Diversity

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April 18, 2012
OPINION - For some reason 'The Bachelor' and 'The Bachelorette' producers are stuck in some strange bizarro world of all…
April 17, 2012
After seasons of criticism for portraying a virtually all-white world, 'Mad Men' producers cast Teyonah Parris to play Dawn Chambers,…
April 17, 2012
OPINION - Perhaps we can hold HBO accountable for this glaringly white portrait of NYC, but we can't blame Lena…
April 11, 2012
CHICAGO - A photo of the president's campaign staff that was posted on the Barack Obama Tumblr page has been…
April 6, 2012
OPINION - Is one actress' good fortune applicable to the rest of black women working in Hollywood?...
April 5, 2012
OPINION - For all intents and purposes, affirmative action is dead.
April 3, 2012
OPINION - Why are white protestors largely missing in action at the Trayvon Martin rallies?...
April 2, 2012
OPINION - In terms of simply winning the election, Romney must make gains in at least one of the four…
March 30, 2012
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - Since becoming the first African-American to graduate from the Coast Guard Academy in 1966, Merle Smith…
February 29, 2012
OPINION - This is an issue that should be addressed every day of the year, not just during Black History…
February 27, 2012
There are nearly 1 million doctors in the United States, but less than 4 percent of them are black, according…
February 24, 2012
OPINION - The fact that most African-Americans have not benefited from affirmative action programs in university admissions and does not…
February 21, 2012
OPINION - It has long been an open secret that the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is a…
February 20, 2012
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A study of Academy Awards voters has found that it's not a very diverse group that…
January 25, 2012
DURHAM, N.C. (AP) - A group of about two dozen Duke University students urged administrators Tuesday to create a better…
January 24, 2012
Several of the Bay Area's most prominent physicians and medical school representatives will provide students with an innovative and exciting…
January 24, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - Dispelling previous assumptions that black women have a harder time making it to the top, a researcher…
December 22, 2011
OPINION - For many African-Americans the dreams of rising as a firefighter have been forced to give way due to…
December 20, 2011
Nomalanga Mhlauli-Moses, the reigning Mrs. Botswana 2010/2011, recently wrote an open letter to David Marmel, owner of the Mrs. World…
November 22, 2011
theGRIO REPORT - For many young adults, enrolling in college comes with a lot of firsts: their first time living…