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Rapper Snoop Dogg
November 20, 2023
America's most famous weed smoker had us fooled when he said he was giving up "smoke. It was one of…
Semi-automatic guns
August 7, 2023
Gun-rights advocates say the plan violates not only the constitutionally protected right to own guns, but also free speech.
Black woman smiling x Michele Ghee Photo
August 23, 2022
Michele Ghee, the former CEO of Ebony and Jet, is joining Byron Allen's Allen Media Group as president of multicultural…
June 23, 2022
The social media giant has settled a second lawsuit that alleges that its automated advertising tool markets ads in a…
April 12, 2022
The upcoming MOBE symposium for Black entrepreneurs explores opportunities, but there's still a lot of "lip service" from corporations.
Gap David Jamison thegrio.com
August 9, 2021
David Jamison is being acknowledged by Gap after his video greeting his students with handshakes tailored to each one went…
April 11, 2021
Facebook’s jobs ads were skewed by gender beyond what can be legally justified by differences in job qualifications, USC study…
April 8, 2021
On his REVOLT site, Combs joined the chorus calling out the racism behind General Motors' limited spending with Black media…
March 16, 2021
If major corporations didn't increase their investment in Black media, Allen — who owns TheGrio — told them, they'd soon…
Black Friday At Target Dadeland South In Miami
July 13, 2020
Target and MTV remove digital ads from news stories mentioning social justice movements, including Black Lives Matter, and police brutality.
Fast Food
January 16, 2019
A new report shows that African American and Latino youngsters are seeing a significant amount of ads from fast food…
Colin Kaepernick thegrio.com
September 4, 2018
Anger over Nike's new ad campaign featuring Colin Kaepernick isn't making the company back down at all, in fact, it's…
racist hoodie HM little boy thegrio.com
January 8, 2018
The racist hoodie, which was emblazoned with the words "Coolest Monkey in the Jungle," drew swift backlash, especially because it was…
June 18, 2015
theGRIO REPORT - Awful timing. Charleston's main daily newspaper The Post and Courier apologized Thursday after an some editions of…
November 14, 2012
Despite all of this, only 54 percent of US marketers are using new media tools — social media, video and…
September 27, 2012
NBC NEWS - A new study puts some fresh data behind long-standing concerns about alcohol marketing to black kids...
June 28, 2012
Burger King has taken heat for making Mary J. Blige look foolish in a "chicken-wrap" ad (the R&B songstress is…
June 11, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - Isis King is proving there is life after 'America’s Next Top Model'...
June 7, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - Sports legend Muhammad Ali turns fashion icon in a slick new Louis Vuitton advertising campaign...
April 13, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - According to a new report, 'O, The Oprah Magazine' is down millions of dollars in advertising sales…