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April 22, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama has high praise for science projects from some high-achieving students, telling them, 'this stuff…
March 6, 2013
NBC NEWS - Scientists say an African-American male's odd genetic signature suggests that the human Y chromosome's lineage goes back…
March 4, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - Terrence Howard’s passion for scientific exploration may soon overtake his interest in the movie business altogether.
February 15, 2013
theGRIO'S 100 - Neil deGrasse Tyson is an accomplished astrophysicist from the Bronx, New York...
February 7, 2013
MADAME NOIRE - Part of the Black History Month celebration is to take a look back at all of the…
January 15, 2013
theGRIO'S 100 - A self-proclaimed people lover, vegan and shoe addict, Armstrong is the co-founder of the Urban Videogame Academy...
November 20, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - 'Coal Blooded: Putting Profits Before People' addresses the issue of coal-fired power plant pollution and its disproportionate…
November 19, 2012
By delving into the nearly 40 million tweets collected researchers have demonstrated that "big African American populations tend to lead…
October 30, 2012
The Heart Rhythm Society-Ipsos survey illustrates his point. The survey found that even when African Americans were diagnosed with a…
October 5, 2012
According to studies, black immigrants and the American children of black immigrants are enrolling at colleges and university, at an…
October 3, 2012
According to The Telegraph, Will.i.Am, Black Eyed Peas frontman and future Voice judge will reportedly be working with Simon Cowell…
September 19, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - Last month, Will.I.Am made history when his track 'Reach for the Stars' was the first song to…
September 14, 2012
A recent report published on Forbes.com reveals that women of color, regardless of class, are disproportionately affected by critical health…
July 30, 2012
OPINION - Ride's selection as the first American woman in space was a clear indicator of NASA's acknowledgement of the…
July 18, 2012
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Obama administration unveiled plans Wednesday to create an elite corps of master teachers, a $1 billion…
June 5, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - Rapper GZA, one of the most respected and an influential members of the Wu-Tang Clan, is finding…
January 12, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - Medical researchers have known that air pollution could cause people to have cardiovascular problem. Yet they were…
October 24, 2011
(AP) - The answer turns out to be a complex equation of self-doubt, stereotypes, discouragement and economics -- and sometimes…
October 11, 2011
theGRIO REPORT - It was not until 1979 that an African-American, Guion "Guy" Bluford, Jr., donned cosmonaut overalls. Three-years later,…
May 17, 2011
OPINION - With such a wide audience and aspirational mission statement, it seems completely counter-intuitive that they would stoop so…