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October 3, 2013
Beyoncé has painted her pinkie finger a marvelous, sparkly pink shade in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, which started…
October 2, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - While Owens' team allegedly insisted that the step dancers make 'vicious' faces, it is clear that during…
October 1, 2013
The new editor-in-chief of Essence magazine, Vanessa K. Bush, was honored at a star-studded event on Monday in New York…
September 26, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - Focus 100 is poised to help blacks, women, and all those who want to work together in…
September 26, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - Jada Pinkett Smith just turned 42 a few days ago, and has made a series of reflective…
September 23, 2013
theGRIO SLIDESHOW - Based on Brooks' ensemble at Sunday's Emmy Awards, she may soon be making news for her style…
September 23, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - Kerry Washington might not have won big at the Emmys on Sunday, but she wowed on the…
September 18, 2013
OPINION - Far from being an 'angry black woman,' Campbell has positively revitalized her image in recent years...
September 12, 2013
theGRIO SLIDESHOW - Harlem's Fashion Row (HFR) was founded six years ago by Brandice Henderson-Daniel to give designers of color…
September 10, 2013
REVIEW - The aura of Havana permeated the cat walk as flirty frocks in searing primary colors announced Reese's Afro-Cuban…
September 6, 2013
ANALYSIS - As black luminaries sip their champagne, some push for more black models on those runways. Perhaps the subtext…
September 6, 2013
Appearing with the volume of her hair pulled back into a bouffant updo, Davis took the positive message of wearing…
September 5, 2013
ESSAY - 'Let The Fire Burn' seeks to create some measure of justice for the 11 bombing victims by keeping…
September 4, 2013
Even though the general public continues to be mesmerized by twerking, or at least its popularized facsimile as has been…
September 4, 2013
SLIDESHOW - The Amazon of the tennis courts stood at over racks of clothing, adjusting garments and making selections for…
September 3, 2013
OPINION - I understand that Underwood is a comedian, and making people laugh is her job. But it’s a startlingly…
August 29, 2013
theGRIO VIDEO - The couple, which had been together for ten years at the time of Rustin's death, could not…
August 28, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - On the morning of festivities commemorating the 50th anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington, members of…
August 27, 2013
As part of the festivities celebrating the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington, first lady Michelle Obama hosted a…
August 26, 2013
ESSAY - Retracing the footsteps of civil rights icons, Saturday's throng of marchers sought new inroads towards justice...