Jay-Z vs. Russell Simmons on Occupy Wall Street
theGRIO REPORT - The legendary rapper Jay-Z aka Sean Carter has revealed that he was a never a fan of the Occupy Wall Street Movement because he had no idea what they stood for...
Billboard with dummy on noose shocks Vegas drivers
LAS VEGAS (AP) - Even by Las Vegas standards, it was a shocking billboard: A mannequin dangling on a hangman's noose below a black sign with the ominous words 'Dying for Work'...
Racial tensions hurt Occupy movement
OPINION - No sooner had I approached theGrio about writing a weekly column based on my experiences at Occupy Wall Street, than the movement started coming apart at the seams...
Julian Bond to today's activists: 'Learn our history'
theGRIO REPORT - Veteran NAACP leader and former professor of civil rights Julian Bond hopes that renewed interest in activism sparked by Trayvon Martin's death can bear fruit...
Does Occupy Wall Street matter anymore?
theGRIO REPORT - The president himself is speaking much more about the growing gap between the rich and poor in American than he did four years ago...
WATCH: Russell Simmons on keys to success
theGRIO VIDEO - TheGrio.com's Mara Schiavocampo interviewed Simmons at his Midtown Manhattan office in February...
Detroit couple avoids eviction thanks to Occupy
theGRIO REPORT - On Tuesday, a Detroit couple was on the verge of being evicted from their home of 22 years, before they were allowed to stay thanks to help from local advocacy groups including Occupy Detroit...
Occupy Oakland: Over 400 arrested in violent protests
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - Oakland was hit by the most turbulent protests in weeks as Occupy demonstrators clashed repeatedly with police, leaving more than 400 people arrested...
Jesse Jackson: Occupy in memory of MLK
The Reverend Jesse Jackson is calling on progressive activists to use Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. as inspiration when protesting for the rights of the '99 percent'...
Is economic inequality the most important 2012 issue?
OPINION - Romney's aggressive defense of capitalism, combined with President Obama's recent shift towards more populist rhetoric, have illustrated a fundamental divide over the American economy and how it affects people's lives...
