveals support for gay marriage

theGRIO REPORT - Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed has just announced his support of gay marriage, reversing the position he held during his 2010 mayoral campaign...

Texas professor blames poor test scores on single moms

theGRIO REPORT - A professor at the University of Texas has sparked controversy following remarks that black students are failing academically because so many are raised in single parent households...

S. Epatha Merkerson reflects on 'Lincoln', life after 'Law & Order'

theGRIO REPORT - SThe accomplished actress has had an exciting and challenging year, with a flurry of projects already set for 2013...

Scorned Georgia woman who ran over ex-boyfriend sentenced

theGRIO REPORT - Just hours after her former lover ended their relationship, Vanessa Marie Garrett-Rogers, 28, of Hiram, Georgia, drove into her victim, dragged him under her vehicle, and backed over him before fleeing the scene in July 2010...

Parents who learned of daughter's death on Facebook hire investigator

theGRIO REPORT - The parents of a university student, who only learned of their daughter's death through a post on Facebook, have hired their own attorney and private investigator....

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