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June 2, 2014
OPINION - As Google mentioned, yes, there is a pipeline issue with adding more diversity. However, when will the argument…
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June 2, 2014
NEW YORK (AP) — A manager at Tiffany & Co. has sued the luxury jewelry company, saying it discriminated against…
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May 31, 2014
theGRIO REPORT - One documentary filmmaker has made it her mission to confront racism head-on by documenting her experiences talking…
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May 31, 2014
MSNBC - Obama assembled the My Brother’s Keeper Task Force and charged them with spending the next few months combing…
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May 31, 2014
theGRIO REPORT - For the first time in local history, one high school in Connecticut has crowned a gay, male…
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May 29, 2014
theGRIO REPORT - Hundreds gathered on Monday in New York City for an unveiling ceremony of "Miles Davis Way" -…
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May 28, 2014
theGRIO REPORT - Stacey Dash has officially signed on to be a contributor for FOX News, according to a statement…
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May 27, 2014
(AP) — The oldest-living American, a member of a select group of the living to have been born in the…
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May 27, 2014
theGRIO REPORT - After a pretrial hearing on Thursday, Arizona mother Shanesha Taylor was granted supervised contact with her children…
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May 25, 2014
(AP) — On a surprise visit to Afghanistan, President Barack Obama pledged Sunday to bring America's longest war to a…
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May 25, 2014
(AP) — Kim Kardashian and Kanye West are officially "Bound" to each other.
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May 23, 2014
E! Online - Toni Braxton reveals that she believes God gave her 11-year-old son, Diezel, autism as punishment for her…
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May 22, 2014
E! Online - The youngest Academy Awards nominee ever can add yet another impressive achievement to her resume: she's new…
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May 22, 2014
theGRIO REPORT - Like Detroit, the Charles H. Wright Museum - the nation’s largest institution dedicated to African American history…
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May 21, 2014
OPINION - Chirlane McCray refuses to hide behind the tried and true politician’s wife model which is essentially smile, blink…
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May 21, 2014
(AP) — Boko Haram militants attacked three villages in Nigeria, killing 48 people, residents said Wednesday..
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May 21, 2014
OPINION - Helmed by the multi-talented Saturday Night Live alum, Bridesmaids star and Prince cover band member Maya Rudolph, the…
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May 20, 2014
theGRIO REPORT - For those who are not familiar with Michael Jace, here are some additional facts about the actor.
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May 20, 2014
(AP) — The NBA charged Donald Sterling on Monday with damaging the league and its teams with his racist comments,…
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May 19, 2014
BALTIMORE (AP) — Attorney General Eric Holder says subtle, institutionalized racism has a more "pernicious" effect than the occasional bigoted…