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November 15, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - The unnamed 23-year-old accuser has since recanted his story, however, some feel the damage has been done.…
November 14, 2012
ATLANTA (AP) - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says black women are 40 percent more likely to die…
November 12, 2012
HEALTHLINE - Black Americans also have a higher incidence of kidney cancer to begin with, but despite comparable tumor size,…
November 8, 2012
OPINION - Obesity rates in the United States remain unacceptably high, and the epidemic persists in affecting Blacks and Hispanics…
November 7, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - CeCe Olisa's struggle with her weight isn't one that's unfamiliar in the African-American community...
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…