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theGRIO REPORT – Viola Davis delivered an electrifying performance over the weekend at the opening night of a stage adaptation of The Lion King at Disney’s Animal Kingdom theme park…
theGRIO REPORT – Identical twin sisters who recently made history at Spelman College have penned a self-help book to inspire young people to achieve excellence in every aspect of their lives…
theGRIO REPORT – Civil rights icon Andrew Young has paid tribute to his close personal friend Maya Angelou, who died at the age of 86 early Wednesday morning…
theGRIO REPORT – Antron Brown has had a lifelong infatuation with fast cars. Born and raised in New Jersey, Brown spent his weekends from an early age watching his father compete in sportsman level drag races.
theGRIO REPORT – Nigeria’s booming film industry has taken a step is the right direction with the forthcoming U.S. release of Half of a Yellow Sun…
theGRIO REPORT – Some mothers say although she is celebrating Mother’s Day her thoughts are with the mothers of the missing schoolgirls.
theGRIO REPORT – The Nigerian lawyer who started the #BringBackOurGirls viral campaign says he is humbled and overwhelmed by the unprecedented response.
theGRIO REPORT – Some of Africa’s most influential and wealthiest women will converge in Nigeria on Saturday for a conference to empower the next generation of female leaders…
theGRIO REPORT – As Donald Sterling’s life implodes, one perplexing question continues to crop up. How can a man who dates, sleeps with, and reportedly showers lavish gifts on his black-Latino mistress express such hate-filled, racist remarks?
theGRIO REPORT – Archbishop Wilton Gregory, who is African-American, was thrust in the spotlight this month amid criticism over moving into the lavish property inAtlanta’s upscale Buckhead district…
theGRIO REPORT – A rare assortment of Hank Aaron materials, including racist hate mail he received at the height of his career, opens at Emory University on Thursday…
theGRIO REPORT – The family of a young boy miraculously released after being held captive for three hours say he is still traumatized but making good progress…
theGRIO REPORT – Reality star Benzino weighed in on the Mimi Faust sex tape at a private listening party Thursday night in Atlanta to celebrate the release of his fiancée’s new single…
theGRIO REPORT – The exhibit at the Atlanta History Center is creating a buzz, in part because it features never before displayed artifacts, including the first edition of Solomon Northup’s ’12 Years a Slave’…
theGRIO REPORT – Her story went viral two weeks ago following reports she was asked by a Planet Fitness employee to put on a shirt to cover her pink spaghetti strap tank top and capri pants at a location in Richmond, California…
theGRIO REPORT – The 35-year-old award winning filmmaker-turned-campaigner articulates the plight of the underprivileged with such emotion you almost believe he has walked in their shoes…
theGRIO REPORT – Shanesha Taylor, 35, of Scottsdale, Arizona, was thrust into the media spotlight following reports she left her 6-month-old and 2-year-old inside a Dodge Durango to show up to an interview with an insurance company…
theGRIO REPORT – The Black Male Summit, which took place March 28-29, is the first in a nationwide four-summit tour opening up a national conversation about boys and young men of color…
theGRIO REPORT – Ron Davis, the father slain teenager Jordan Davis, gave heart-wrenching testimony Tuesday against the controversial Stand Your Ground laws at a hearing before an transnational human rights commission…
theGRIO REPORT – Dr. Steve Perry is a rebel with a cause. He is an innovative educator who has dedicated his entire professional life to transforming the lives of low-income families and minority children….