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August 6, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - The notorious Florida reform school Arthur G. Dozier in Florida went under deep scrutiny late last year…
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August 6, 2013
MSNBC - Travis Reginal and Justin Porter of Jackson, Mississippi, have accomplished something extraordinary by any measure: they were accepted…
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August 6, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - Beyoncé took over Brooklyn this past weekend after she performed for four consecutive nights at the borough's…
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August 5, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - Bayard Rustin was a key figure during 1960s -- he was a man who fought in social…
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August 5, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - Spike Lee has revealed the lead actress in his latest Kickstarter-funded movie project...
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August 5, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - Michelle Obama posted a heart-warming photo of her and President Obama in honor of his 52nd birthday.
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August 5, 2013
NEW YORK (AP) — A black woman who set off a racial firestorm as a teenager after alleging she was…
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August 5, 2013
MIAMI (Reuters) - Florida lawmakers will hold hearings this fall on the state's 'Stand Your Ground' self-defense law..
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August 5, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - Black journalists from across the nation filled an auditorium in Kissimmee, Fl. on Saturday as they anticipated…
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July 30, 2013
NBC Chicago - A four-year-old girl was wounded Monday afternoon when bullets flew as she played with other children in…
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July 30, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - Forbes has released their annual list of Hollywood's highest-paid actresses and the top ten women have one…
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July 29, 2013
theGRIO REPORT o Eddie Murphy's iconic 'Beverly Hills Cop' may be skipping the small screen and heading straight to the…
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July 29, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) — A summertime meal shared by President Barack Obama and former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton threw…
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July 29, 2013
NBC News - CBS CEO Les Moonves, speaking publicly for the first time about the issue, said he isn't pleased…
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July 29, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - Members of the Ku Klux Klan in Springfield, Mo. surprised residents of the community after some found…
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July 29, 2013
NBC News - Thousands of public workers in Detroit potentially face massive reductions in pension payouts after the city's declaration…
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July 29, 2013
NBC News - Pope Francis on Monday said “who am I to judge?” gay people as he discussed one of…
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July 29, 2013
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee Rep. Lois DeBerry, one of the longest-serving women lawmakers in the nation and a powerful…
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July 26, 2013
TODAY - Denise Williams' Ambush Makeover transformation on Thursday was so dramatic, she didn't even recognize herself in the mirror,…
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July 26, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - Ten former contestants from Fox's hit show, 'American Idol' have banded together and are filing a lawsuit…