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January 23, 2013
Last week on Rachel Maddow’s show, Newark Mayor Cory Booker promoted his jewelry line, “The Caliber Collection.” The bracelets, with…
January 23, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - The sheer excitement of these youths mixed well with the colorful range of emotions various celebrities exhibited…
January 23, 2013
President Barack H. Obama started his first day in his second term of office at the National Prayer Service held…
January 17, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - One of the first tweets from Mrs. Obama's new account is already garnering attention....
January 17, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - We’ve done the legwork for you and provided a list of some of the most interesting happenings…
January 17, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - Kenneth Thompson announced his plans to run against incumbent Brooklyn District Attorney Charles Hynes this fall...
January 10, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - The Presidential Inaugural Committee (PIC) has announced the Bibles that will be used by President Obama and…
January 9, 2013
OPINION - The onus is on the viewers to help shape the type of programming that we’re being sold and…
January 9, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - The body of a young, African-American woman that was found on a beach in Brooklyn over the…
January 8, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - The network announced an incredible increase in their already large number of Black viewers - a whopping…
January 4, 2013
The study found that “racial socialization”—teaching kids about their culture and involving them in activities that promote racial pride and…
January 3, 2013
EBONY - Even some Christians found fault with Fantasia’s post, saying her wording implies that same-sex marriage should be judged…
December 21, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - George Zimmerman, his wife and his attorney are being sued by the Associated Investigative Services security company…
December 21, 2012
theGRIO Q&A - What's next for the former meteorologist, who has made this plight part of her professional mission? We…
December 21, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - This week, Amor 'Lilman' Arteaga, a nine-year-old Flatbush-raised rapper, dedicated his latest opus 'Stop Da Violence' to…
December 19, 2012
ESSAY - We can’t answer why awful people choose to kill our children, whether in 1963 Birmingham or 2012 Newtown.…
December 19, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - Allegedly fired recently for an act of generosity, Brames believes Chartwells, a company contracted to provide lunches…
December 17, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - Ronald Bozeman was in good spirits according to the New York Post after being released from prison…
December 12, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - Accusing the organization of inflating its membership through intentional voter confusion, the News claims that voters intending…
December 12, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - First lady Michelle Obama dropped off 900 gifts yesterday as part of a Toys for Tots event…