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February 24, 2014

Michelle Obama's 'Let's Move' initiative turns 4 years old

SLIDESHOW - Check out our slideshow of the first lady showing off her fitness moves and inspiring the nation's young…
February 22, 2014

Photographer Eunique Jones Gibson celebrates black history through her campaign, 'Because of Them, We Can'

theGRIO REPORT - Eunique Jones Gibson set on a mission to tell a story about black history in a more…
February 11, 2014

President Obama to launch new initiative to address challenges facing young black and Latino men

theGRIO REPORT - President Obama will unveil this week a new program to address specific challenges facing black and Latino…
January 31, 2014

theGrio’s 100: Kamau Harper, putting the ‘cool’ back into learning

theGRIO'S 100 - In 2010, the dedicated teacher-turned-visionary set up Scholarish, a Brooklyn non-profit that provides youth programs, educational services,…
January 9, 2014

President Obama makes pitch for 'Promise Zones' to boost depressed areas

NBC NEWS - The president’s White House statement was part a renewed emphasis from Obama in the past few weeks…
January 8, 2014

Just 1 in 4 young teens meet US fitness guidelines

CHICAGO (AP) — Young teens aren't exactly embracing the government's Let's Move mantra, the latest fitness data suggest...
December 18, 2013

A$AP Rocky speaks to at risk youth in Harlem

theGRIO REPORT - In the midst of New York City’s first seasonal snowstorm, international rap star A$AP Rocky and media…
December 13, 2013

Black teen pregnancy hits historic low

theGRIO REPORT - New data shows that, in a number of areas -- teen pregnancy, violent crime and increasing gradation…
December 3, 2013

#FastTailedGirls: Hashtag has a painful history behind it

OPINION - Fass is nothing more than a synonym for whore. Nothing more than a polite calling card, a proverbial…
November 26, 2013

Why it's wrong for the right to blame Sharpton for 'knockout game'

OPINION - For conservative commentators who frequently lambast Reverend Al Sharpton for being a race hustler they were sure quick…
November 25, 2013

How 'knockout game' hysteria hurts black America

ANALYSIS - The proxy war for a host of racial agendas has a new rallying call. It is ‘the knockout…
November 22, 2013

Michelle Obama hands out awards to youth arts programs

WASHINGTON (AP) — Michelle Obama praised the power of the arts to change young people's lives as she helped hand…
November 22, 2013

'Knockout game' turns deadly for pedestrians

NEW YORK (AP) - Authorities say the game has been around for years, and it's played mostly by impulsive teenage…
November 20, 2013

Rev. Al Sharpton encourages young people to sign up for Obamacare

VIDEO - Rev. Al Sharpton issued a challenge to young people on MSNBC's 'Morning Joe' today...
October 22, 2013

Mothers of kids abused in prison recall their pain

theGRIO REPORT - Every day, on average, in America’s adult prisons, 10,000 children are locked behind bars, mostly for nonviolent…
October 21, 2013

Study: 15 percent of US youth out of school, work

WASHINGTON (AP) — Almost 6 million young people are neither in school nor working, according to a study released Monday...
October 9, 2013

Marquis Taylor quits Wall Street job to help impoverished youth through basketball

theGRIO REPORT - Marquis Taylor is a 29-year-old making a difference. Once a working professional on Wall Street, Taylor left…
September 26, 2013

Ex-NFL player Brian Holloway: Charge teens who trashed my NY home

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Former NFL offensive lineman Brian Holloway, whose second home in upstate New York was trashed by…
September 19, 2013

Billboard urges young men to pull up their pants and focus on education

theGRIO REPORT - An African-American businessman has spent thousands of dollars of his hard earned cash to urge young men…
September 18, 2013

First lady Michelle Obama hosts summit on food marketing to kids

WASHINGTON (AP) — Michelle Obama is urging food makers and television broadcasters to do more to promote healthier foods to…