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May 12, 2011
theGRIO REPORT - It was Jackie Robinson's non-violent reaction to the hatred, boos, racist taunts and threatening letters that predated…
May 10, 2011
VIDEO - A police report released Tuesday sheds new light on a bizarre incident involving an Atlanta bus driver and…
May 9, 2011
ATLANTA (AP) - An Atlanta-area woman is suing music producer Jermaine Dupri over missed child support payments after a judge…
April 27, 2011
VIDEO - The video taken seems to show the officer punching the woman after she hit him. The video does…
April 26, 2011
OPINION - 'You ain't messin' with me. I shall rise again, and I ain't going through this,' Long thundered at…
April 25, 2011
LITHONIA, Ga. (AP) - A judge says a lawsuit involving four young men and the Georgia megachurch pastor they accused…
April 15, 2011
ATLANTA (AP) - King was born not far from Ebenezer and is buried across the street from the church. He…
April 13, 2011
ATLANTA - This new marker's location is considered to be the "ground zero" of Atlanta and some Southerners look at…
April 12, 2011
Candace Byrd, Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed's chief of staff, has rejected an attempt for an event with a similar name…
April 8, 2011
ATLANTA (AP) - A police report says a woman waiting for a mall store to open early Jan. 28 was…
March 10, 2011
VIDEO - After the beating death of 18-year-old Bobby Tillman, the Douglas County District Attorney has given the four young…
March 2, 2011
theGRIO REPORT - The changes can mean displacement of memories and sites that some African-Americans believe are historic and priceless...
March 1, 2011
As much as we appreciate the strides that have been made since the Civil Rights movement in terms of racial…
February 28, 2011
VIDEO - The rapper/producer will be competing against celebrities such as NeNe Leakes, Star Jones, Gary Busey, and Latoya Jackson...
February 23, 2011
NEW YORK (AP) - As a young minister living in New York, Young made frequent appearances on the CBS-TV show…
February 17, 2011
O.B. Nizam, an Altanta based hair care business owner, is in a trademark battle over the name of his product…
February 15, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Southern U.S. region accounted for roughly 75 percent of the population gains among blacks since 2000,…
February 11, 2011
TheGrio's 100 - Reed has more than sextupled Atlanta's reserves to $58 million, largely through pension reform, all while maintaining…
February 9, 2011
ATLANTA (AP) - Mrs. Obama is working to combat what many health experts are calling a national epidemic of obesity,…
February 9, 2011
VIDEO - He was diagnosed with ANCA vasculitis, a disease of the immune system that is so rare it only…