theGrio’s 100: Dr. Kafui Dzirasa, mental health research healer
theGRIO's 100 - Dr. Kafui Dzirasa, 34, is the first African-American to complete a PhD in neurobiology at Duke University...
Sandy Hook: How to talk to your kids about it
theGRIO REPORT - TheGrio.com asked two clinical experts to weigh in on how parents can best discuss tragic events like the Newtown school shootings to their kids...
Delinquent behavior: Criminal or psych?
theGRIO REPORT - A large number of youth in detention centers need psychological treatment rather than the juvenile justice system, new research suggests. This is especially true for minority youth whose behavior is often seen as criminal rather than psychological...
Study: You should judge people based on their shoes
CLUTCH - A new study by psychologists at the University of Kansas found that people were able to correctly judge a stranger’s age, gender, income, political affiliation, emotional and other important personality traits just by looking at the person’s shoes.
How to tell your kids about the death of MLK
theGRIO REPORT - Talking to children about the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. may not be as simple as your average history lesson. Knowing what your child, in particular, can handle is the first and most important factor...
With no NBA, Cavs' Irving hits books, treats foot
WESTLAKE, Ohio (AP) - It's all the No. 1 overall draft pick can do during the lockout, and Cleveland's rookie point guard has no idea when he'll start his real job...
Psychology of debt talks is all in game of chicken
WASHINGTON (AP) - This is not political rhetoric. It's a real-life psychological negotiating scenario where it sometimes helps to seem crazy, international relations experts say..
TheGrio's 100: Satira Streeter, psychologist for the inner-city
TheGrio's 100 - Dr. Satira Streeter decided to set up her clinical psychology practice in a neighborhood that before her practice, had virtually no access to mental health services...
Black CEOs and the 'teddy bear' effect
By Sharon Begley
The study was simple. The researchers had volunteers study head shots of current and former CEOs—men and women, …
