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January 17, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - One of the first tweets from Mrs. Obama's new account is already garnering attention....
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January 14, 2013
SLIDESHOW - The 2013 Golden Globe Awards red carpet was the first major event of the awards season at which…
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January 10, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - The Presidential Inaugural Committee (PIC) has announced the Bibles that will be used by President Obama and…
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January 9, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - The body of a young, African-American woman that was found on a beach in Brooklyn over the…
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January 9, 2013
SLIDESHOW - Singer Christina Milian has joined in on the box braids trend with a new 'Poetic Justice' look, which…
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January 8, 2013
Sergeant Horatio J. Homer broke barriers by becoming the first African-American police officer in Boston's history in 1878, but over…
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January 8, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - The network announced an incredible increase in their already large number of Black viewers - a whopping…
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January 7, 2013
POSTSCRIPT'D - All over the Internet and the blogosphere, writers of color lament the difficulty in getting a deal from…
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January 7, 2013
SLIDESHOW - A version of the floral jacquard print dress is now available on the Tracy Reese web site and…
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January 4, 2013
Award-winning photojournalist Miki Turner has just the thing you need if one of your New Year's resolutions is to grow…
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January 3, 2013
New findings published online by the Journal of the American Medical Association suggest that being slightly overweight may be advantageous…
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January 2, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - The U.S. Postal service has released a limited-edition stamp to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the signing…
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January 2, 2013
Phaedra Parks, a star of Bravo's Real Housewives of Atlanta, is pregnant with her second child, as she confirmed to…
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January 2, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - Bobby Womack, R&B legend, has been diagnosed with the early stages of alzheimer's disease, according to revelations…
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December 31, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - NBC News has confirmed that Mrs. Lillian Miles Lewis, wife of U.S. Representative John Lewis, died on…
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December 31, 2012
SLIDESHOW - These, first lady Michelle Obama's 10 best looks of 2012, capture the innovative spirit, iconic taste, centered presence,…
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December 31, 2012
theGRIO Q&A - Valorie Burton, a renowned life coach and author of several books on personal achievement, spoke with theGrio…
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December 28, 2012
Michelle Obama tried the neon trend with a splash of bright toe nail polish while on her Christmas vacation. Her…
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December 28, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - Brandy Norwood is now engaged, according to reports. 'A spokeswoman for the 33-year-old R&B singer and actress…
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December 27, 2012
The editors at Essence magazine have been hard at work this fall on a new tome that celebrates first lady…