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March 6, 2015

American teen flies to China to meet girl, almost dies when she rejects him

theGRIO REPORT - An 18-year-old teenager from Ohio, known only as Pratt," met a girl from China on the Internet…
March 6, 2015

Mother says cyber bullying drove 14-year-old daughter to suicide

A Las Vegas mother said she tried to get help because her 14-year-old daughter was being bullied online. Nakita Bird
March 3, 2015

Mom of teen shot over Facebook feud: 'I had a feeling my baby wasn't coming home'

Alicia Rice’s 14-year-old daughter, Kiera’Onna “Keke” Rice, had been talking for weeks about how she was going to meet her rivals
February 28, 2015

Reports of shots fired at "day party" during CIAA weekend

People who were at party during “CIAA Weekend Takeover” have taken to social media to recount an alleged shooting. It
February 20, 2015

Police officer resigns after arrest of college professor goes viral

theGRIO REPORT - The Arizona State University police officer whose arrest of a professor went viral and drew national criticism…
February 19, 2015

Eddie Murphy refused to play Bill Cosby in SNL reunion skit

theGRIO REPORT - Former Saturday Night Live cast member Norm Macdonald has finally explained what was up with Eddie Murphy's…
February 16, 2015

Azealia Banks feuds with Erykah Badu on Twitter

theGRIO REPORT - Azealia Bank has had her fair share of celebrity feuds via social media, and her latest target…
February 13, 2015

Juveniles accused of running child porn Instagram account

PEMBROKE PINES, Fla. (AP) — Police are urging parents in South Florida to check the online accounts of their children
February 6, 2015

#PrisonBae Jeremy Meeks sentenced to more than two years

theGRIO REPORT - Prison Bae is going to prison for real. Jeremy Meeks, whose mugshot went viral after Stockton police…
February 3, 2015

Student punches teacher over alleged racial remark

theGRIO REPORT - Last week, a Maryland student punched a teacher over a racially insensitive comment. Although the Prince George's…
February 3, 2015

Vivica A. Fox goes off on Kenya Moore, calls her 'toxic trick'

theGRIO REPORT - The latest episode of Celebrity Apprentice served viewers with vicious trash-talking and a shocking round of firings.…
January 29, 2015

Missing teen believed to be in danger of sexual exploitation

theGRIO REPORT - A nationwide broadcast to law enforcement from the FBI, U.S. Marshalls, and the Virginia State Police has…
January 28, 2015

QVC host apologizes for 'hair' comments, says she wasn't referring to black female model

theGRIO REPORT - It was supposed to be just another QVC segment on Dooney and Burke products. But when host…
January 21, 2015

Alicia Keys and Swizz Beatz's 4-year-old son Egypt plays a mean piano

theGRIO REPORT - Alicia Keys and Swizz Beatz's 4-year-old son, Egypt, is adorable as ever in two videos recently uploaded…
January 21, 2015

The funniest tweets and memes from Pres. Obama's State of the Union

Last night, the eyes of the social media world were squarely on President Barack Obama’s State of the Union Address. This
January 15, 2015

Pittsburgh police chief under investigation for anti-racism photo

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh's police chief has asked for a city investigation to determine if he broke regulations by retweeting…
January 9, 2015

Rapper Kevin Gates reveals he's having sex with his cousin, doesn't care

theGRIO REPORT - Louisiana rapper Kevin Gates says a lot of things on his Instagram page. But none of his…
January 7, 2015

High schoolers anger community members with KKK-inspired photo

theGRIO REPORT - A controversial image of teenage girls dressed in white tee shirts and white cone hats has a…
December 16, 2014

Man accused of stalking Ashanti blames her for not blocking him on Twitter

theGRIO REPORT - A man accused of stalking Ashanti says this all could have been avoided if only she had…
December 8, 2014

How to tell if you're protesting or just posturing for social media

Ferguson. Mike Brown. Eric Garner. Police Brutality. Body Cameras. Tear Gas. Looting. Post Racial. New Black. #ShutItDown. #BlackLivesMatter. #CrimingWhileWhite 2014