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Father dies shielding 8-year-old son from gunshots
2:55 PM on 04/06/2012
theGRIO REPORT - A 28-year-old father died this week protecting his 8-year-old son from gunfire...
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Woman arrested for trespassing in hospital, dies in jail
4:46 PM on 03/28/2012
VIDEO - New video has surfaced which shows Richmond Fields police arresting a 29-year-old woman at a hospital for trespassing and then later dragging her into a jail cell, where she would eventually die...
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US postal worker saves life of British cancer patient
1:00 PM on 03/15/2012
theGRIO VIDEO - Bone marrow from New York postal worker Audrey Pollard saved the life of a man thousands of miles away...
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Members of Whitney Houston's home church react to her passing
2:52 PM on 02/12/2012
theGRIO VIDEO - Whitney Houston's death has sent shockwaves throughout the entertainment industry and to those who listened to her music all over the world...
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'Red Tails' director Anthony Hemingway and star Nate Parker hope film soars at box office (VIDEO)
5:41 PM on 01/20/2012
theGRIO VIDEO - Red Tails took producer George Lucas two decades to complete and was hampered by lack of interest by major Hollywood studios in its all-black cast...
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Common: 'No regrets' on n-word track with Maya Angelou (VIDEO)
1:00 PM on 12/19/2011
theGRIO REPORT - Common told theGrio he has no regrets over using the N word on a track featuring poet Maya Angelou...
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Swizz Beatz gives Bronx charter school ultimate gift (VIDEO)
9:00 AM on 12/15/2011
theGRIO VIDEO - Copeland is a star in the national ballet scene -- and, because of her talents, even caught the eye of musical legend Prince...
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Man claims he used drug funds to launch Tyler Perry's career (VIDEO)
2:10 PM on 12/02/2011
theGRIO VIDEO - In his new book, radio executive Melvin Childs claims he used drug funds to launch Tyler Perry's career - eight sold-out shows at Atlanta's House of Blues in 1998.
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Black Muslim is changing the face of fencing (VIDEO)
4:30 PM on 11/22/2011
theGRIO VIDEO - Ibti, as she's known to her friends, is as unique a site on the fencing circuit as you'll see -- a young African-American Muslim woman who chooses to wear a headscarf or hijab while she fences...
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Walt Frazier talks NBA lockout, diabetes and diet (VIDEO)
9:00 AM on 11/11/2011
theGRIO VIDEO - NBA Hall-of-Famer is trying to guide anyone who will listen down the path of living a healthy lifestyle...
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Fitting in fitness: How women can make it work (VIDEO)
12:15 PM on 11/02/2011
theGRIO REPORT - Several fitness experts agree - working out requires you to 'work out' your schedule...
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Immigration law brings city workers to Alabama's farms (VIDEO)
9:10 AM on 10/26/2011
theGRIO VIDEO - The law has led Latinos to leave the state in droves - and has left industries like farming in desperate need of a workforce...
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Is black America sitting out 'Occupy Wall Street'? (VIDEO)
11:45 AM on 10/06/2011
theGRIO REPORT - Several African-Americans at the Occupy Wall Street protests say more black involvement is needed...
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Brother of 14-year-old execution victim speaks out (VIDEO)
6:00 PM on 10/04/2011
theGRIO VIDEO - Charles Stinney, 79, the younger brother of 14-year-old execution victim George Stinney, speaks out...
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J. Cole is ready to emerge from hip-hop's sidelines (VIDEO)
10:00 AM on 09/26/2011
theGRIO VIDEO - Cole, whose rap moniker is a shortened version of his first name Jermaine, has built a huge following based on the success of three previous mixtapes...
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Misty Copeland takes ballet to new heights (VIDEO)
9:00 AM on 09/25/2011
theGRIO VIDEO - Copeland is a star in the national ballet scene -- and, because of her talents, even caught the eye of musical legend Prince...
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Black voters cautiously optimistic about Obama speech (VIDEO)
12:15 PM on 09/09/2011
theGRIO VIDEO - TheGrio's Todd Johnson watched Pres. Obama's jobs speech in Brooklyn with a small group of African-American voters...
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Sharpton: No conflict being civil rights leader and TV host (VIDEO)
6:10 PM on 08/23/2011
theGRIO VIDEO - Sharpton sat down exclusively with theGrio's Todd Johnson to discuss his new MSNBC show...
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Burress: Jury saw me as black man with a gun (VIDEO)
2:55 PM on 08/16/2011
VIDEO - Embattled football star Plaxico Burress opens about his time in prison in an interview with Bryant Gumbel on HBO's 'Real Sports'...
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Black British activist gives riots a viral voice (VIDEO)
11:16 AM on 08/10/2011
theGRIO VIDEO - Darcus Howe, a 68-year-old writer and broadcaster, has lived in London for nearly 50 years...
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