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December 18, 2012

Instagram ad policy change riles users

NEW YORK (AP) - Instagram, the popular photo-sharing service that Facebook bought this year, is the target of a storm…
December 13, 2012

Supporters back black meteorologist fired over Facebook posting

theGRIO REPORT - Meteorologist Rhonda Lee 's controversial dismissal from her one-year post at KTBS-3 has gained national attention, sparking…
December 12, 2012

Reporter fired after responding to racially-charged Facebook comments about her hair

theGRIO REPORT - As a black woman in a highly public profession, Rhonda Lee has received more than enough criticism…
December 2, 2012

Facebook leaves behind images of Belcher and Perkins as happy family

theGRIO REPORT - If there were problems between Kansas City Chiefs player Jovan Belcher and his girlfriend, Kassandra Michelle Perkins,…
November 28, 2012

Parents who learned of daughter's death on Facebook hire private investigator

theGRIO REPORT - The parents of a university student, who only learned of their daughter's death through a post on…
November 27, 2012

Shocked parents learn about daughter's death on Facebook

theGRIO REPORT - Parents of Valdosta State University student Jasmine Benjamin say they learned of their daughter's death through Facebook.…
November 26, 2012

Katt Williams blasted on Facebook and sued by disgruntled fans

theGRIO REPORT - Katt Williams may find himself in court again. Williams and his concert promoter Live Nation are being…
November 26, 2012

Israeli Defense Force lieutenant faces backlash for blackface 'Obama' Facebook post

theGRIO REPORT - Sacha Dratwa, 26, head of the New Media Desk for the Israeli Defense Force (IDF) spent a…
November 16, 2012

Obama's 2012 campaign tops digital fundraising in 2008

theGRIO REPORT - New numbers show that the 2012 Obama campaign's digital fundraising brought in even more money than the…
November 15, 2012

Virginia GOP official condemns President Obama to hell

theGRIO REPORT - Bob FitzSimmonds, a GOP official from Virginia, became the latest Republican to unleash a post-election rant when…
November 12, 2012

Ice cream store worker fired after posting racial slur about Obama on Facebook

NBC NEWS - A California woman has been fired from her job as an ice cream store manager after she…
October 16, 2012

African-American women embrace positive images offered by Facebook page communities

Household names like Essence, Jet, Heart & Soul, and EBONY have worked for decades to counter questionable images with positive…
October 12, 2012

Snoop Lion makes a song about Hot Pockets

Snoop Lion morphs into a product pitch man.
October 8, 2012

Ohio band The National recieves 'hate mail' for supporting Obama

theGRIO REPORT - Ohio band The National claims they have received negative feedback since they openly supported President Barack Obama's…
October 2, 2012

Brad Staats, US congressional candidate, says Facebook gun post not a threat against Obama

NBC NEWS - A Republican candidate for Congress says his Facebook post featuring a photo of his gun and a…
September 24, 2012

Louis Farrakhan to host live '#AskFarrakhan' social media town hall

theGRIO REPORT - Have a question for the Honorable Louis Farrakhan? Just hash tag #AskFarrakhan...
September 21, 2012

Man holds hostage in Pittsburgh, posts to Facebook

PITTSBURGH (AP) — An armed man with a military background took a hostage inside an upper floor of a downtown…
August 23, 2012

Attorney shuts down George Zimmerman Facebook page

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - The attorney for the man who fatally shot Trayvon Martin says he is shutting down a…
August 23, 2012

NYPD workers disciplined for racist West Indian Day parade Facebook posts

(AP) - The NYPD has disciplined 17 employees over racist and offensive remarks on a Facebook page about revelers at…
August 20, 2012

theGrio and CNBC Market Update 8/20/12

VIDEO - Besides Facebook shares closing below 20 dollars a share, economic data was the focus for investors last week...