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April 13, 2013
OPINION - My inbox began filling with hateful, personal attacks on Monday, apparently as a result of conservative reactions to…
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April 13, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - On the anniversary of her son's arrest in the killing of Miami teen Trayvon Martin, Gladys Zimmerman…
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April 12, 2013
POSTSCRIPT'D - For the first time, Mary Williams shares her story of growing up the daughter of Jane Fonda after…
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April 11, 2013
OPINION - During a speech at Howard University, Rand Paul made his case for blacks supporting the Republican Party. Unfortunately,…
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April 11, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - Family members of a missing 26-year-old schoolteacher say they are baffled by her disappearance, but determined to…
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April 10, 2013
OPINION - For black America, the conversation about comprehensive immigration reform has often seemed disconnected from the core experience of…
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April 9, 2013
TRAVEL -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury on Thursday confirmed that Beyonce and Jay-Z's controversial trip to Cuba last…
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April 9, 2013
OPINION - Sadly, what began as a genuine opportunity to make this country more free has deteriorated to racist name…
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April 8, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - This past week, Rev. Al Sharpton’s National Action Network held its 15th annual convention in New York…
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April 3, 2013
OPINION - When President Barack Obama embraced Rachel Robinson, the 90-year-old widow of baseball Hall of Fame legend Jackie Robinson…
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April 3, 2013
VIDEO - The Republican party loves to remind voters that it is “the party of Lincoln”–but in the most recent…
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March 28, 2013
NEWS -- Twelve hours before he was set to appear on cable television to explain a weekend Twitter rant many…
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March 27, 2013
OPINION - As Americans, it is up to each and every one of us to fight injustice and inequality when…
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March 25, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - At 75, the comedian, philanthropist, actor and everyone's favorite dad as co-creator and star of 'The Cosby…
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March 24, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - Unfortunately for Karl Rove, some food jokes go over better than others...
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March 22, 2013
OPINION - This week it was sad to see Frederick Douglass’s legacy cheapened as members of the right-wing sought to…
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March 21, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - An Internet radio host says she was booed and shouted down when she tried to ask a…
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March 20, 2013
OPINION - Is hip-hop destroying black America? To answer this question fairly, we must first discard the distorted image of…
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March 20, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - Six-month-old Jonylah Watkins laid lifeless in a pink dress as her parents saw her 3-foot casket close…
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March 19, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - When Allen West lost his congressional seat to a 29-year-old newcomer, many Florida watchers wrote his political…