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December 11, 2014
theGRIO REPORT - Jay Z met with New York Governor Andrew Cuomo Wednesday to discuss reform of the state's criminal…
December 10, 2014
theGRIO REPORT - According to some reporters, Kobe hasn't lived a hard enough life to justify wearing a "I Can't…
November 12, 2014
theGRIO REPORT - Piers Morgan got into a Twitter debate with singer John Legend over the use of the "N-word"…
October 13, 2014
theGRIO REPORT - 'Grey's Anatomy' actor Jesse Williams took part in rallies and protests over the weekend in Ferguson, MO…
July 28, 2014
theGRIO REPORT - Thousands of low-income residents in Detroit have had their water turned off...
May 17, 2014
WASHINGTON (AP) — The NAACP rights group announced Saturday that lawyer and activist Cornell William Brooks would become its new…
May 1, 2014
theGRIO REPORT- Reverend Lennox Yearwood is a man of faith that's been in hip hop's corner since it's inception...
April 9, 2014
OPINION - The question remains: Will the civil rights organizers of today respond with a sustained push for voter registration…
April 3, 2014
theGRIO REPORT - The 35-year-old award winning filmmaker-turned-campaigner articulates the plight of the underprivileged with such emotion you almost believe…
February 27, 2014
theGRIO Q&A - theGrio reached out to Executive Director of Colorofchange.org Rashad Robinson to weigh the Martin anniversary and about…
February 26, 2014
theGRIO REPORT - Martin says he hopes in time his son will be remembered for the young man he truly…
February 20, 2014
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — The FBI says a black civil rights activist was killed during the 1973 occupation of…
February 12, 2014
theGRIO REPORT - The campaign to raise funds for Marissa Alexander’s retrial is in full swing, with a new social…
February 6, 2014
theGRIO'S 100 - As a recognized media professional and an avid activist, Rev. Sharpton has proven that he is committed…
February 6, 2014
theGRIO'S 100 - Jason Collins made headlines this year when he became the first openly gay active American athlete in…
February 5, 2014
theGRIO'S 100 - Following the death of her son, Fulton was catapulted to the national stage and she used her…
February 4, 2014
theGRIO 100 - This past year alone, Belafonte was at the forefront of a number of hot-button issues but the…
February 4, 2014
theGRIO'S 100 - Since become an A-List star, Foxx has used his popularity to be a positive influence through social…
February 3, 2014
theGRIO'S 100 - Johnson first caught public attention in May after his heartfelt speech electrified a crowd of hundreds at…
February 3, 2014
theGRIO'S 100 - Agnew established the Dream Defenders after he led a many-man 40-mile march from Daytona Beach to Sanford,…