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November 2, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - Spelman College has made the difficult choice to abandon its athletic program in exchange for improved fitness…
November 1, 2012
OPINION - It seems as if the Republican party, or at least Governor Romney himself, has finally latched onto the…
October 31, 2012
EBONY - A recent study reveals that African-American women are more likely to die of breast cancer not due to…
October 31, 2012
To promote awareness of breast cancer in her community, Rochelle Mosley, owner of Harlem’s Salon 804, created her own pink-themed…
October 30, 2012
The Heart Rhythm Society-Ipsos survey illustrates his point. The survey found that even when African Americans were diagnosed with a…
October 29, 2012
NBC News - Tamiko Brooks tenses as she recalls an emergency room visit two weeks ago with her 14-year-old daughter,…
October 26, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - Lil Wayne suffered seizure-like symptoms Thursday afternoon while aboard a private jet, TMZ reports. According to the…
October 25, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - Black Thought may be better known for his music with the The Roots every night on the…
October 23, 2012
ESSAY - Now that I know my status, I challenge other millennials to convince a doctor to conduct the mammogram.…
October 19, 2012
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - Talk show host Montel Williams on Thursday accused opponents of an Arkansas ballot measure that…
October 18, 2012
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Mississippi has long been one of the sickest and poorest states in America, with some of…
October 17, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - Dr. Tyeese Gaines, emergency medicine physician and health editor for theGrio.com, answers a reader question about dropping…
October 16, 2012
CLUTCH - Breast cancer is a voracious disease. But for all of the lives claimed, there are 2.6 million survivors.…
October 16, 2012
Earvin 'Magic' Johnson is the new face of OraQuick, the first FDA-approved over the counter HIV testing kit that allows…
October 15, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - It’s not just women. Guys are just as conscious about their outward appearance as we are. Yet,…