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November 22, 2011

Facebook reunites father and son after 25 years

LOS ANGELES - After years of searching, it was the week before Thanksgiving that Darryl Sr. came across a man…
November 8, 2011

Mac Miller and white rappers master social media

OPINION - Miller, for one, carved out his lane by being a social media dynamo instead of an underground rapper…
November 1, 2011

Black Women Do Work Out: Defying the myths of exercise

theGRIO REPORT - It's a small stirring going on among black women when it comes to exercising. A tiny tour-de-force…
October 20, 2011

Why 'Amber Cole' video is a cautionary tale

Do we care enough about our teenagers to make sure an Amber Cole doesn’t happen again?
October 19, 2011

NJ teacher's husband defends her comments on gays

UNION TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) - The husband of a New Jersey high school teacher accused of anti-gay postings on her…
October 18, 2011

50 Cent to feed 1 child for every Facebook 'Like' his energy drink gets

Complex - The rapper has announced that he's on a mission to feed one billion hungry people...
October 13, 2011

NJ teacher criticized for Facebook remarks on gays

UNION TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) - Attorney John Paragano saw posts by teacher Viki Knox before they were removed and alerted…
October 6, 2011

Michigan State University rocked by racial intimidation

theGRIO REPORT - These incidents included other racist messages being scrawled on doors; outright physical acts of racial intimidation; and…
September 26, 2011

Lady Gaga attends Obama fundraiser

ATHERTON, Calif. (AP) - The intimate gathering was held under a tent in the yard of Facebook chief operating officer…
September 20, 2011

Poll: Young people see online slurs as just joking

WASHINGTON (AP) - Is it ever OK to tweet that a girl's a 'slut'? How about using an offensive name…
September 11, 2011

Secret Service probes Facebook White House threat

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Secret Service is investigating three threatening messages that were posted on the White House's Facebook page...
September 8, 2011

Oprah chats live on Facebook with fans

BAY AREA - Oprah said she will answer fans' questions during a town hall type event that will be live-streamed…
September 8, 2011

Parents, ACLU sue NJ city over Facebook records

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - The American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey on Tuesday filed a lawsuit against the state's…
August 28, 2011

South African police probe racially charged Facebook pic

JOHANNESBURG (AP) - South African police are investigating an image posted on Facebook of a white man with a hunting…
August 23, 2011

SC Tea Party chair jokes about killing Obamas

The Chair of the Sumter South Carolina Tea Party posted -- and then quickly pulled -- a post on her…
August 18, 2011

Police: Pa. Facebook target likely slain over pot

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Police in Upper Darby on Thursday charged a man with carjacking the vehicle involved in Monday night's…
August 10, 2011

NYPD forms new social media unit to mine Facebook and Twitter for mayhem

The NYPD has formed a new unit to track troublemakers who announce plans or brag about their crimes on Twitter,…
August 9, 2011

For flash mobsters, crowd size a tempting cover

(AP) - Thanks to social networks like Twitter and Facebook, more and more so-called flash mobs are materializing across the…
August 9, 2011

Campaign uses Marley, celebs to aid African crisis

NEW YORK (AP) - A Bob Marley song and the social media power of celebrities like Lady Gaga, Rihanna and…
August 3, 2011

Seattle man uses Facebook to ask for kidney transplant

SEATTLE WA - A child's artwork surrounds Damn Brown's at home dialysis machine. Brown, who is 37 and lives with…

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