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