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November 6, 2012
If you want to have a get together tonight, and haven't given it a moment's thought before now, you now…
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November 6, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - Michelle Obama and Ann Romney have had their style compared by nearly every major news outlet since…
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November 2, 2012
SLIDESHOW - Many have raised at least $1 million for the Obama/Biden campaign, and some, like Nicki Minaj -- with…
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October 31, 2012
ESSAY - The zombie, which derives directly from the Haitian Voodoo tradition that was born of slavery, represented what could…
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October 30, 2012
Felicia Walker Benson's popular blog ThisThatBeauty helps teach women how to get gorgeous. Founded in 2005, her online platform has…
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October 26, 2012
OPINION - Dark makeup, a wooly afro wig and what appears to be a dental implant have sparked new discussions…
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October 25, 2012
theGRIO Q&A - Gabrielle Union stepped onto the white carpet at her 40th birthday party on Monday sponsored by Courvoisier…
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October 24, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - Mitt Romney, GOP presidential contender, spoke to Black Enterprise recently in a rare interview to targeted African-American…
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October 24, 2012
Have you thought about the emotional impact of your presidential favorite losing? What are your contingency plans for managing possible…
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October 24, 2012
Among the thousands who thronged to the campus for the playing, as many attendants were there to partake of the…
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October 23, 2012
First lady Michelle Obama made a big hit at third presidential debate last night in Boca Raton, Florida. Donning a…
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October 19, 2012
OPINION - Instances such as this demonstrate that the world has a long way to go before it will be…
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October 19, 2012
President Obama has reportedly hung up his stump speech as a fundraiser headliner for the season, but first lady Michelle…
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October 17, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - On her November cover of InStyle magazine, Halle Berry dazzles in a form-fitting red dress with daring…
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October 17, 2012
First lady Michelle Obama wore a 'pepto-pink' suit -- as it was described by style watchers on Twitter -- to…
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October 16, 2012
Octavia Spencer, Viola Davis and newcomer Danai Gurira dazzled on the arrivals carpet for the 19th annual Elle magazine Women…
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October 15, 2012
On Saturday evening, like-minded female celebrities gathered at the Loews Paradise Theatre in New York City to salute leaders and…
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October 15, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - Rihanna's seventh studio album, 'Unapologetic', will be out on November 19, and the star -- whose air…
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October 12, 2012
Paris Jackson, who we usually watch romp with her siblings wearing cut-off shorts and combat books, looked all grown up…
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October 12, 2012
Author Marita Golden sees blacks’ historical obsession over skin tone as everpresent in modern times. Many tend to think of…