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November 3, 2013

Kenya's Geoffrey Mutai and Priscah Jeptoo win NYC Marathon

NBC NEWS - Kenyans Priscah Jeptoo and Geoffrey Mutai won the women's and men’s race, respectively at the New York…
November 1, 2013

Michael Bloomberg: Officers' names 'dragged through mud'

NEW YORK (AP) - Bloomberg made the comments Friday, a day after an appeals court blocked a judge's order requiring…
November 1, 2013

Joe Lhota denies 'race-baiting,' defends stop-and-frisk

theGRIO Q&A - TheGrio sat down with Lhota days before the final mayoral debate to discuss the controversial ad, his…
October 31, 2013

David Dinkins, former NYC mayor, hospitalized with pneumonia

NEW YORK (AP) — Former New York City Mayor David Dinkins has been hospitalized with pneumonia...
October 31, 2013

Federal appeals court blocks ruling on NY police stop-frisk policy

NEW YORK (AP) — A federal appeals court on Thursday blocked a judge's order requiring changes to the New York…
October 31, 2013

NYPD: Photo is not that of missing autistic teen

NEW YORK (AP) — New York City police have determined that a photo of a boy riding a subway train…
October 31, 2013

Photo emerges that resembles missing autistic boy

NEW YORK (AP) — New York City police are investigating whether a photo of a boy riding a subway train…
October 28, 2013

Flashback: Ted Danson donned blackface at Whoopi Goldberg's behest 20 years ago this month

theGRIO REPORT - Back in 1993, when Danson was dating his 'Made In America' co-star Whoopi Goldberg, he appeared at…
October 28, 2013

First family attends church service in Washington, DC

theGRIO REPORT - President Obama, the first lady and their two daughters Malia, 15, and Sasha, 12, walked hand-in-hand as…
October 28, 2013

Bill de Blasio's daughter Chiara appears in new ad slamming Lhota attacks

theGRIO REPORT - In the clip, Chiara speaks directly to camera in the same style that Dante did earlier this…
October 25, 2013

‘Treme’ star Robert Brown alleges racial profiling by Macy’s

NEW YORK (AP) — A black actor on the HBO drama series 'Treme' said in a lawsuit on Friday that…
October 25, 2013

Black college student arrested for buying expensive belt: Why racial profiling shoppers is ineffective, immoral

OPINION - After the alleged profiling of Barneys shopper Trayon Christian, will American communities take a look at the insidious…
October 25, 2013

Author of Barneys petition to Jay Z: You are being used

OPINION - Jay Z, I am calling on you to end this partnership with Barneys New York, not because I…
October 25, 2013

After hiatus, Obama returns to campaign mode in NY

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is opening a six-week burst of fundraising for Democrats, offering an early look at…
October 24, 2013

2nd shopper accuses Barneys of racial profiling

NEW YORK (AP) — Another shopper is accusing Barneys New York of racial profiling...
October 23, 2013

‘Shopping while black’: Teen arrested for buying expensive belt from Barneys

theGRIO REPORT - One young, black teen has filed a lawsuit against Barneys and the NYPD after he says he…
October 22, 2013

Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra marks 25 years

NEW YORK (AP) — Wynton Marsalis has taken his Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra all the way to China and…
October 18, 2013

NYPD says teen found with fetus in bag at Victoria’s Secret

NEW YORK (AP) — The results of an autopsy could determine whether two teenage girls are hit with serious charges…
October 18, 2013

NYC mayoral race now has its ‘Willie Horton ad’

OPINION - Lhota may be able to convince voters he’s not Ted Cruz or John Boehner, but this ad shows…
October 18, 2013

Bill de Blasio: New Joe Lhota ad is ‘disgusting, inappropriate and divisive’

theGRIO Q&A - With just over two weeks before Election Day, and leading by more than 40 percent in the…