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November 2, 2012
CHICAGO - At age 53, Marvin Jones finally became the fireman he'd always dreamed of becoming...
September 24, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - Condé Nast Publications recently named Keija Minor editor-in-chief of 'Brides' magazine, making her their first ever African-American…
August 23, 2012
SLIDESHOW - Eleven amazing African and black American women made the cut, including Oprah Winfrey, Michelle Obama, and Beyoncé...
August 14, 2012
The Commission on Presidential Debates announced this year's group of presidential debate moderators, and they are all white...
July 20, 2012
The Grammy Award winning artist is preparing to release a new studio album and hoping to attract a new generation…
July 18, 2012
Sonja McCord, founder of Ms Black United States, is running a beauty pageant across the states for women with at…
July 3, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - Hidden in the Open is photo essay and collection of African American gay male couples throughout history…
June 14, 2012
The annual Juneteenth celebration in Stockton is the anniversary of Texas abolishing of slavery...
May 25, 2012
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - For years, varied and sometimes wild claims have been made about the origins of a group…
May 24, 2012
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Retired Lt. Cmdr. Wesley Brown, the first African-American to graduate from the U.S. Naval Academy, has…
May 9, 2012
SLIDESHOW - During that time, Harlem lost a third of its residents who sought refuge from its increasing crime and…
April 25, 2012
Jordan Cruger, an African-American student at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, has created a Facebook page in hopes of…
March 22, 2012
A North Carolina elementary school is under fire for suggesting that African-American 'attire' consists of wearing animal prints...
March 20, 2012
SLIDESHOW - Check out theGrio's favorite African-American contestants from 'Dancing with the Stars'....
March 16, 2012
NEWS ONE - Academy Award-winning actress Charlize Theron has adopted an African-American baby boy named Jackson, reports People Magazine...
March 2, 2012
From the Huffington Post-- "This" refers to African American art, an area of dedicated sales that Swann pioneered back in…
March 2, 2012
CHICAGO - The book is a call to action, Anderson said, in which she exposes the issues troubling the black…
February 27, 2012
Menard, a Republican, had apparently won a contest to complete the term of Rep. James Mann, who had died in…
February 27, 2012
11Alive News has learned the co-valedictorian flap in Gainesville is officially over. The second student, Charlie Bryant, has withdrawn from…
February 22, 2012
According to the email, five black women were in the middle of a meal and cocktails at Cedric when Lecendre…