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June 26, 2013

Haitian infant needs funds for surgery in Miami to remove large growth

NBC Miami - A South Florida organization is asking for the public's assistance in raising funds to help remove a…
June 25, 2013

Reaction to Supreme Court ruling on Voting Rights Act

theGRIO REPORT - The Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that a key provision in the Voting Rights Act would come to…
June 25, 2013

Ugandans buy life-saving drugs through ‘Avon lady’ business model

KAMPALA, Uganda – With a distinct lack of lipstick and a background in multi-million dollar deals, Chuck Slaughter makes for…
June 25, 2013

Trial begins for 2 people accused of bad butt injections

NBC Miami - The trial of the two South Floridians accused of injecting people’s buttocks with Fix-a-Flat and other substances…
June 25, 2013

Brian Shaw gets first crack at head coaching job in Denver

DENVER (AP) — At long last, Brian Shaw is getting his first chance to coach an NBA team...
June 25, 2013

Kevin Durant signs with Jay-Z’s Roc Nation agency

(AP) - Kevin Durant has become the first NBA star to sign with Jay-Z's Roc Nation agency.
June 24, 2013

George Lucas marries Mellody Hobson

LOS ANGELES, CALIF. - Does the Mos Eisley Cantina band play weddings? George Lucas and Mellody Hobson have tied the…
June 24, 2013

‘Melissa Harris-Perry Show’: Does there need to be a ‘fight for black men?’

MSNBC - While Obama's 2008 campaign and his subsequent re-election were moves in the right direction, they did not remove…
June 24, 2013

Tupac, Tavis Smiley to receive stars on Hollywood Walk of Fame 2014

theGRIO REPORT - The Hollywood Walk of Fame committee chair David Green has announced the 2014 list of honorees...
June 24, 2013

Serena Williams says she’s sorry, gears up for Wimbledon

LONDON (AP) — The next time Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova meet, it will likely be on a tennis court,…
June 24, 2013

Drake drops new music, announces album release date

theGRIO REPORT - As summer kicks off, Drake has dropped four new tracks and announced the release date for his…
June 24, 2013

Will Smith will not return for ‘Independence Day 2’

theGRIO REPORT - Shortly after Twentieth Century Fox's announcement Thursday that Independence Day 2 will hit theaters in 2015, the…
June 24, 2013

Martin Luther King Jr.’s 1963 Detroit march remembered 50 years later

DETROIT (AP) — Thousands participated in a Detroit march commemorating the 50th anniversary of one that Martin Luther King Jr.…
June 21, 2013

Judge gives cousin custody of Jovan Belcher’s daughter

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Texas woman was awarded custody Thursday of her 9-month-old orphaned cousin whose mother was…
June 21, 2013

DC teen fatally stabbed at cookout over piece of chicken

NBC Washinton - A Southeast Washington D.C. teen was fatally stabbed at a family cookout, following an argument about a…
June 21, 2013

‘Independence Day 2’ will hit theaters in 2015

theGRIO REPORT - Twentieth Century Fox announced Thursday that Independence Day 2 will hit theaters on July 3, 2015...
June 20, 2013

Athletes pursue class action lawsuit against NCAA

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Lawyers for former student athletes are seeking Thursday to turn their lawsuit against the NCAA over…
June 20, 2013

Kanye West’s Parkinson’s disease lyric deemed offensive

theGRIO REPORT - Kanye West has received harsh criticism for lyrics referencing Parkinson's disease from his new album 'Yeezus'...
June 20, 2013

All-white town fights to preserve segregation in Mandela’s ‘Rainbow Nation’

KLEINFONTEIN, South Africa - An all-white enclave less than an hour from South Africa’s capital is fighting to hold on…
June 20, 2013

E.W. Jackson claims government programs have harmed blacks more than slavery

theGRIO REPORT - Virginia Republican lieutenant governor candidate E.W. Jackson claimed that 1960's government programs have done more harm to…