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October 24, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - President Barack Obama's campaign has put out a new ad reminding voters of the controversial 2000 Florida…
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October 24, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - As promised, Donald Trump made his 'big announcement' this afternoon at 12 p.m...
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October 23, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - It's been ten years since DJ Jam Master Jay was gunned down in his New York recording…
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October 23, 2012
VIDEO - A prank by a group of Chicago high school students last Tuesday took a hilarious turn when Dean…
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October 23, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - Instead of waiting on networks to get smart and diversify their shows, black directors, producers and writers…
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October 22, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - A homeless Greenville, South Carolina man plans to buy a new home after winning a $200,000 state…
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October 22, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - 'When Obama was elected it was thrilling,' the ad starts off, but the African-American man and woman…
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October 19, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - Actor Samuel L. Jackson is threatening to sue after learning about a political campaign ad that calls…
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October 19, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - Tech executives and experts are the latest to endorse President Barack Obama in the upcoming presidential election.
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October 19, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - A man employed by a company working for the Virginia Republican Party was arrested Thursday and charged…
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October 18, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - St. Louis Zoo officials have taken down their Halloween ghost display after receiving complaints that it resembled…
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October 18, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - Tony Dungy started an online petition calling on President Barack Obama and Governor Mitt Romney to make…
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October 18, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - With less than 20 days left until the country elects its next president, First Lady Michelle Obama…
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October 18, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - 'Why Do You Have Black Dolls?', a short documentary film inspired by an 8-year-old's question, explores the…
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October 18, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - In a June 6, 2012 conference call, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney urged employers to tell their…
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October 17, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - Gallaudet University has announced that it would like its chief diversity officer to return to her post,…
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October 16, 2012
theGRIO VIDEO - President Obama is set to battle it out with Mitt Romney again tonight - this time in…
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October 16, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - Reports from election officials and voter protection organizations say some African-American, Spanish-speaking and elderly voters have been…
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October 16, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - A South Jersey kindergartner is having nightmares after her teacher allegedly forced her to eat a bagel…
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October 16, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - Just days after Rep. Jesse Jackson, Jr. was accused of misusing campaign money and drinking with women…