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April 12, 2015

2-year-old DJ AJ is becoming a social media phenom

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — At first it seems like a fluke — a 2-year-old playing with the knobs and buttons of
April 9, 2015

Video captures teen running over woman following street fight

theGRIO REPORT - Grand Rapids police have issued a warrant for a 19-year-old woman who is charged with allegedly running…
April 8, 2015

Top Jewish group urges Comedy Central to drop Trevor Noah as Stewart's replacement

theGRIO REPORT - The American Jewish Congress began circulating a letter on Tuesday that called for signatures on a petition…
April 5, 2015

Kylie Jenner responds to "Blackface" controversy

theGrio REPORT - This weekend Kylie Jenner unexpectedly find herself in the middle of a social media controversy after posting…
April 2, 2015

Isaiah Washington to Chris Rock: 'Adapt' to racial profiling

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March 31, 2015

Political correctness, not bigotry, to blame for Trevor Noah's Twitter critics

OPINION - Trevor Noah, the biracial South African comedian who was recently tapped to replace Jon Stewart on The Daily…
March 30, 2015

Michael Jordan's still talking trash at 52, plays pick-up in Bahamas

theGRIO REPORT - Trash talk has no age limit. Just ask Michael Jordan. The NBA's all-time-all-time was in the Bahamas…
March 26, 2015

Radio host Dan Bernstien apologizes for creepy tweet about reporter's 'boobs'

theGRIO REPORT - Dan Bernstein, a Chicago sports radio host, apologized today for remarks made Wednesday night about Comcast SportsNet…
March 24, 2015

Patti Labelle dances to 'In Da Club' on 'Dancing With The Stars'

theGRIO REPORT - Find Patti LaBelle in the club. No, really - the soul singer might actually still be at…
March 23, 2015

Mo'ne Davis asks college to reinstate baseball player who called her a 'sl*t'

theGRIO REPORT - Mo'ne Davis is not harboring any grudge or resentment towards the college baseball player who called her…
March 23, 2015

Woman held in psych ward after she told doctors Obama follows her on Twitter

theGRIO REPORT - Kam Brock says she is definitely not crazy, but eight days in the Harlem Hospital psych ward…
March 22, 2015

College baseball player booted from team for calling Mo'ne Davis a 'slut'

BLOOMSBURG, Pa. (AP) — A Bloomsburg University baseball player has been dismissed from the team for an offensive Twitter post…
March 18, 2015

Azealia Banks: Kanye wants white world's acceptance

theGRIO REPORT - Azealia Banks is a quote machine these days. Banks landed the April cover of Playboy and had…
March 17, 2015

Keyshia Cole apologizes for blasting husband on Instagram

theGRIO REPORT - It appears Keyshia Cole and hubby Daniel Gibson are back on good terms, after weeks of feuding…
March 17, 2015

Amber Rose blasts Kanye for slut-shaming her, says she doesn't hate Khloe Kardashian

theGRIO REPORT - Amber Rose sat down with Entertainment Tonight's Brooke Anderson to discuss her public feuds with former boyfriend…
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…