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SLIDESHOW - First lady Michelle Obama’s 52nd birthday is today! What better reason to celebrate a woman who has come into her prime in the public eye.
theGRIO REPORT - When New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio came under fire last week for keeping New York City public schools open during a brutal snow storm, there were many in both the private and public sector who harshly judged the newly-elected official...
theGRIO REPORT - Kelis is back on the scene, with a new album called 'Food,' and a cooking show debuting February 26...
theGRIO REPORT - The author of the book, 'The Art Of Fitness' stressed that we need to love ourselves and our bodies the way we are now, as we strive to improve our fitness level taking small steps...
theGRIO SLIDESHOW - Reese's show for Fall 2014 included many pretty dresses, which she is known for...
theGRIO REPORT - McCray's #FLONYC blog will be a perfect extension of the creative way she and her husband's political team have communicated with the public in intimate ways using visual symbols and warm words...
theGRIO VIDEO - What are the experiences of straight couples that opt to share in cooking, cleaning, and other chores that are traditionally deemed feminine? Watch this video to discover the surprising results of research into the subject...
theGRIO REPORT - Just when we thought Solange could not get any more stylish with the launch of her Girls of Blaze sneaker collection, she has shown us that we can always update and refresh our look in delightful ways...
theGRIO REPORT - The Fall/Winter 2014 aesthetic of BCBGMaxAzria was both prim and fun. Origami-like shapes draped the models bodies as dresses with wide, long sleeves and high necklines were rendered in pastel colors with lines and large blocks of neutral tones in many variations...
theGRIO REPORT - Facebook officially turns 10 today, which marks the tenth anniversary of the day thefacebook.com opened to users outside its original college audience...
A new documentary and companion book offer a heartfelt solution to the problems facing African-American boys in our education system.
theGRIO REPORT - Music icon Prince is back on the scene, taking both the music and television airwaves by storm. The legendary artist will soon debut a new album of banging rock anthems, with an all-woman band supporting the venture...
OPINION - When skinny Jen Polachek published her pity-laced experience about doing yoga in a class near a "heavyset" black woman, it is doubtful that she knew what she was getting herself into...
theGRIO REPORT - Jahmir Wallace's story is a wonderful example of what can happen when families, school leadership, and teachers are able to work together harmoniously to encourage a student's growth...
theGRIO REPORT - Two African-American men were killed by a white West Virginia man on Saturday when the accused shot the neighboring landowner and his brother on an adjacent property...
theGRIO REPORT - Political analyst Joy-Ann Reid will soon make her debut as a television host on MSNBC, it was announced on Monday...
theGRIO REPORT - In her first speaking appearance since her husband, Mayor Bill de Blasio, was sworn into office earlier this month, Chirlane McCray, the first lady of New York City, addressed a crowd of hundreds in Brooklyn to support a new immigration initiative...
theGRIO REPORT - No, occassionally wearing Spanx (or other shapewear) is not going to kill you. But some women wear the mesh corsets everyday. Experts agree that this may pose a danger to one's health...
theGRIO REPORT - Zamata looked great in a black and white dress clutching the arm of fellow black cast member Kenan Thompson in that opening salvo, but did not say much during the rest of her inaugural show...
theGRIO REPORT - Today is a day that will be a day to remember according to Sylvia Traymore Morrison, a black woman comic who says she was offered an assistant writer position at Saturday Night Live in 1979...