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Black History Month
February 7, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - In Charles Dickens' London, there was a diverse population of all backgrounds: a large Irish population, a…
Lifestyle
February 7, 2012
theGRIO Q&A - Rebecca Walker spoke to theGrio about her new book, Black Cool, and the tabloid media coverage that…
Politics
February 4, 2012
OPINION - Last week, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie demonstrated blatant ignorance of the African-American civil rights movement in America…
Black History Month
February 3, 2012
theGRIO's 100 - There once was a little girl named Jessica, and her peers at school would make fun of…
Politics
January 9, 2012
From Mediaite: The Obamas, which claims -- among other things -- that there are tensions between White House staff and…
News
November 24, 2011
theGRIO Q&A - We know her as the wife of Bishop TD Jakes, the gifted pastor, orator, best-selling author, successful…
Featured
November 17, 2011
NEW YORK (AP) - Jesmyn Ward's 'Salvage the Bones,' a bleak but determined novel about a community devastated by Hurricane…
Entertainment
October 25, 2011
REVIEW - Three rappers decided to write chapters instead of verses this year. But are their paragraphs as engaging as…
Featured
October 19, 2011
theGRIO REPORT - The self-proclaimed King of the South began signing books about 20 minutes after the event was scheduled…
Black History Month
August 27, 2011
MIAMI (AP) - Author and folklorist Stetson Kennedy, who infiltrated the Ku Klux Klan six decades ago and exposed its…
News
July 21, 2011
theGRIO REPORT - Whenever gay literature is mentioned, the likes of E. Lynn Harris, James Earl Hardy and others come…
Entertainment
July 5, 2011
the GRIO Q&A - 'The Kid', picks-up where the novel 'PUSH' leaves off with Clarice Precious Jones, an HIV-positive teenage…
Entertainment
June 22, 2011
Our boat, The Audacity of Hope, will be carrying letters to the people of Gaza. Letters expressing solidarity and love...
Entertainment
May 10, 2011
CHICAGO (AP) - The shows will air May 16 and 17, more than five years after Winfrey accused Frey on…
Entertainment
April 8, 2011
theGRIO VIDEO - "I wrote this book for folks that are seeking clarity," Tyrese said of his new memoir, 'How…
Entertainment
January 26, 2011
OPINION - However damning these latest personal details prove to be, it's the content of Harvey's public philosophy on love…
Entertainment
January 7, 2011
NEW YORK (AP) - Twain's most famous novel has been paired with "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" in a volume…
Featured
January 6, 2011
theGRIO Q&A - theGrio spoke with Edwidge Danticat about her role as writer-activist, Haiti's reality one year later, and the…
Featured
December 1, 2010
VIDEO - 'I Really Miss My Dad' is this youngster's account of how he deals with the loss of his…
Entertainment
November 18, 2010
CLUTCH - 'The Kid' follows the son of Claireece "Precious" Jones, the sexually abused, illiterate heroine of 'Push'...