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(AP) — Paralyzed former Rutgers football player Eric LeGrand implored his fellow graduates to remember that anything is possible in an emotional speech Sunday during the university’s commencement ceremony.
theGRIO REPORT – 13-year-old Angela Content says reading is one of her favorite activities – so much so, that she decided to write her own stories that have now turned into two self-published books.
theGRIO REPORT – With the summer quickly approaching, Bravo’s Fashion Queens stopped by theGrio to share their thoughts on Spring/Summer style must-haves.
theGRIO REPORT – Jonathan Williams was behind the wheel of a private ambulance when Rihanna’s “Pour It Up” blasted from the radio and prompted him to start dancing.
(AP) – Oprah Winfrey and former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton surprised Barbara Walters as the legendary newswoman taped her final edition of “The View” to end a five-decade career on television.
(AP) – Obama met Friday in the White House East Room with families of the plaintiffs, lead attorneys Jack Greenberg and William Coleman and the NAACP Legal Defense Fund.
(AP) – The planned documentary by the Oprah Winfrey Network on Michael Sam, the NFL’s first openly gay player, has been postponed.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The NAACP rights group announced Saturday that lawyer and activist Cornell William Brooks would become its new national president and CEO.
theGRIO VIDEO – Bravo’s Fashion Queens stopped by theGrio to share their thoughts on celebrity style and fashion – and gave their take on natural beauty. Who rocks it better, Nicki Minaj or Lupita Nyong’o?
AP – Former “Scandal” star Columbus Short has pleaded not guilty to felony battery for a fight that seriously injured a man at a West Hollywood restaurant earlier this year…
E! Online – It looks like all of Stacey Dash’s guest appearances on various Fox News shows may be leading to something a bit more permanent.
theGRIO REPORT – Whoopi Goldberg made some brow-raising comments on how men should act when they fight with women.
(AP) — Ras Baraka, son of the late militant poet and activist Amiri Baraka, declared victory Tuesday in the race to succeed Democratic U.S. Sen. Cory Booker as mayor of the state of New Jersey’s largest city.
NBC – A New York hotel said Wednesday it had identified and fired the person who recorded security camera footage that appeared to show Solange attacking Jay Z.
theGRIO VIDEO – Recently, a photo similar to Willow Smith’s controversial photo with a 20-year-old actor shows her older brother Jaden Smith shirtless with Kylie Jenner.
(AP) — A Nigerian government official said “all options are open” in efforts to rescue almost 300 abducted schoolgirls from their captors as U.S. reconnaissance aircraft started flying over this West African country in a search effort.
(AP) — Extending the Mother’s Day celebration by a day, Michelle Obama on Monday saluted military mothers for the sacrifices they make both for their families and their country…
NBC NEWS – The leader of Nigeria’s Boko Haram said in a video Monday that he would free more than 200 kidnapped schoolgirls in exchange for the release of militant prisoners.
(AP) Sam’s selection goes far beyond football. At a time when gay marriage is gaining acceptance among Americans, Sam’s entry into the NFL is a huge step toward the integration of gay men into professional team sports.
theGRIO REPORT – Amid the game-day shout outs, songs, and Facebook remembrances, a growing group is also quickly becoming the recipient of well wishes on Mother’s Day: single dads.