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Al Sharpton and the National Action Network host 2013 Triumph Awards honoring Mike Tyson, more

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Diddy speaks out on the government shutdown: ‘It’s clearly a personal attack on the president’

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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs donates $250,000 to organization that teaches entrepreneurship to low-income youth

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Halle Berry baby name: Berry and Olivier Martinez reveal name of new son

theGRIO REPORT - Maceo-Robert Martinez will be raised as an American, although his European dad has adjusted to life stateside...
/ October 8, 2013

Beyoncé takes to Instagram to promote Breast Cancer Awareness

Beyoncé has painted her pinkie finger a marvelous, sparkly pink shade in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, which started…
/ October 3, 2013

Rick Owens Paris Fashion Week angry models: Member of black women's step team says 'ugly' faces were forced

theGRIO REPORT - While Owens' team allegedly insisted that the step dancers make 'vicious' faces, it is clear that during…
/ October 2, 2013

New Essence editor-in-chief Vanessa K. Bush honored at star-studded event

The new editor-in-chief of Essence magazine, Vanessa K. Bush, was honored at a star-studded event on Monday in New York…
/ October 1, 2013

Black female programmers unite for Focus 100, Google-sponsored NYC hackathon and tech bootcamp

theGRIO REPORT - Focus 100 is poised to help blacks, women, and all those who want to work together in…
/ September 26, 2013

Jada Pinkett Smith speaks of past 'addictions,' new era of 'wisdom' on Facebook

theGRIO REPORT - Jada Pinkett Smith just turned 42 a few days ago, and has made a series of reflective…
/ September 26, 2013

'Orange is the New Black' star Danielle Brooks shines on Emmys red carpet

theGRIO SLIDESHOW - Based on Brooks' ensemble at Sunday's Emmy Awards, she may soon be making news for her style…
/ September 23, 2013

Kerry Washington stuns in Marchesa gown at Emmys

theGRIO REPORT - Kerry Washington might not have won big at the Emmys on Sunday, but she wowed on the…
/ September 23, 2013

Naomi Campbell blasts racism in fashion, ‘angry black woman’ stereotype in new video interview

OPINION - Far from being an 'angry black woman,' Campbell has positively revitalized her image in recent years...
/ September 18, 2013

Harlem’s Fashion Row brings black designers to the forefront

theGRIO SLIDESHOW - Harlem's Fashion Row (HFR) was founded six years ago by Brandice Henderson-Daniel to give designers of color…
/ September 12, 2013

New York Fashion Week: Tracy Reese’s Afro-Cuban spree

REVIEW - The aura of Havana permeated the cat walk as flirty frocks in searing primary colors announced Reese's Afro-Cuban…
/ September 10, 2013

Fashion Week: Black celebrities make a big splash as insiders question its relevance

ANALYSIS - As black luminaries sip their champagne, some push for more black models on those runways. Perhaps the subtext…
/ September 6, 2013