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September 30, 2014
theGRIO REPORT - Empowering. Enlightening. Magical. These three words only begin to describe this past weekend's two-day event hosted by…
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September 20, 2014
OPINION - A recent visit to South Africa exposed me to some of the most beautiful landscapes, cities and attractions.…
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September 13, 2014
theGRIO REPORT - Florcy Morisset has been preaching the virtues of art ownership in her downtown Philadelphia gallery, the only…
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August 31, 2014
theGRIO REPORT - August is Black Philanthropy Month and in celebrating that, Christal Jackson held her third annual event Philanthropy…
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August 27, 2014
theGRIO REPORT - Madam CJ Walker's estate at Villa Lewaro was designated as a National Historic Landmark in 1976 but…
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August 26, 2014
theGRIO REPORT - A black, female sailor has been honorably discharged from the Navy after officials claim she failed to…
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August 25, 2014
theGRIO REPORT - A Texas mother says she is still shaken after she and her four young kids were mistakenly…
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August 25, 2014
Tracy Martin and Trayvon’s mother, Sybrina Fulton, met with the parents of Michael Brown ahead of Monday's burial for the…
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August 25, 2014
The death of Michael Brown, the unarmed 18-year-old who was shot dead by a police officer, reverberated from the streets…
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August 11, 2014
theGRIO REPORT - Rihanna stuns on the latest cover of W Magazine - but the big surprise is plastered inside…
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August 11, 2014
(AP) — Barneys has agreed to pay $525,000 to resolve allegations that minorities were singled out as suspected shoplifters at…
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August 10, 2014
theGRIO REPORT - The industrial-looking charcoal gray building that sits in Harlem on 155th Street and St. Nicholas is reintroducing…
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August 9, 2014
theGRIO REPORT - It's a story, which many might find far-fetched: A biracial black woman led to believe most of…
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August 7, 2014
theGRIO REPORT - Chef Garvin is a man of many talents - but this skilled chef is going from filling…
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August 7, 2014
In case you missed it, a seriously huge moment in music history took place last night on The Daily Show.
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August 7, 2014
theGRIO REPORT - Matthew Lane Durham, the young man from Oklahoma who was charged with sexually abusing young boys and…
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August 6, 2014
theGRIO REPORT - Each month, Oprah Winfrey poses for the cover of O, the Oprah Magazine - and each month,…
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August 6, 2014
theGRIO VIDEO - Two directors stopped by theGrio to discuss their new film 'Bottoms Up,' which explores men's stifling fascination…
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August 5, 2014
theGRIO REPORT - New York City Police officers raided a Brooklyn home and reportedly dragged a half-naked mother from her…
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August 4, 2014
(AP) — The man who recorded video of a fatal police chokehold in New York City has been arrested on…