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March 22, 2013

Is mainstream hip-hop a grave threat to our children?

OPINION - Sometimes I think rappers are deliberately trying to get kids killed out here...
March 6, 2013

5 things parents of biracial kids should know

ESSAY -- An iVillage blogger weighs in on interracial marriage and families, as a black woman with a Mexican husband...
February 8, 2013

Uplifting African-American foster youth

OPINION - Each year during Black History Month we reflect on the contributions African-Americans are making to our great country.…
February 1, 2013

Joe Jackson complains that parents today are too 'soft'

theGRIO REPORT - Joe Jackson, the patriarch of the infamous Jackson family of performers, argued that parents today are too…
October 21, 2012

Obama gives Jay-Z parenting advice, calls rapper and Beyoncé 'good friends'

theGRIO REPORT - In a recent interview on Cleveand radio station z107.0, the president said he gave Jay-Z advice on…
October 18, 2012

Tony Dungy asks Obama and Romney to talk about fatherhood

theGRIO REPORT - Tony Dungy started an online petition calling on President Barack Obama and Governor Mitt Romney to make…
October 10, 2012

Breastfeeding after breast cancer?

theGRIO REPORT - Breast cancer survivors are one such group for whom breastfeeding can be a challenge, even long after…
August 23, 2012

First lady Michelle Obama doesn't 'trip' over girls' TV viewing

WASHINGTON (AP) - Michelle Obama says she doesn't 'trip' about her daughters watching 'Keeping Up with Kardashians'...
August 22, 2012

Tina Knowles on Beyoncé's parenting style: 'You've got to man up and get a little tougher'

theGRIO REPORT - When asked whether Beyoncé is spoiling her, Mama Knowles responded, 'Of course she is! We all are.'…
July 27, 2012

Michael Jackson's children don't need a 'Maury'-style paternity test

OPINION - Regardless of the rumors, assumptions and whatever any future DNA tests may reveal, Michael Jackson was Prince, Paris…
July 20, 2012

Is Beyoncé's daugther Blue Ivy the new 'Blanket' Jackson?

OPINION - Over the past 7 months Beyoncé and Jay-Z's daughter Blue Ivy has been strategically hidden behind blankets. For…
July 13, 2012

Christina Milian bashes The Dream's parenting skills

Christian Milian has recently been speaking out about being a mother and her disappointment with her ex, rapper The Dream...
July 3, 2012

How to protect your son from sexual abuse

EBONY.COM - Far more important than the salaciousness of the Long and Sandusky cases is the reality that boys, too,…
June 21, 2012

Michelle Obama gives Malia cell phone: What age is appropriate for children to get their own cell phones?

OPINION - There are huge pluses and minuses when it comes to cell phones and online use and the Obamas…
June 18, 2012

‘Fathering Court’ helps ex-cons become better dads

VIDEO - A DC training program to help young fathers returning from prison find jobs to pay child support, reconnect…
June 17, 2012

How black dads play an active role in their children’s lives

theGRIO REPORT - Any fool can be a father but it takes someone special to be a loving and supportive…
June 17, 2012

What does Father’s Day mean to you?

SLIDESHOW - TheGrio is celebrating Father's Day this year by asking this question on the streets of New York City.
June 5, 2012

Facebook mulls letting kids under 13 aboard

PHILADELPHIA - Facebook's 13-and-up age cut-off could soon be a thing of the past. The Wall Street Journal reported Monday…
May 18, 2012

Jay-Z admits he'd rather spend time with baby Blue Ivy than work on new music

Jay-Z has decided to stop making music in order to spend more time with his baby girl Blue Ivy...
May 15, 2012

Are black home-schooled students making the grade?

theGRIO REPORT - A new research effort aims to find out how African-American home-schoolers stack up academically against students in…