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February 10, 2012
VIDEO - Shawndell McLeod, 35, has been missing for five months. Her mother believes that her daughter has been kidnapped…
February 9, 2012
theGRIO's 100 - George Andrews is the founder and CEO of what is now the second-largest black-owned bank in Georgia...
February 8, 2012
Funeral services for a slain 15-year-old Georgia teen will be held this weekend at his family's church...
February 6, 2012
VIDEO - Thirty states have outlawed corporal punishment in schools since the first state in the union made it illegal…
February 6, 2012
TMZ - A Georgia judge has ordered that hip-hop star Bow Wow be arrested on sight and held in custody…
January 31, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - The pre-teen entrepreneur designs handmade eco-friendly garments and accessories that are sold on her website to customers…
January 31, 2012
theGRIO's 100 - Tia Norfleet is making history as the first and only woman to be issued a NASCAR license…
January 25, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - Since the late 1980s, Burke County residents have experienced a veritable cancer epidemic. Some link the higher…
January 19, 2012
LAWRENCEVILLE, Georgia (AP) - A spokeswoman says a suburban Atlanta teacher has resigned after an investigation found third-grade students being…
January 19, 2012
theGRIO REPORT- Georgia mom arrested for tattooing her young son justifies her son's desire to honor her slain brother in…
January 19, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - For the second time this month, a highly controversial homework assignment involving slavery has led to stunned…
January 18, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - Thirty-five-year-old Shandell McLeod was last seen outside her house located in a quiet suburban neighborhood in Lithonia…
January 17, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - Increasing family interactions and communication resulted in decreased rates of substance abuse, depression and conduct problems among…
January 11, 2012
Hundreds of people lined up outside the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta early Tuesday morning in hopes of getting…
January 11, 2012
Any student convicted of hazing would be barred from attending school in Georgia, under legislation proposed in the state House...
January 11, 2012
VIDEO - Parents and civil rights activists in Georgia are calling for the firing of two teachers who used slavery…
January 8, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - Parents in one Georgia school are demanding an apology after a third grade math class used images…
January 3, 2012
hoping the clips would help parents recognize the severity of the obesity epidemic in Georgia, where it is the second…
December 19, 2011
theGRIO REPORT - Investigations are continuing into a spate of syringes found hidden inside clothing items at a Georgia Wal-Mart…
December 19, 2011
VIDEO - Some African-American girls in Columbus got a unique lesson in self esteem this past Friday afternoon...