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July 8, 2015

Developmentally disabled man beaten, robbed by man he met online

theGRIO REPORT - A developmentally disabled Detroit man was beaten and robbed by a man he had invited to his…
March 6, 2015

American teen flies to China to meet girl, almost dies when she rejects him

theGRIO REPORT - An 18-year-old teenager from Ohio, known only as Pratt," met a girl from China on the Internet…
September 10, 2014

Why women are throwing the most shade at Janay Rice

theGRIO OPINION - Keyboard activism; that phenomena that involves people becoming obsessed with current events and feigning indignation over topics…
August 12, 2014

Open Internet? Yes. Reclassify broadband as a utility? No.

OPINION - An open Internet for consumers and businesses is the right goal. How we get there requires real thoughtfulness.…
May 3, 2014

How the Internet has helped African Americans break into the hair business

theGRIO REPORT - Thanks to the Internet, African American entrepreneurs have been able to forge relationships with manufacturers and distributors…
March 21, 2014

Adopted girl: I was 're-homed' after reporting dad's alleged sex abuse

NBC News - On an Internet forum where parents sought takers for adopted children they no longer wanted, a teenager…
March 17, 2014

Man allegedly stabs boss to death over photo posted online

theGRIO REPORTS - A Florida man allegedly stabbed his boss to death because his employer posted a photo of him…
March 14, 2014

Will Black Twitter help swing the 2016 presidential election?

OPINION - We are witnessing in real time the influence Black Twitter has on careers, the success of television shows,…
March 10, 2014

Black Twitter: An online force to be reckoned with

WASHINGTON (AP) - Black Twitter holds court on pretty much everything from President Barack Obama to the latest TV reality…
March 6, 2014

Arkansas judge's online comments investigated

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — An Arkansas judge has admitted that he posted a series of anonymous online comments that…
March 5, 2014

Politini: You would not say that to my face!

theGRIO VIDEO - If you’ve taken a trip to the comment section of any website lately chances are you’ve run…
February 28, 2014

Google aims to highlight more diversity in doodles

theGRIO REPORT - According to a new analysis, research shows that the Google doodles conducted over the past three years…
February 5, 2014

Trayvon Martin would be 19 today: Google search brings up George Zimmerman picture

theGRIO REPORT - On the day that would have been Trayvon Martin’s 19th birthday, Internet users found an unexpected result…
January 31, 2014

theGrio’s 100: Robby Novak, ‘Kid President’ wins hearts of a viral nation

theGRIO'S 100 - The articulate pre-teen in a dress suit has won millions of fans with his motivational viral videos...
January 31, 2014

theGrio’s 100: Kathryn Finney, Champion of change in the tech world

theGRIO'S 100 - Kathyrn Finney is an author, tech entrepreneur, and television correspondent who’s best known as of one of…
January 31, 2014

theGrio’s 100: Kimberly Bryant, leader of Black Girls Code movement

theGRIO’s 100 - Kimberly Bryant is the founder of Black Girls Code. Black Girls Code is a website and movement…
January 7, 2014

Google honors Zora Neale Hurston with a Doodle on her birthday

theGRIO REPORT - The doodle features an illustration of Hurston set over a Florida landscape. It is the latest in…
December 27, 2013

Websites try to fight nasty comments, anonymity

NEW YORK (AP) — Mix blatant bigotry with poor spelling. Add a dash of ALL CAPS. Top it off with…
December 17, 2013

Twerking, Nelson Mandela, 'How to tie a tie': Google's top searches of 2013

TODAY - On Tuesday, Google unveiled its 13th annual Zeitgeist, a breakdown of around 1.2 trillion searches, which revealed one…
December 10, 2013

Lorde cyberbullied for having an Asian boyfriend

theGRIO REPORT - The whole spat reportedly started because of an erroneous report that 17-year-old had called members of the…