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January 18, 2014
NEWARK, New Jersey (AP) — A cacophony of bagpipes, African drums and jazz riffs creatively blended— much like the elements…
January 18, 2014
theGRIO REPORT - Today is a day that will be a day to remember according to Sylvia Traymore Morrison, a…
January 18, 2014
BOOK EXCERPT - I have lived my adult life in Minneapolis, Minnesota, but I was born in Detroit, Michigan. My…
January 18, 2014
theGRIO VIDEO - Jacque Reid shares her thoughts on what many people should consider before making what will probably be…
January 17, 2014
TODAY - Michelle Obama, who turns 50 on Friday, is only just starting to build her legacy...
January 17, 2014
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — The Rev. Jesse Jackson will be among those honoring activist poet-playwright Amiri Baraka at a wake…
January 17, 2014
theGRIO REPORT - For women, who often have to juggle taking care of themselves with nurturing others, it's comforting to…
January 17, 2014
WASHINGTON (AP) - The first lady is spending the day out of sight, with no public appearances after back-to-back White…
January 16, 2014
TODAY - Michelle Obama is turning 50 Friday. For some, it's the big FIVE-OH-NO, an age burdened with stereotypes: you're…
January 16, 2014
theGRIO REPORT - Successful and educated black people are remembered as lighter in skin tone, according to the controversial findings…
January 15, 2014
theGRIO REPORT - While not attempting to romanticize fatherhood, two new books set out to challenge negative stereotypes thrust on…
January 15, 2014
VIDEO - It's not as if the Seattle Seahawks fan base needed any extra motivation to cheer their team on…
January 15, 2014
WASHINGTON (AP) — Michelle Obama's fashion is making history again, at least for the next year, as her second inaugural…
January 15, 2014
SLIDESHOW - Although Martin Luther King Day is a few days away, the civil rights icon's actual birth took place…
January 15, 2014
WASHINGTON (AP) — Michelle Obama turns 50 this week, and she isn't ruling out future use of plastic surgery or…