Marlie Hall | theGrio | African American News and Opinion

Black Santas make Christmas a little less white

7:53 AM on 12/25/2011

VIDEO - Like shopping for gifts then wrapping them up, some Christmas traditions rarely change. But there's one classic image of the holiday season that seems to be...

Dual citizenship offers second chance to Haitians

By Marlie Hall

8:58 AM on 05/31/2011

theGRIO VIDEO - Dual citizenship offers millions of Haitians living across the globe a hand in the future of Haiti...

'Sou-sou': Black immigrants bring savings club stateside

By Marlie Hall

9:05 AM on 05/20/2011

theGRIO REPORT - Sou-sous allow it's members to avoid banking fees, loan interest and it's virtually devoid of paperwork and bureaucracy...

'Mom and Pop philanthropists' lend helping hand to Haitians

By Marlie Hall

8:05 AM on 03/22/2011

theGRIO REPORT - There is hardly a person of Haitian descent who hasn't felt the need to help out -- even in the smallest of ways...

A year after quake, Haitians in America fear deportation

By Marlie Hall

9:00 AM on 01/13/2011

theGRIO VIDEO - When the deadly earthquake hit Haiti last year, an educated and well-dressed young man's life was changed forever...

In Haiti, a tent can't take the place of a home

By Marlie Hall

10:38 AM on 07/12/2010

VIDEO - Six months later, these so-called temporary shelters found in and around the earthquake's epicenter are looking more and more permanent...

Other faces of immigration fear Ariz. law fallout

By Marlie Hall

8:48 AM on 05/26/2010

VIDEO - It took him several years and thousands of miles to get here. And turns out the U.S. is Ahmat Alhadi's cup of tea...

The fight against racism in Cuba goes viral

By Marlie Hall

9:28 AM on 05/14/2010

THEGRIO REPORT - According to Afro-Cuban activists, racism against blacks in Cuba is systemic and institutional...

Caribbeans seek to boost census numbers

By Marlie Hall

8:34 AM on 04/01/2010

VIDEO - One proud group of people who are expected to make history as an emerging immigrant group once this year's census is counted...

NYC b-boys hope to be discovered dancing on subways

By Marlie Hall

8:21 AM on 03/10/2010

VIDEO - On a good day these break dancers can make $70 to $100 each. But sometimes they get more than money, like contacts that lead to auditions or gigs...

Giving voice to the voiceless in Haiti

By Marlie Hall

9:48 AM on 01/21/2010

DISPATCH - After reporting on and witnessing first hand the death, destruction and despair that now envelops the country, it's impossible not to want to take action...

Reporter's notebook: The 'Dyaspora' feels your pain

By Marlie Hall

11:12 PM on 01/19/2010

DISPATCH - Homeless earthquake victims formed a massive line that started at the restaurant's front door, cued around the corner and ended all the way up the block...

Restaurant owner serves up relief for fellow Haitians

By Marlie Hall

2:32 PM on 01/19/2010

VIDEO - Muncheez was the hottest hangout in town before Haiti's deadly earthquake, and in a way, it still is...

From student to homeless in seconds - a survivor's story

By Marlie Hall

5:02 PM on 01/18/2010

VIDEO - This economics major went from a classroom to a one-room tent--literally overnight.

Earthquake victims have food within reach, but can't afford to eat

By Marlie Hall

1:53 PM on 01/17/2010

VIDEO - TheGrio's Marlie Hall speaks to homeless earthquake victims who can see and smell food -- but cannot afford the prices charged by the vendors selling it...

Wounded Haitians seek care in Dominican hospitals

By Marlie Hall

10:58 PM on 01/15/2010

VIDEO - It's 10-year-old Galdenia's first time out of her country Haiti. However, her trip to Santo Domingo is no vacation...

Reporter's notebook: 'Firefighters for Christ in Haiti'

By Marlie Hall

5:40 PM on 01/14/2010

DISPATCH - Marlie Hall: Some of the assistance on it's way to the country once known as the Pearl of the Antilles isn't a world a way but right next door...

Reporter's notebook: Bittersweet return to Haiti

By Marlie Hall

12:49 PM on 01/14/2010

DISPATCH - Marlie Hall: Every visit inspires me to find more significant ways to try to uplift the millions of destitute people in Haiti--of which I could have easily been one...