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July 19, 2013

Tavis Smiley slammed on Twitter for criticism of Obama’s Trayvon Martin remarks

theGRIO REPORT - President Barack Obama has received widespread praise for his impromptu remarks today on race and the trial…
July 19, 2013

Did Black Twitter kill a Zimmerman juror’s book?

theGRIO REPORT - Time will tell if blacks -- who outpace all groups in the use of social media --…
July 16, 2013

Why hip-hop needs a voice on Zimmerman verdict

OPINION - Since George Zimmerman's acquittal for the murder of Trayvon Martin, the reaction within the hip hop community has…
July 15, 2013

Martin Luther King Jr. in hoodie image to honor Trayvon Martin goes viral

theGRIO REPORT - In the wake of the George Zimmerman verdict, an image of Martin Luther King Jr. in a…
July 9, 2013

'Angry Trayvon' gaming app pulled after backlash

theGRIO REPORT - 'Angry Trayvon', a game developed for smartphone use, has been pulled from the Android app store following…
July 8, 2013

Chicago police turn to Twitter to battle crime

CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago Police on Monday rolled out changes to a community policing program they hope will turn residents'…
July 5, 2013

50 Cent brags on Twitter that he's not in jail

TODAY - 50 Cent was charged with domestic violence and vandalism after an alleged altercation with the mother of his…
June 26, 2013

Stacey Dash tweets support for Paula Deen

theGRIO REPORT - Actress Stacey Dash has always been vocal on Twitter but oftentimes her tweets can be unsettling to…
June 12, 2013

Facebook adds hashtags, just like Twitter

NBC NEWS - The hashtag — # — is now a part of Facebook, and the tech shorthand should make…
June 12, 2013

'Fatherhood Is…' social media campaign invites users to upload pictures of great black dads

ESSAY - Former 'Survivor' contestant Sabrina Thompson invites us all to send in photos for her 'Fatherhood Is…' social media…
May 31, 2013

Cheerios commercial featuring interracial couple receives racist backlash

theGRIO REPORT - A new Cheerios commercial featuring an interracial couple and their child was forced to shut off its…
May 28, 2013

Miguel: ‘Black people are the most judgmental people in the world’

theGRIO REPORT - What started as a simple twit pic turned into a race debate with singer Miguel being somehow…
May 28, 2013

Amanda Bynes tweets Rihanna: ‘Chris Brown beat you because you aren’t pretty enough’

E! ONLINE - Bynes quickly deleted her tweets…but it looked like Rihanna had already caught wind of the Easy A…
May 24, 2013

Chief Keef threatens to slap Katy Perry via Twitter

theGRIO REPORT - Katy Perry and Chief Keef had a brief war of words on Twitter last night...
May 22, 2013

Darius Rucker responds to tweet telling him to leave country music to ‘white folks’

theGRIO REPORT - Former Hootie and the Blowfish frontman Darius Rucker has carved a successful new career for himself as…
May 8, 2013

#BlackTwitter: How social media is changing conversations about race and privilege

OPINION - Social media has given a powerful voice to people of color, complementing an often one-dimensional mainstream when it…
April 25, 2013

Rihanna’s n-word incident raises questions about celebs on Instagram

theGRIO REPORT - Rihanna has posted yet another controversial social media photo. This time around it is a picture on…
April 22, 2013

T-Pain calls out 'homphobic idiots' on Twitter

theGRIO REPORT - T-Pain took to his Twitter account last week to address all the 'homophobic idiots'...
April 15, 2013

Kobe Bryant’s 3:30 a.m. Facebook rant about injury

NBC SPORTS - The often guarded Kobe Bryant did what we’ve all done on Facebook at points — he ranted.…
March 28, 2013

Robert Zimmerman blasts ‘liberal media’, calls racially incendiary tweets an ‘error in judgment’

NEWS -- Twelve hours before he was set to appear on cable television to explain a weekend Twitter rant many…