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October 3, 2015

T.I.'s criticism of social media activism misses the mark

OPINION - T.I. is many things. He’s charismatic, talented, business-minded, charming and has a rather adorable family-oriented reality show. One…
October 3, 2015

'Yelp for People' app is a terrifying possibility

Peeple, an app that is essentially Yelp, but for people and not place, is releasing in November. It's a rather…
September 26, 2015

Social Media has epic reaction to Michelle Obama's appearance at China state dinner

Friday evening, first lady Michelle Obama almost broke the internet when photos began to surface of her looking stunning at…
September 25, 2015

Michelle Obama shuts down the Internet in Vera Wang dress for China state dinner

WASHINGTON (AP) — First lady Michelle Obama chose a dress by a Chinese-American designer for Friday's White House dinner for…
September 23, 2015

Ta-Nehisi Coates to write Black Panther comic for Marvel

NEW YORK (AP) — One of the country's top writers about race, Ta-Nehisi Coates, has signed up with Marvel Comics…
September 17, 2015

Diversity 101: Why Matt Damon needs to stop talking, start listening

Apologies with conditions (or a conjunction) are not real apologies. Such was the nature of Matt Damon’s “apology” about his…
September 16, 2015

Police chief retires after post criticizing Black Lives Matter on Facebook

SURF CITY, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina town has approved the retirement of the police chief after he referred…
September 15, 2015

Diversity facepalm: Matt Damon's mentality is killing Hollywood

Maybe Matt Damon missed the memo that diversity in film isn't solely about the actors who appear on-screen. Or, more…
September 14, 2015

Lolo Jones flirts with Drake on Twitter: 'When Serena breaks it off, I'm here for you boo'

Lolo Jones turns to Twitter to flirt with Drake and let him know she wants to date him when things…
September 11, 2015

Nia Long slammed on social media for declaring 'All Lives Matter' on Instagram

Nia Long was taken to task on Instagram after she posted using the hashtag #AllLivesMatter.
September 10, 2015

'The Perfect Guy' cast discusses stalking, harassment

The Perfect Guy cast sat down with theGrio to talk about the new film.
September 2, 2015

'Slave Tetris' video game sparks massive online backlash

Many are furious about an educational online game about the slave trade which allows users to stack slaves in a…
September 2, 2015

Justin Timberlake responds to Kanye West's MTV VMA speech: 'He always has a point'

During Sunday night's 12-minute Kanye West VMA speech, Kanye seemed to call out Justin Timberlake, but the singer is responding…
August 31, 2015

K. Michelle details love life: 'I'm really not into black men right now'

K. Michelle is just not that into black men. And she won’t apologize for it in case you were wondering.
August 31, 2015

Internet thinks police sketch of alleged child abductor looks like T.I.

A police sketch is making the rounds of the Internet after people realized that the suspect in the sketch is…
August 30, 2015

Jay Z joins Instagram to post Michael Jackson tribute

REPORT - Jay Z is notorious for not engaging in social media, yet Saturday he made an exception to celebrate…
August 27, 2015

Restraint over sharing Virginia shooting video urged

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The online reaction spread quickly as expected after a killer posted video of his attack on…
August 18, 2015

Twitter cheating? Mike Epps' wife interrupts his online tweeting session with other woman

Comedian Mike Epps started off with a "hey" to user @CeciCitra. A "hey" turned into a "DM me," which is…
August 17, 2015

Five-year-old Riley Elle dresses better than you, the proof is all over Instagram

Riley Elle might just be the best-dressed five-year-old you've ever seen. Riley's mother, Christin Armstrong, runs an Instagram account that…
August 13, 2015

Jesse Williams shreds 'All Lives Matter' supporters with one Instagram post

Jesse Williams strikes again. The actor, activist and social media slayer took aim at 'All Lives Matter' supporter Thursday...