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theGRIO REPORT – While testifying at a state legislative meeting Hillsdale College President Larry Arnn called the students “dark ones” while talking about how the school meets diversity challenges…
theGRIO REPORT – McMillan, who made the rant about rent prices popular during New York’s 2010 gubernatorial race, tweeted a picture of himself with the candidate to announce his official endorsement of the embattled former Congressman…
theGRIO REPORT – Today is the 50th Anniversary of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law. The Lawyers’ Committee is a non profit organization that has made efforts to use bar-certified lawyers to do pro bono work to help combat racial discrimination in the courtroom…
VIDEO – In his most recent Gawker piece, Cord Jefferson responded to the deluge of right-wing attacks on African-American communities with satire.
theGRIO REPORT – Florida Governor Rick Scott has called on civil rights activist Rev. Jesse Jackson to apologize in light of the comments he has made about the Sunshine State…
theGRIO REPORT – Michael Skolnik, editor-in-chief of Global Grind, used a recent guest appearance on CNN to give Don Lemon a piece of his mind…
TODAY- You can run, but you can’t hide from ‘Blurred Lines,’ the song that has turned out to be the surprise hit of Summer 2013…
NBC News – Italy’s first black minister, a target of racist slurs since her appointment in April, has condemned a spectator who threw bananas towards her while she was making a speech at a party rally…
theGRIO REPORT – Many 20-somethings may not have marched with civil rights leaders in the 60’s, experienced the death of Emmett Till, or remember much about the Oscar Grant shooting…
NBC News – From 1929 to 1974 North Carolina forcibly sterilized thousands of men, women and children, usually without their consent…
theGRIO REPORT – Brandon Frame, a young African-American man, is concerned about the prevalent and negative images of black men in society. …
theGRIO REPORT – Talk radio is undergoing some serious changes as Cumulus Media, the second-largest American radio broadcaster, decides to drop Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity from the airwaves at the end of the year…
VIDEO – Earlier this summer, Jay Z took on another colossal music venture that added to the buzz surrounding his recently released album…
TODAY – After learning he has a tear in one of his vocal cords, Frank Ocean has canceled his sold-out Australian tour right after opening night, according to a statement on promoter LiveNation’s Facebook page…
theGRIO REPORT – When asked if she would do another musical tribute to Trayvon Martin, the singer told HuffPost BlackVoices she would ‘absolutely’ participate – as long as it’s not in Florida…
VIDEO – The mother of slain Florida teenager Trayvon Martin will speak in Philadelphia today at the National Urban League’s annual conference…
theGRIO REPORT – ‘George Zimmerman got away with murder, but you can’t get away from God and, at the end of the day, he’s going to have a lot of questions and answers he has to deal with’…
MIAMI (AP) — Leaders of more than a dozen Caribbean countries are launching a united effort to seek compensation from three European nations for what they say is the lingering legacy of the Atlantic slave trade…
theGRIO REPORT – The open letter, written by Alex Fraser, a young African-American man in Los Angeles, has been shared over 95,000 times via Facebook…
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A dispute within the family of Nelson Mandela has come under new scrutiny after a South African university law clinic said it gave free legal aid to a group of the former president’s relatives on the grounds that some are poor.