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June 22, 2015

Janet Jackson releases new single 'No Sleeep'

theGRIO REPORT - New music from Janet Jackson? Yes, please. The singer released a new single, "No Sleep," Monday morning…
June 13, 2015

Texas teacher fired after racist McKinney Facebook post

theGrio REPORT - Karen Fitzgibbon, a fourth grade teacher at Bennett Elementary School in the Frenship Independent School District in…
June 12, 2015

Viral witness in police custody, suspected of misdemeanor theft

theGRIO REPORT - The witness heard 'round the world has been placed under arrest. This week, Courtney Barnes' colorful account…
June 11, 2015

Black zoo employee fired after Facebook post about 'rude white people'

theGRIO REPORT- A Chicago area zoo fired an employee whose remarks on Facebook stirred controversy all over social media. The…
June 11, 2015

Woman who allegedly instigated pool party incident placed on administrative leave

theGRIO REPORT - The Texas police officer at the center of the McKinney pool party incident resigned this week. But…
June 8, 2015

Beyoncé teases 'big announcement,' reveals vegan diet secrets again

theGRIO REPORT - After Beyoncé teased a "big announcement" on Good Morning America, fans woke up excited to see just…
June 4, 2015

Minnesota man says he was fired for tweet about lynching President Obama, denies racism

theGRIO REPORT - When the president first set up his official POTUS Twitter account, he drew plenty of support and…
June 3, 2015

Your favorite Instagram memes may actually be mocking sick children

theGRIO REPORT - We've all done it; pass on a funny post featuring the face of a complete stranger. But…
June 3, 2015

Woman dies following botched butt injection procedure in New York basement

theGRIO REPORT - A woman who idolized Beyoncé and Nicki Minaj died on Saturday after receiving butt injections from what…
June 2, 2015

President Obama tweets support for Caitlyn Jenner

theGRIO REPORT - Everybody's talking about the Vanity Fair cover showing Caitlyn Jenner, formerly Bruce Jenner, with the headline, “Call…
May 29, 2015

Former Duke basketball star say cops pulled guns on him, then asked for autographs

theGRIO REPORT - Former Duke basketball star say cops pulled guns on him, then asked for autographs...
May 29, 2015

Hoops player pulls off epic 'Love & Basketball' style proposal

theGRIO REPORT - Alex Johnson knew what he was doing. And it was all in his plan that his girlfriend…
May 26, 2015

Social media explodes with hilarious #BeyonceAlwaysOnBeat memes

VIDEO - Social media erupts with hilarious #BeyonceAlwaysOnBeat memes...
May 26, 2015

Taraji P. Henson twerks for director Lee Daniels

VIDEO - Lee Daniels posts a video of Taraji P. Henson twerking at a pool party in Las Vegas...
May 20, 2015

Jamie Foxx's delivers spot-on impression of John Legend on 'Tonight Show'

theGRIO REPORT - Jamie Foxx's rendition of the 'Toys 'R' Us' jingle as John Legend was everything...
May 19, 2015

Let's move on from racial flaps that don't matter

OPINION - We need to stop concerning ourselves as much about how other people feel about us and start caring…
May 19, 2015

Twitter trolls target mother of teen killed by police

theGRIO REPORT - Andrea Irwin, whose son, Tony Robinson, was killed by police in March, has received a flood of…
May 18, 2015

Kanye's fiery, profane Billboard performance gets roasted on Twitter

theGRIO REPORT - Kanye West's performance at the 2015 Billboard Music Awards was fire. Literal fire...
May 14, 2015

Tyrese professes his love for Janelle Monáe in intimate online post

theGRIO REPORT - Tyrese, we got the message. The singer warned his Facebook fans he was in his "grown man…
May 13, 2015

High school track star tweets about suicide moments before shooting self

theGRIO REPORT - Police say a high school track star tweeted about suicide moments before allegedly shooting himself Tuesday morning...