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Joseph Kabila Kabange Congo AP thegrio.com
September 27, 2018
Congo says it has decided to boycott two planned U.N. events focusing on the central African nation because it was…
Nancy Berdard Amarcord thegrio.com
May 12, 2018
A boutique in Brooklyn, NY is accused of racially profiling a woman and accusing her of shoplifting while trying on…
March 13, 2017
Protesters gathered outside of a beauty supply store in North Carolina after the owner was caught on camera choking an…
February 17, 2017
A group of women on the Internet are mad at Nordstrom for dropping Ivanka Trump's clothing brand.
November 21, 2016
The holiday season is nearly upon us, and #GrabYourWallet has compiled a list of places not to give your money…
July 22, 2016
On Thursday, the WNBA fined several players for wearing Black Lives Matter tee shirts and the players from the New York
February 20, 2016
The New York Police Department is calling on Beyonce to apologize for the Super Bowl 50 halftime show performance.
January 29, 2016
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Republican presidential candidates strained to take advantage of a rare opportunity to step out of
January 28, 2016
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — 2016 Republican presidential candidates take the debate stage Thursday night absent their front-runner, billionaire Donald
January 21, 2016
Will Smith is breaking his silence about #OscarsSoWhite, announcing his intention not to attend the awards ceremony...
January 19, 2016
For a second year in a row, the Academy Awards are going to be a nearly all-white affair. There are
January 18, 2016
Director Spike Lee announced on Monday that he would not be attending the 2016 Oscars amid the #OscarsSoWhite controversy...
January 18, 2016
With the #OscarsSoWhite again, Hollywood is trying to figure out how to solve the lack of diversity in award nominations,
December 17, 2015
Two Missouri Republicans, in response to the boycott staged by Missouri football players last month, are putting forward a law…
November 9, 2015
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Long-simmering protests at the University of Missouri over matters of race and discrimination got a boost
November 5, 2015
NEW YORK (AP) — Quentin Tarantino says police groups are vilifying critics of police brutality to avoid focusing on their…
November 4, 2015
NEW YORK (AP) — After a week of backlash from police groups threatening to boycott his upcoming film, Quentin Tarantino…
October 26, 2015
Police Benevolent Association President Patrick Lynch, the head of the NYPD's largest union, denounced director Quentin Tarantino Sunday and called…
October 20, 2015
A movement to boycott 'Star Wars Episode VII" is trending on Twitter after a new trailer for the film is…
August 11, 2015
theGRIO REPORT - Two major national acting unions have banned actors from appearing in Tyler Perry's current stage play....