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April 2, 2014
theGRIO REPORT - The new rules designate the appropriate sizes of braids and cornrows and ban dreadlocks of any kind...
April 1, 2014
theGRIO REPORT - The Oprah Winfrey Network scored its most-watched quarter in network history thanks to several must-see TV programs…
March 29, 2014
theGRIO REPORT - Whether it was for your last meal or your last paycheck, chances are that you come into…
March 27, 2014
theGRIO REPORT - Rape is real – and recent trending discussions on Twitter reaffirm this ugly reality. On Tuesday, tweets…
March 25, 2014
OPINION - Our obsession with her every move is what’s most troubling. Instead of revering hard work, conscience of character,…
March 20, 2014
MSNBC - Defenders of Stand Your Ground laws and other efforts to expand gun rights have for years invoked female…
March 19, 2014
theGRIO REPORT - It all began with a question on Twitter: 'What were you wearing when you were sexually assaulted?'...
March 18, 2014
VIDEO - Yousef Saleh Erakat entertained millions of viewers, and generated plenty of debate, with his recent viral video calling…
March 18, 2014
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Women's teams competing in the NCAA tournament are graduating their players at a higher rate than…
March 17, 2014
OPINION - Contrary to Bill O’Reilly’s latest conspiracy theory, Beyoncé is not the cause of the downfall of society’s children—quite…
March 7, 2014
WASHINGTON (AP) — He bobbled the spelling, but President Barack Obama had nothing but R-E-S-P-E-C-T for the "women of soul"…
February 28, 2014
BEVERLY HILLS, California (AP) — Lupita Nyong'o delivered an emotional speech while accepting her honor for best breakout performance at…
February 22, 2014
theGRIO REPORT - African-American women make only 64 cents (Latina women making 55 cents) for every dollar a man earns…
February 11, 2014
theGRIO REPORT - The Women's Basketball Coaches Association has announced the roster of this year's Allstate WBCA Good Works Team...
February 5, 2014
theGRIO REPORT - Today is National Girls and Women in Sports Day 2014, celebrating female athletes everywhere.
February 4, 2014
theGRIO REPORT - Women of color are often wrongly stigmatized by abortion opponents for both having too many abortions and…
January 31, 2014
theGRIO'S 100 - The Wisconsin Democrat has served in the U.S. House since 2005, representing a district that includes parts…
January 31, 2014
theGRIO'S 100 - Janaye Ingram, 34, is the acting Executive Director of the Harlem-based National Action Network, a leading civil…
January 23, 2014
WASHINGTON (AP) — Huckabee told fellow Republicans on Thursday that rival Democrats were trying to win over female voters by…
January 18, 2014
theGRIO VIDEO - Jacque Reid shares her thoughts on what many people should consider before making what will probably be…