About Melissa Noel

Melissa Noel is an award-winning freelance multimedia journalist in New York City. Noel's work focuses on telling stories that center on the issues impacting marginalized communities and the Caribbean Diaspora. Her commitment to bringing attention to underreported stories has earned her accolades such as a Global Media Award for excellence in reporting from the International Labour Organization, A Salute to Excellence Award from The National Association of Black Journalists, and a White House Correspondents' Association journalism award.

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June 26, 2012
LeBron James just won his first NBA championship ring , but took some time to celebrate with a couple about…
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June 26, 2012
VIDEO - We expect earnings reports this week from general mills, Walgreens, family dollar and k-b home...
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June 25, 2012
Flo Rida has been fined $7,000 for lying in a case where a former employee claims she was only paid…
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June 25, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - The last time Dorothy Flood took a train to visit family in the South she was not…
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June 20, 2012
SLIDESHOW - This year marks the seventh anniversary of June being recognized as National Caribbean American Heritage Month.
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June 14, 2012
R.Kelly may believe he can fly, but he apparently doesn't think he needs to pay his taxes...
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June 14, 2012
BALTIMORE (AP) - A Kenyan cannibalism suspect faces a more serious charge of attempted murder in a different attack at…
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June 14, 2012
Timothy Bradley's victory over Manny Pacquaio has been anything but a triumph for the California native...
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June 14, 2012
According to the Florida Department of Education, Former 2 Live Crew member Luther Campbell better known as Uncle Luke "…
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June 14, 2012
' Family Matters' Laura Winslow may be tied the scandal that put former D.C. council member Harry Thomas in jail…
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June 14, 2012
Three high school students were suspended at a high school in Baltimore, Maryland after a racist picture was drawn on…
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June 14, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - 'The Obama Effect', a phrase often used to describe the president's ability to politically influence Americans with…
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June 13, 2012
VIDEO - The second day of testimony in the trial of a teenager accused of masterminding the fiery attack of…
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June 13, 2012
Thieves broke into the L.A. home of rapper Kanye West. He currently away in Birmingham, England on the European leg…
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June 13, 2012
Pioneer graffiti artist Wayne Roberts known as "Stay High 149" died Monday from complications of liver disease in the Bronx,…
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June 13, 2012
NEW YORK (AP) - New York City's Board of Health signaled strong support Tuesday for the mayor's plan to fight…
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June 11, 2012
A North Carolina man has pleaded guilty to murdering a 28-year old woman and a 4-year-old child that he apparently…
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June 11, 2012
NBC Philadelphia - One of the people arrested in a two-day prostitution sting over the weekend in Atlantic City is…
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June 11, 2012
The baby formula of a five month in California had an extra ingredient in it -- alcohol...
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June 11, 2012
A lieutenant with the Broward Sheriff’s Office turned himself in Friday after officials said he was moonlighting at other jobs…