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February 11, 2015
YOLA, Nigeria (AP) — When Islamic extremists snatched more than 270 girls from the Chibok boarding school in Nigeria in…
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July 15, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - For these 10 African-Americans, the journey to the West African country of Nigeria was nothing less than…
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October 19, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - Kingston, Jamaica has the Bob Marley Museum. Memphis, Tennessee has Elvis Presley’s Graceland. For the first time…
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February 9, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - A nationwide pro-atheist campaign launched to coincide with Black History Month has some African-Americans reaffirming their spiritual…
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December 29, 2011
theGRIO VIDEO - Neo-soul singer and home birthing advocate Erykah Badu talks natural childbirth, and her plans for her own…
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December 29, 2011
theGRIO VIDEO - For some black women, home birthing offers a chance to reconnect with their African heritage...
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December 29, 2011
theGrio REPORT - An explanation of home birthing terminology...
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December 2, 2011
theGRIO REPORT - In case you've forgotten, slavery continues to thrive throughout the world- mainly in the form of human…
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November 30, 2011
theGRIO REPORT - Civil rights groups including the NAACP and People of Faith Against the Death Penalty (PFADP) are fighting…
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November 30, 2011
theGRIO REPORT- Authors of a newly released say that black women are being told to lower their standards if they…
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November 29, 2011
theGRIO REPORT - O'Neal suffered from complications resulting from a stroke that left him unable to speak in October. His…
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November 28, 2011
theGRIO REPORT - Hours before her concert in Dublin on Friday, a nearly exhausted Rihanna made a phone call to…
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November 24, 2011
theGRIO REPORT- African-Americans have long embraced the honored tradition of Thanksgiving, even during slavery...
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November 23, 2011
theGRIO VIDEO - New York's longest running film festival for filmmakers of color begins November 25 and continues to bring…
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November 18, 2011
theGRIO REPORT - Former Penn State students say legendary football coach, Joe Paterno failed to address a scandal involving hate…
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November 16, 2011
theGRIO REPORT - Twelve of the last 13 new death sentences obtained by the Texas Harris County District Attorney's Office…
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November 10, 2011
theGRIO REPORT-The newly launched African Heritage Diet Pyramid is designed specifically for African-Americans "to re-introduce them to lost roots of…
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November 9, 2011
TheGRIO REPORT - African-Americans feel more positively toward the Occupy Wall Street movement compared to the general public, and want…
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November 8, 2011
theGRIO REPORT- Empowered with a needle and thread, Rwandan-natives, Emelienne Nyiramana and Therese Iribagiza have changed their lives...
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November 7, 2011
theGRIO REPORT - A newly released NBC News/Wall Street Journal/theGrio.com poll finds that 49 percent of African-Americans feel the country…