Viral video of beating puts WorldStarHipHop on hot seat

Donovan X. Ramsey

theGRIO REPORT - WorldStarHipHop is a website that has become infamous for featuring surreptitiously filmed violent altercations, but last week they wound up in hot water for hosting a video that Newark mayor Cory Booker called a 'human tragedy'...

theGrio’s 100: Dr. Robert J. Gore, saving lives even before the trauma

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theGRIO's 100 - In addition to training future physicians and practicing medicine -- where he treats victims of violence from a medical standpoint -- Gore dedicates his time to youth and violence prevention.

70 percent more ADHD among black children

Dr. Scyatta A. Wallace

theGRIO REPORT - Many parents lament over their children not following directions, lack of focus or inability to sit still...

$40,000 reward offered in Hadiya murder

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theGRIO REPORT - The Chicago Police Department on Friday announced an increase in the reward being offered for information leading to the killer of Hadiya Pendleton...

Common: 'LUV' will open guns conversation on guns

Chris Witherspoon

theGRIO VIDEO - Common says that his new film 'LUV' will help bring up a dialogue about gun control and violence in the urban community...

MLK's daughter Bernice King: Nonviolence message vital as ever

Lucas L. Johnson II, Associated Press

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - While the nation struggles to agree on how to curb gun violence, followers of a man gunned down nearly 45 years ago think his wisdom offers an answer....

Quentin Tarantino to interviewer: 'I'm shutting your butt down!"

Carrie Healey

VIDEO - 'Django Unchained' director Quentin Tarantino refused to answer Krishnan Buru-Murthy's question about the link between violence in movies and real life violence during an interview for Channel 4...

Chicago may reach 500 homicide mark in 2012

Associated Press

(AP) - The last time the city reached the 500-homicide mark was in 2008, when the year ended with 512 killings. Last year, city records show Chicago had 435 homicides...

Online gamers hold 1-day ceasefire for Sandy Hook victims

Carrie Healey

theGRIO REPORT - Antwand Pearman, CEO of GamerFitNation.com, decided that even gamers should show there support for Sandy Hook and take a day off from violent video games...

Chicago blogger: 'Chief Keef is just a minstrel show'

Marquise Francis

theGRIO REPORT - Chicago-born rapper Chief Keef is frequently chastised for the violent nature of his songs...

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theGrio’s 100: Dr. Robert J. Gore, saving lives even before the trauma

70 percent more ADHD among black children

$40,000 reward offered in Hadiya murder

Common: 'LUV' will open guns conversation on guns

MLK's daughter Bernice King: Nonviolence message vital as ever

Quentin Tarantino to interviewer: 'I'm shutting your butt down!"

Chicago may reach 500 homicide mark in 2012

Online gamers hold 1-day ceasefire for Sandy Hook victims

Chicago blogger: 'Chief Keef is just a minstrel show'

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