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Kimberly Wilson Serena Williams thegrio.com
August 9, 2021
The digital health start-up HUED announces that the company has raised $1.6 million in seed funding led by Female Founders…
Instagram thegrio.com
July 2, 2021
Instagram has created a “Black-owned” label that will appear in the bio section of businesses’ pages if they have a…
May 2, 2021
An education app responded to a 7-year-old Tennessee student by adding hairstyle options for Black girls to its avatars.
George Floyd thegrio.com
April 9, 2021
News of Floyd's murder reenactment came from a press release pitch, but CrimeDoor officials said it wouldn't be featured on…
December 21, 2020
Chris Witherspoon's PopViewers provides an engaged, dynamic landing spot for fans to connect and critique their favorite TV shows and…
November 29, 2020
The JustUs app, created by John Quashie, 33, in June 2020 was born out of frustration, chaos, and a glimmer…
February 26, 2018
[griojw id=”Fn848vSB” playerid=”GqX43ZoG”] Grammy-nominated artist and tech entrepreneur, Ryan Leslie, stopped by theGrio LIVE to give the scoop on his
December 20, 2017
Amber Ravenel, who founded the Black Santa app, came up with the idea when her niece could not believe that…
April 16, 2017
A Grindr user is now suing the dating app after he says that his ex impersonated him on the app
February 23, 2016
Google’s free navigation app, Waze, has announced Morgan Freeman as the last of the celebrities to lend his voice to…
January 17, 2016
A Texas woman tracked down her husband's dead body, which had been dumped on the side of the road, by…
March 8, 2015
Wish you could express your feelings like Drake? Well, have no fear — there’s an app for that! Thanks to the Drizzy
September 18, 2014
theGRIO REPORT - In the 90s, AOL users would get “You’ve Got Mail” notifications in their inboxes — now, in…
September 5, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - 'Ghetto Tracker' is the name given to a new app designed to help people track, identify and…
July 9, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - 'Angry Trayvon', a game developed for smartphone use, has been pulled from the Android app store following…
June 17, 2013
NEW YORK (AP) — Jay-Z is teaming up with Samsung to release his new album, unveiling a three-minute commercial during…
May 2, 2013
NBC Chicago - 'Michelle's Style List' promises to break down what the first lady is wearing to which events and…
April 29, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - With the advent of new mobile apps that seek to streamline the process of hailing a cab,…
February 19, 2013
ATLANTA (AP) - Quincy Jones says he has co-created the music version of Rosetta Stone...
February 15, 2013
ST. PETERSBURG, Florida (AP) - Rock and roll legend Chubby Checker is twisting mad over a software application that allowed…