Chris Kelly, Kris Kross, and losing our idols
OPINION - When I heard about the death of Kris Kross member Chris 'Mac Daddy' Kelly, I instantly recalled the first time I saw the video for their smash 1992 single 'Jump'..
Don Cheadle's 10 best film roles
theGRIO SLIDESHOW - Don Cheadle has been one of the most underrated actors in Hollywood for years...
Creating 'ladders of opportunity' across America
OPINION - A child’s zip code should never determine her destiny. But today, a child’s health, educational outcomes, and lifetime economic opportunities are often negatively impacted when she grows up in a high poverty community...
Southern Miss gets first black president
HATTIESBURB, MS -- More than 50 years ago, the president of an all-white university in Mississippi went to such great lengths to keep a black man from enrolling as a student, that he had the man arrested on trumped up charges and sent to prison...
The Onion criticized for vulgar Quvenzhané Wallis tweet
theGRIO REPORT - The satirical website The Onion is under fire for a vulgar tweet aimed at pint-sized Oscar nominee Quvenzhané Wallis...
Uplifting African-American foster youth
OPINION - Each year during Black History Month we reflect on the contributions African-Americans are making to our great country. It’s become customary this month be used to galvanize African-Americans around the issues disproportionately impacting our community...
Top 10 blacks in technology to look out for in 2013
Here are 10 people to watch in the digital space that we bet the mainstream tech community has overlooked. Hip, bright, innovative, provocative -- and now made even more visible.
6-year-old killed in hit and run
VIDEO - The family of a 6-year-old boy who was killed in a hit and run crash in Miramar pleaded for the driver to turn himself in Thursday, just hours after the child died...
Allen West gets votes for House speaker
theGRIO REPORT - The House of Representatives cast its votes for speaker on Thursday, and while John Boehner won his gavel back - he wasn't the only candidate to get votes...
Sandy Hook massacre puts mental health in the national spotlight
According to numerous reports, Adam Lanza, the 20-year-old who killed 20 children and seven adults in Newtown, Connecticut last Friday before killing himself, allegedly suffered from Asperger’s syndrome.
