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Black hair products may sacrifice safety for style
8:18 AM on 12/15/2010
theGRIO REPORT - The chemical relaxers, oil sheen, hair grease, and spray women apply to her hair and scalp could be laced with harmful chemicals...
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Why blacks may be biggest victims of climate change
9:00 AM on 11/18/2010
theGRIO REPORT - The problems urban areas already face, like pollution, over-development, and inadequate infrastructure, could exacerbate climate change's effects...
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Why foreclosure may literally make you sick
9:00 AM on 10/26/2010
theGRIO REPORT - A landmark report has found that foreclosure not only has an economic impact, it can alter the health of an entire community...
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Black infant mortality is a big issue with little attention
9:20 AM on 09/29/2010
theGRIO REPORT - White women who dropped out of high school have a lower rate of infant mortality than college-educated blacks -- 9.9 deaths per 1,000 births to 10.2...
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Caregivers face racial abuse by some elderly and dementia patients
6:00 PM on 09/27/2010
theGRIO REPORT - When Certified Nursing Assistant Brenda Chaney saw a nursing home patient sprawled on the floor after a fall, her first instinct was to go to her aid. Instead, Chaney had to find a white health care worker...
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Colorblind parents could handicap their biracial kids
6:16 PM on 09/16/2010
theGRIO REPORT - Non-African-American mothers with biracial children can struggle not only with issues like hair and skin tone, but also with intangible matters...
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'63 March on Washington couple returns to 'reclaim the dream'
9:01 AM on 08/30/2010
theGRIO REPORT - They said they're often asked about that day in 1963, what it was like, how they felt and what it meant...
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Crowds converge in Washington DC with divergent views of MLK's 'dream'
10:10 AM on 08/29/2010
theGRIO REPORT - For many attendees, the trip to Washington D.C. began overnight Saturday. Thousands boarded buses...
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Black farmers lose faith, lives waiting for settlement money
9:09 AM on 08/23/2010
theGRIO REPORT - Many farmers have become frustrated and suffer from low morale after little tangible resolution more than decade after they initially filed their claims...
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Is 'reverse racism' real?
9:02 AM on 08/18/2010
theGRIO REPORT - The concept is deeply rooted in the idea of race in the context of power and privilege in society, and has been internalized by Americans both black and white...
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Fantasia's reported suicide attempt highlights stigma in black community
8:00 AM on 08/16/2010
theGRIO REPORT - Fantasia Barrino's reported suicide attempt last week highlighted the seemingly little-known problem of suicide in the African-American community...
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Black journalists react to Sherrod vs. Brietbart
3:04 PM on 07/29/2010
theGRIO REPORT - Some African-American journalists and public relations professionals expressed mixed feelings over Shirley Sherrod's plans to sue...
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Civil rights groups set for showdown with Tea Party on MLK march anniversary
2:10 PM on 07/13/2010
theGRIO REPORT - As Glenn Beck hosts his 'Restoring Honor' event Aug. 28th at the Lincoln Memorial, civil rights organizations will hold events to commemorate King...
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BP oil spill leaves local black businesses in the muck
9:10 AM on 06/25/2010
theGRIO REPORT - It has sickened residents, threatened their traditional way of life, crippled the fishing industry there and left scores out of work...
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Ex-oil rig worker on BP spill: 'An opportunity' for African-Americans
8:38 AM on 06/21/2010
theGRIO Q&A - Jerome Ringo worked in the oil industry for over 20 years before becoming the first African-American to lead a national conservation advocacy organization...
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Diseased bushmeat exposes US consumers to HIV-like virus
7:52 PM on 05/27/2010
theGRIO REPORT - Bushmeat, or meat from wild animals such as elephant, bat or chimpanzee, is a prized foodstuff in some African cultures...
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Lost chapters from Malcolm X memoirs revealed
10:02 PM on 05/20/2010
THE GRIO REPORT - Malcolm X's unpublished thoughts on race, his life and his work were unveiled just a few feet from where an assassin's bullet struck him down 45 years ago.
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