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September 13, 2014
theGRIO REPORT - Florcy Morisset has been preaching the virtues of art ownership in her downtown Philadelphia gallery, the only…
September 4, 2014
theGRIO REPORT - Actor and former professional football player Terry Crews has already proved he's multitalented, but what a lot…
August 10, 2014
theGRIO REPORT - The industrial-looking charcoal gray building that sits in Harlem on 155th Street and St. Nicholas is reintroducing…
March 5, 2014
theGRIO EXCLUSIVE - TheGrio has an exclusive clip from the upcoming Bravo series 'Online Dating Rituals of the American Male'...
March 1, 2014
theGRIO REPORT - Those of us who were not yet born are mostly familiar with that era via history books,…
January 31, 2014
theGRIO'S 100 - Toyin Odutola is a fine artist who is capturing widespread attention through her mesmerizing portraits rendered in…
January 25, 2014
theGRIO REPORT - Entertainer and activist Harry Belafonte joined Melissa Harris Perry on MSNBC to discuss how artists and celebrities…
December 13, 2013
REVIEW - Like Kanye before her, this is Bey’s foray into performance art...
December 8, 2013
MIAMI BEACH. Fla - Basel Miami Beach 2013 turned 12 years old this year, and it has clearly come of…
December 4, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - The absence of hurricanes so far in 2013 bodes well for a sensational Art Basel Season...
December 2, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - A Los Angeles graphic designer who worked on concept art for Spike Lee’s latest film is claiming…
November 3, 2013
ESSAY - Why wear thin layers of gold on run-of-the-mill jewelry when you can hold onto valuable coins, precious metals,…
October 18, 2013
LONDON (AP) — African tribal art has long been treasured by wealthy Western collectors, but increasingly the continent's contemporary art…
September 25, 2013
REVIEW - The 81-year-old film trailblazer is suddenly sharing his visual art with the public as an inspiration to people…
August 22, 2013
OPINION - Is it too soon for art inspired by this horrific incident and is it even possible to do…
August 10, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - In fact, what started as a husband and wife hobby to collect mementos on their travels has…
June 29, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) — More than 150 years of African-American history from slavery to civil rights and contemporary suburban life are…
June 21, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) - Wearing gold-sequined Uggs, a bright smile and flawless brown skin that belies her 82 years, Faith Ringgold…
June 10, 2013
ATTICA, N.Y. (AP) - Valentino Dixon's colored pencil drawings evoke carefree days on the links, dewy greens, open spaces, fresh…
May 11, 2013
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Grammy-winning musician Chris Brown's neighbors are unhappy with the creepy art he's chosen to have painted…