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Perennial launches youth business competition in Washington DC
11:43 AM on 05/08/2012
theGRIO REPORT - Perennial, a Washington, D.C.-based family of businesses, under direction of national business leader and advocate Lamell McMorris, is launching a youth competition to encourage students to launch their own business ideas...
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Aging workers likely to stay out of work longer
8:33 AM on 04/01/2011
theGRIO REPORT - So was age discrimination at play here? It's possible according to Richard Johnson, the lead researcher of the Urban Institute's 2011 study for the AARP...
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Fired art teacher finds success at fashion week
11:10 AM on 09/17/2010
theGRIO VIDEO - Celebrity designer Ayana Evans, overcame adversity to become a highly-praised handbag designer, despite being laid off twice...
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Low-income blacks stranded in food deserts
9:00 AM on 06/22/2010
theGRIO REPORT - Addressing this appalling trend has become incredibly important as the U.S. wages war against the obesity epidemic...
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Fortune 500s suffer from a deficit of boardroom diversity
10:00 AM on 05/12/2010
THEGRIO REPORT - There is a disturbing trend happening in today's corporate boardrooms. The number of black board directors is declining...
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Cities cut schools first, ask questions later
8:58 AM on 04/19/2010
While budgets need to be balanced, this tendency to cut schools in order to reduce budget deficits creates a concerning pattern for the children affected...
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The new black Hollywood elite takes center stage with success of 'Think Like a Man'
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Rest in peace MCA: Remembering Adam Yauch's best rap songs
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The political strategy of Obama's 'evolving' position on gay marriage
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Toni Morrison's new novel 'Home' is where her heart is
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Is the 'Black Women and Fat' New York Times article problematic?
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Mia Davis widower's dangerous attack on birth control
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Beyoncé backlash: Why the outcry over journalism award is overblown
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