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'The Help' shows good stories have no color barrier

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Somalia-born rapper K'naan prompts action in his homeland

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Tavis Smiley: 'The poor are rendered more and more invisible'

VIDEO - Smiley and Cornel West discuss their poverty tour, what they would like to see change in Washington, and…
/ August 11, 2011

One of 2 men exonerated goes back to prison

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - A judge on Monday ordered one of them back to prison but allowed the other to…
/ August 11, 2011

'Da Hood Food Mart' name offends residents

VIDEO - The Fort Worth Tarrant County Chapter of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference evidently takes umbrage to a convenience…
/ August 11, 2011

'World of Money' teaches dollars and sense to black youth

theGRIO REPORT - Programs like the World of Money are helping to fill that void and are providing young people…
/ August 11, 2011

Blacks in London hold their breath as riots recede

OPINION - The targets are not the traditional focal points of government policy, and neither are the "hire a rioter"…
/ August 11, 2011

'Awkward Black Girl' web series is clicking with viewers

theGRIO REPORT - In a world where we rarely see young African-American lead characters in comedic roles that aren't stereotypical,…
/ August 11, 2011

Houston gangs recruiting students, both the imposing and bullied

theGRIO REPORT - The National Gang Center recently released a study that estimated 55 percent of all gang activity occurs…
/ August 11, 2011

African-Americans twice as likely to die on dialysis

VIDEO - This change could be the difference between life and death for young African American dialysis patients...
/ August 10, 2011

Can 'The Help' win over black audiences?

REVIEW - Viola Davis and Octavia Spencer create characters worth watching, people who you root for until the very end...
/ August 10, 2011

Will the Black Caucus put African-Americans back to work?

OPINION - The CBC is in the unique position to provide this kind of direction, and I believe they have…
/ August 10, 2011

Black British activist gives riots a viral voice (VIDEO)

theGRIO VIDEO - Darcus Howe, a 68-year-old writer and broadcaster, has lived in London for nearly 50 years...
/ August 10, 2011

Why Wisconsin can be a blueprint for black voters

OPINION - As an African-American woman, I can tell you that these recalls, the protests, the organizing, all take me…
/ August 10, 2011