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March 18, 2013

'Bible's' Satan casting raises eyebrows, ire with comparison to President Obama

VIDEO - Casting the devil is a tricky thing; if you're not going with a caricature of a cloven-hooved man…
March 13, 2013

Prosecutor: Steubenville school rape victim didn't consent

STEUBENVILLE, Ohio (AP) — A 16-year-old girl was "substantially impaired" after an alcohol-fueled party, was unable to consent to sex…
March 13, 2013

Chicago man sparks anti-violence social media campaign

NBC Chicago - After the murder totals in Chicago started racking up after January of this year, South Side native…
March 11, 2013

5 Twitter tips from 'super mayor' Cory Booker

NBC NEWS - With more than 1.3 million followers, charismatic and social network savvy Newark mayor @CoryBooker has more Twitter…
February 21, 2013

Dear white friends and family: Whether it's ni**a or the n-word, you just can't say it

OPINION - Clearly black people have reclaimed and re-purposed the word over scores of years, but not even your favorite…
February 21, 2013

Viral video of beating puts WorldStarHipHop on hot seat

theGRIO REPORT - WorldStarHipHop is a website that has become infamous for featuring surreptitiously filmed violent altercations, but last week…
February 5, 2013

Former South Carolina GOP leader under fire for Trayvon Martin tweets

theGRIO REPORT - Former South Carolina GOP Republican executive director, who calls himself 'The Honey Badger of American Politics' on…
February 5, 2013

Mr. T returns to 'solve the world's problems' on YouTube, Twitter, smartphones

VIDEO - Pity the fool who doesn't keep up with Mr. T...
February 4, 2013

Keyshia Cole slams Michelle Williams' Super Bowl performance

theGRIO REPORT - Not everyone was a fan of Destiny’ Child’s reunion at the Super Bowl this year...
February 1, 2013

Social media users united behind Hadiya Pendleton tragedy

theGRIO REPORT - Hadiya Pendleton's murder in Chicago shook the nation two days ago and fans across the country have…
January 31, 2013

Video surfaces of young Hadiya Pendleton in PSA about gang violence

theGRIO REPORT - NBC confirms that a video which has surfaced on YouTube featuring a young Hadiya Pendleton, the 15…
January 22, 2013

Michelle Obama's eyeroll towards John Boehner becomes viral sensation

theGRIO REPORT - First lady Michelle Obama appeared to be irritated by Speaker of the House John Boehner at the…
January 17, 2013

First lady Michelle Obama launches new Twitter account: @FLOTUS

WASHINGTON (AP) - Trying to find Michelle Obama on Twitter? Try tweeting her at (at)FLOTUS...
December 18, 2012

Instagram ad policy change riles users

NEW YORK (AP) - Instagram, the popular photo-sharing service that Facebook bought this year, is the target of a storm…
December 4, 2012

Newark mayor Cory Booker set for food stamp challenge

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - He and one of his Twitter followers each plan to live for a week on the…
December 2, 2012

Facebook leaves behind images of Belcher and Perkins as happy family

theGRIO REPORT - If there were problems between Kansas City Chiefs player Jovan Belcher and his girlfriend, Kassandra Michelle Perkins,…
November 26, 2012

Rihanna tweets shirtless photo of Chris Brown in bed; Brown quits Twitter

theGRIO REPORT - Fresh off her controversial 777 tour, pop star Rihanna is stirring more controversy with a tweet of…
November 16, 2012

Obama's 2012 campaign tops digital fundraising in 2008

theGRIO REPORT - New numbers show that the 2012 Obama campaign's digital fundraising brought in even more money than the…
November 14, 2012

Are mainstream marketers ignoring African-Americans on social media, despite blacks' high engagement?

Despite all of this, only 54 percent of US marketers are using new media tools — social media, video and…
November 9, 2012

CNN's Don Lemon: Actor Jonah Hill 'treated me like the help'

theGRIO REPORT - CNN anchor Don Lemon has gotten into an unlikely public feud with Academy Award nominated comic actor…