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Use of Twitter, Facebook rising among gang members

By theGrio

2:38 PM on 02/02/2010

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Law enforcement officials say gangs are making greater use of Twitter and Facebook, where they sometimes post information that helps agents identify gang associates and learn more about their organizations...

Social networks keep Haitian people informed and comforted

By The Haitian Times

8:27 AM on 01/19/2010

PORT-AU-PRINCE - The use of social networks as a major way of communication is a first for Haitians who historically have relied on radio and word of mouth as the best source of information...

Ten stories of the decade that have changed black America

By Ronda Racha Penrice

9:36 AM on 12/28/2009

OPINION - As we close out the decade and await the imminent arrival of 2010, here are the ten stories that have shaken us up and changed the way we see this country, the world and ourselves...

Africa sees massive growth in mobile web usage

By theGrio

12:00 PM on 12/24/2009

From the deserts of Libya to the plains of Tanzania Facebook is fast becoming the continent's most visited mobile site as Africans use their phones to access the internet, according to a new report.

Barack Obama statue attacked by Facebook critics

By theGrio

9:57 AM on 12/15/2009

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) -- A statue of President Barack Obama as a boy erected in a Jakarta park has been targeted in a Facebook campaign by thousands who say it should be removed...

Phony racist gets probation for death threats

By theGrio

12:12 PM on 12/03/2009

NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A black man from Mississippi who posed as a white supremacist and sent racist death threats over the Internet has been sentenced to three years of probation...

Facebook message frees NYC robbery suspect

By theGrio

8:18 AM on 11/12/2009

NEW YORK (AP) - A 19-year-old New York City man arrested on robbery charges has been exonerated thanks to his Facebook page...

Pew study reveals black women top twitter

By theGrio

12:09 PM on 10/23/2009

FROM CITY PAGES> If you're online, the chances are 1 in 5 that you're updating your Twitter or Facebook status, according to a new study by the Pew Internet and American Life Project. And if you're a female African-American college graduate making less than $30,000 a year and hauling around...

Facebook poll asked if Obama should be killed

By theGrio

4:28 PM on 09/28/2009

Facebook users come across lots of surveys created by other users. But this one caught the attention of the U.S. Secret Service. It asked whether people thought President Barack Obama should be assassinated...

"White flight" from social media sites

By Latoya Peterson

8:43 AM on 09/02/2009

OPINION - Whatever ever happened to MySpace? It used to be such a nice online community--until "they" started logging on with their loud music embeds, flashy backgrounds, and slang-filled comment posts...

Black man posing as white racist sends death threats by Facebook

By theGrio via AP

3:13 PM on 08/14/2009

From the AP via nola.com NEW ORLEANS -- An African-American man from Mississippi admits posing as a white supremacist to send a death threat across state lines by Facebook. The U.S. Attorney's Office says 20-year-old Dyron L. Hart of Poplarville pleaded guilty Wednesday in federal court to making a threat...

NYC official calls Gates racist, resigns

By theGrio via AP

9:32 AM on 07/29/2009

NEW YORK (AP) -- A New York City government aide has resigned after posting controversial Facebook comments about the arrest of Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr.

Pelosi promises swift passage of health care reform

WASHINGTON (AP) - At the White House, officials worked to maximize Obama's influence over lawmakers who control the fate of legislation that has spawned a yearlong struggle...