theGrio's 20 most uplifting stories of 2012
SLIDESHOW - Compiling a list of the year's most positive and uplifting stories isn't as easy as it should be. But this year, there were inspirational moments that made us glad we took the time to search...
theGrio's 20 wackiest 2012 stories
SLIDESHOW - "Ain't nobody got time for that!" With those six words, Oklahoma City resident 'Sweet Brown' leads this year's Grio list of wackiest stories of 2012...
Happy b'day Denzel! The top 25 'black don't crack' celebrities
SLIDESHOW - As the summer sun heats up, tons of sunscreen is being slathered on, however the benefit of having beautiful black skin is its ability to resist wrinkles...
The top 10 black holiday movies
SLIDESHOW - Here are a choice few holiday films with black characters in leading roles that spread Christmas cheer...
Alicia Keys wants to cut hair shorter, might shave head
theGRIO REPORT - When Keys was asked in a recent interview whether she would consider shaving her head, the superstar replied: 'I'm thinking about something like that. I'm telling you. I'm going there. I'm doing it'...
Jada Pinkett Smith and the new black motherhood
Black mothers today find themselves at an unprecedented crossroads where African-American women can make different choices.
Tom Joyner pledges to pay student loan of deceased young man
MADAME NOIRE - Today, we have a great update to this story: Tom Joyner has pledged to pay the loan on Ella Edwards’ behalf...
Michelle Obama wows in gold lamé gown for Kennedy Center Honors
SLIDESHOW - She wore a 'Michael Kors gold lamé chiffon encrusted shoulder gown from the Resort 2013 collection,' according to the style blog Mrs. O. 'Can you say gorgeous?!'...
Black designer Laura Smalls: The latest with first lady's approval
It was the historic year that President Obama was elected the first African-American president of the United States that Smalls took up her sketchpad after a long break and began designing one-off pieces.
Ballerina Misty Copeland's new calendar inspires 'strength, beauty'
theGRIO Q&A - You don't immediately think of Misty Copeland's meteoric rise in the classical ballet world when appreciating the photographs from her 2013 calendar...
