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October 11, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - The new ethnic doll collection features a vast array of customized black dolls with natural hair done…
October 9, 2013
OPINION - We are especially proud that two-thirds of our corps members stay in education and about one third of…
October 5, 2013
NBC New York - A mentally disturbed Long Island woman who drowned her three young children in a bathtub is…
October 3, 2013
NBC News - A program in Starkville, Mississippi is helping people in poverty identify strategies and come up with a…
October 1, 2013
ESSAY - After the black barber called my son the n-word as the justification to shave him bald, I entered…
September 30, 2013
CHICAGO (AP) — The government's latest infant bed-sharing numbers show a troubling trend...
September 20, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - Internet sensation Antoine Dodson revealed via Twitter Tuesday that he is expecting a child...
September 19, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - Hugh Jackman talks about his new film 'Prisoners' and opens up about his deliberate decision to adopt…
September 18, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) — Michelle Obama is urging food makers and television broadcasters to do more to promote healthier foods to…
September 7, 2013
ESSAY - The question of black patriotism is especially timely as the nation considers military action in Syria...
August 30, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - Soon, students across the country will notice their school snacks have lightened up. Vending machines and à…
August 27, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) — Millions of at-risk students could fall through the cracks as the Education Department gives states permission to…
August 23, 2013
OPINION - The March on Washington For Jobs and Freedom was about more than employment or personal gain – it…
August 21, 2013
NBC New York - New York City mayoral hopeful Christine Quinn says a rival's wife crossed the line in questioning…
August 19, 2013
ESSAY - Birth rates may be down because that is how some women and men want to live their lives.…
August 19, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) — Minority and low-income parents are more likely to see serious problems in their schools — from low…
August 15, 2013
EDGARTOWN, Mass. (AP) - She tells Parade magazine in an interview appearing Sunday that her husband's presidency 'expands the scope…
August 14, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - Wednesday, former embattled Chicago Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. and wife Sandi will learn their fate in a…
August 2, 2013
OPINION - My advice to the National Association of Black Journalists: Cover the stories of black educators, change agents, families…
July 30, 2013
OPINION - Violence is a national scourge in America – last year more people were shot and killed in Chicago…