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Burt's Bees social media ad thegrio.com
November 23, 2020
A Burt's Bees holiday ad generates controversy on social media over its depiction of Black families and the company apologizes.
November 21, 2020
Twitter and Facebook announced they will transfer control of the @POTUS accounts to President-elect Joe Biden's administration on January 20.
California Karen thegrio.com
November 17, 2020
A white woman in California armed with a taser demanded that her Black neighbors act more like white people in…
November 14, 2020
People on social media are trolling President Donald Trump and his supporters, using the hashtag #MillionMAGAMarch on social media.
Facebook thegrio.com
November 3, 2020
Major tech platforms spent billions of dollars enhancing online security to fend off misinformation campaigns that plagued the sites in…
Phoebe Robinson thegrio.com
October 29, 2020
Phoebe Robinson will host Facebook's '#BuyBlack Friday Show', an accompaniment to the #BuyBlack Friday Gift Guide which was just released.
October 24, 2020
The second season of Verzuz is set to begin with an epic battle between Atlanta rappers, T.I. and Jeezy, on…
October 22, 2020
A Dutch researcher was allegedly able to guess President Donald Trump’s Twitter password, "maga2020!" and he says it wasn’t the…
Twitter thegrio.com
October 13, 2020
Twitter suspended an account for digital Blackface and is investigating others that are pretending to be Black Trump supporters.
October 11, 2020
In a now-viral video, an unidentified white woman is seen throwing a puppy at a Black man after they had…
October 7, 2020
Rap icon Scarface is still recovering from COVID-19 and now he says he needs a kidney donor to help save…
LGBT Proud Boys Twitter
October 5, 2020
The Proud Boys hashtag was co-opted by the LGBT+ to change the message from hate to one of love on…
Craig Chapman New Hampshire Twitter thegrio.com
October 2, 2020
A white professor at the University of New Hampshire is under fire after posing as a woman of color on…
September 26, 2020
When asked by her mother, Vanessa Bryant, who was in the picture frame, the toddler replied: "Dada. Dada."
Louisville Breonna Taylor charges
September 23, 2020
A grand jury has only charged one officer in the Breonna Taylor case. Reactions condemning the decision have come from…
Halle Berry Van Hunt couple thegrio.com
September 18, 2020
Halle Berry and singer Van Hunt appear to be getting up close and personal as it looks like they've confirmed…
New York City Commemorates 19th Anniversary Of September 11 Terror Attacks
September 11, 2020
The hashtag #AllBuildingsMatter trending on 9/11 is to prove a point but some social media users don't get it.
September 5, 2020
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg sounded the alarm during an Axios interview on HBO about the "heightened risk" of "violence or…
Presgraves Luray Virginia Aunt Jemima thegrio.com
August 13, 2020
The mayor of Luray, Virginia is urged to step down after likening vice-presidential candidate Kamala Harris to Aunt Jemima.
Sarah Palin Kamala Harris advice thegrio.com
August 12, 2020
Former VP pick Sarah Palin offers some friendly advice to newly minted VP candidate Kamala Harris in an Instagram post…