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October 28, 2014

Walmart takes down website’s ‘fat girl’ costumes section

theGRIO REPORT - Forget controversial "sexy" Halloween costumes. Last week, Walmart's website was marketing an entire "Fat Girl Costumes" section.…
October 21, 2014

Shonda Rhimes blasts critics of her shows’ love scenes

theGRIO REPORT - Recent tweets and comments regarding her shows’ love scenes led Shonda Rhimes to take to Twitter to…
September 30, 2014

Do social media prenups make sense?

As if the discussion with your spouse-to-be around whether to have a prenuptial agreement isn’t tough enough; there’s something else that you
September 10, 2014

Why women are throwing the most shade at Janay Rice

theGRIO OPINION - Keyboard activism; that phenomena that involves people becoming obsessed with current events and feigning indignation over topics…
August 15, 2014

The Ice Bucket Challenge – social media nincompoopery for good

theGRIO REPORT - As you scroll through your news feed in Facebook or through the tweets of those you follow…
August 13, 2014

Guys, makeup and Instagram videos – there really is nothing better

OPINION - Taking it another step, some guys with a pretty awesome sense of humor have agreed to put their…
August 12, 2014

How to channel your anger over Michael Brown’s death productively

OPINION - You hear that another Black boy was killed in cold blood by a cop and the rage goes…
August 11, 2014

NBC's Tamron Hall talks rap song dedicated to her and love for Texas hip-hop

theGRIO REPORT - Last week, rapper Your Old Droog released a track dedicated to TODAY and MSNBC anchor Tamron Hall…
August 10, 2014

Shooting death of Michael Brown by police sparks social media response

theGRIO REPORT - Following the shooing death of Michael Brown by police in Ferguson, MO, social media exploded with photos,…
July 22, 2014

Wife gives husband a surprise birthday from strangers on social media

TODAY -- Jennifer Hamilton is not on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter, but that didn't stop her from enlisting strangers to…
June 29, 2014

Facebook much like other tech giants is dominated by white males

theGRIO REPORT - Facebook has just released its diversity stats for the first time and revealed what most of us…
June 20, 2014

Kelly Rowland debuts her baby bump on Instagram

E! Online - Kelly Rowland took to Instagram again and removed all doubt with a photo of her sitting in…
June 4, 2014

President Obama gets in ‘unscheduled’ workout session in Poland

VIDEO - It's not everyday you get to workout next to President Barack Obama. But that's exactly what happened for…
May 14, 2014

Beyoncé posts pictures of her and Solange on Instagram

theGRIO REPORT - In the first semblance of a 'response' to the elevator video, Beyoncé posted a series of photos…
April 25, 2014

University of South Florida bans 'selfies' at graduation

Selfies are so popular in social media that the very word has officially become part of the English language. But
April 24, 2014

Adopted teen meets birth mother with help from social media

VIDEO - Last Sunday an Urbandale teen posted a photo on Facebook asking for information on her birth mother. This…
April 23, 2014

NYPD request for photos on Twitter backfires

NEW YORK (AP) — The head of the New York Police Department admits he was caught off guard by the…
April 21, 2014

Online plea helps adopted teen find birth mom

VIDEO - A 19-year-old Iowa woman is meeting her birth mother for the first time thanks to a photo she…
April 14, 2014

Drake surprises 15-year-old brain cancer patient, makes her wish come true

theGRIO REPORT - Kennedy Brown is a 15-year-old girl from Houston, TX whose battle with brain cancer has drawn her…
April 11, 2014

Vine video shows toddler smoking what appears to be weed

theGRIO REPORT - A viral Vine video shows an adult letting a toddler smoke what appears to be marijuana.