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| Aug 8, 2026 | Puerto Rico Water Utility Loses 60% to Leaks; Drought Turned Failure Into Emergency | By Clayton Lewis
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| Jul 30, 2026 | Oprah Shutters South Africa Girls’ Academy in 2027, Shifting to Nationwide Scholarships | By Devin Culbertson
Published: Jul 30 2026, 8:21 PM EDT
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| Oct 10, 2024 | ALLEN MEDIA GROUP’S ‘THE GRIO’ PRESENTS AN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN | theGrio presents an exclusive interview with President Biden by April Ryan, White House Correspondent and Washington Bureau Chief for theGrio. Ryan conducted an on-the-ground interview with President Biden in Milwaukee at the Department of ... |
| Sep 17, 2024 | National Politics | Harris condemns Trump rhetoric, says voters should make sure he ‘can’t have that microphone again’ | “When you have that kind of microphone in front of you, you really ought to understand at a deep level that your words have meaning,” Harris said, without mentioning Trump by name. “Let’s turn the page and chart a new way forward and say yo... |
| Jun 24, 2024 | ALLEN MEDIA GROUP’S ‘THE GRIO’ PRESENTS LIVE PRE-SHOW / POST-SHOW COVERAGE AND SIMULCAST OF THE CNN PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE | BLACK AMERICA MUST VOTE: SPECIAL COVERAGE OF THE CNN PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE Airs Thursday June 27th at 8:30pm ET/5:30pm PT on theGrio Television Network and theGrio FAST Channel on Local Now
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| Jun 18, 2024 | ALLEN MEDIA GROUP’S ‘THE GRIO’ CELEBRATES JUNETEENTH WITH TWO TELEVISION SPECIALS | TheGrio Heroes 2024 Honorees
THEGRIO HEROES Premieres Wednesday June 19th at 7:30pm ET/4:30pm PT on TheGrio Television Network and is Followed by BYRON ALLEN PRESENTS JUNETEENTH CELEBRATING CENTURIES OF BLACK EXCELLENCE
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| May 13, 2024 | Another Settlement Shows Why It’s A Bad Idea For Cops To Harass People Who Film Them | We may not have Supreme Court precedent (yet!), but a number of cases handled by appellate circuits all over the nation have made it resoundingly clear: there’s a First Amendment right to film police officers.
Of course, lawmakers caping fo... |
| Jan 8, 2024 | CALL FOR NOMINATIONS: BYRON ALLEN’S THE GRIO LAUNCHES 2ND ANNUAL THE GRIO HEROES’ INITIATIVE | theGrio logo
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TheGrio Heroes initiative, starts January 8, 2024, via the platform’s website. Submissions will be accepted through February 9, 2024.
We are committed to shining a spotlight on people whose actions speak lou... |
| Dec 22, 2023 | Black representatives in Congress voice concerns over impact of tech layoffs on minority workers | Members of the Congressional Black Caucus have written to the United States’ Acting Secretary of Labor, Julie Su, expressing concerns over the disproportionate impact tech layoffs could have on Black workers, according to a letter seen by T... |
| Sep 13, 2023 | Diddy is a proud father of 7. Meet all of the entertainer's kids and their moms. | Entertainment Diddy is a proud father of 7. Meet all of the entertainer's kids and their moms.
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| Jul 10, 2023 | ALLEN MEDIA GROUP NAMES DARYL V. ATKINSON AS WINNER OF ITS INAUGURAL ‘THEGRIO HEROES’ AWARD | Daryl V. Atkinson, Forward Justice
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Allen Media Group’s multi-media platform theGrio proudly announces the inaugural award for its 2023 TheGrio Heroes initiative: Daryl V. Atkinson.
Daryl Atkinson exemplifies the value... |
| Jun 23, 2023 | Pride Has Always Been About Ending Mass Incarceration | We celebrate Pride this year in defiance of the almost 500 anti-LGBTQ bills pending or passed in state legislatures around the country. Unsurprisingly, these attacks are turning to the criminal legal system to enforce homophobia and transph... |
| Apr 27, 2023 | Can sneakers help bridge the partisan factions that divide America? Yes, says sneakerhead and congressman Jared Moskowitz | Anthony Man | South Florida Sun Sentinel
U.S. Rep. Jared Moskowitz wears sneakers just about everywhere: to his swearing in as a member of Congress, to President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address — even at his wedding party.
How commit... |
| Feb 28, 2023 | Byron Allen's theGrio Launches Inaugural "The Grio Heroes;" Nomination Submissions for Everyday Heroes Starting March 1 | theGrio logo
TheGrio Heroes are about the everyday heroes in our world dedicated to the community and the culture, sharing a determination to make a significant impact.
We are excited to bring theGrio Heroes initiative for public participat... |
| Dec 27, 2022 | 'We're going number one': How rap icon Jadakiss is using coffee to build Black generational wealth with his son and father by his side | Redeem now
Rap heavyweight Jadakiss, along with his father Bob Phillips and son Jaewon Phillips, launched a new coffee line this year.
Dubbed Kiss Café, the company is an extension of the family's longtime business ties.
The three men ... |
| Dec 3, 2022 | Businesses Ended Their Relationships With Kanye West — I Must, Too | American rapper Kanye West poses before Christian Dior fall/winter ready-to-wear collection fashion ... [+] show in Paris. (Photo credit: PATRICK KOVARIK/AFP via Getty Images)AFP via Getty Images |
| Sep 22, 2022 | Byron Allen's TheGrio Announces Premiere Date of Friday, September 30 for 'Masters of the Game' hosted by Touré | Frances Tiafoe and Touré - Photo Credit: Allen Lane Johnson, Jr. © Creative Thought Media
Interviewing living legends in an intimate setting, writer, journalist and critic Touré hosts MASTERS OF THE GAME, a show premiering Friday, September... |
| Jul 12, 2022 | THEGRIO BLACK PODCAST NETWORK'S “THE BLACKEST QUESTIONS” PREMIERES JULY 12; The Black trivia game show is available via theGrio podcast app | Host Dr. Christina Greer quizzes your favorite entertainers, history makers, and celebrities on little known facts while engaging in conversation to learn more about important contributions in Black history. Dr. Greer makes everyone feel li... |
| Jun 29, 2022 | Trademark Attorney Ticora Davis Shares What Business Owners Should Do To Protect Their Intellectual Property | Ticora is an award-winning trademark and business lawyer and recognized as one of the most prominent ... [+] voices advocating for “culturally relevant” legal representation for female founders and creatives of color. Jodie Brim Photography... |
| May 24, 2022 | Byron Allen's Digital News Platform theGrio to Launch Black Podcast Network (TGBPN) | theGrio Black Podcast Network Featuring all aspects of the culture, TGBPN elevates the Black experience with daily news, humor, wit, cultural insights, and a look at critical issues from the foremost thought leaders and breakthrough talent,... |
| Feb 14, 2022 | The 50 best breakup songs of the 21st century, ranked | Beyoncé’s ‘B’Day,’ Carrie Underwood’s ‘Some Hearts,’ Ne-Yo’s ‘In My Own Words,’ and Olivia Rodrigo’s ‘Drivers License.’ Jo Hale/Getty Images; Skip Bolen/Getty Images; Kevin Mazur/Getty Images; Matthew Baker/Getty Images; Alyssa Powell/Insid... |
| Feb 14, 2022 | The 50 best breakup songs of the 21st century, ranked | Entertainment The 50 best breakup songs of the 21st century, ranked
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| Feb 4, 2022 | These 6 women want to be the first Black female governor in the US, but they have to overcome fundraising and party support obstacles their white counterparts rarely face | From left to right: Mia McLeod, Deirdre Gilbert, Connie Johnson, Stacey Abrams, Deidre DeJear, and Danielle Allen Meg Kinnard/AP; Deirdre Gilbert; Chris Aluka Berry/Reuters; Dominik Bindl/Getty Images; Charlie Neibergal/AP; Jessica Rinaldi/... |
| Jul 23, 2021 | 42 celebrities you probably didn’t realize voiced Disney characters | Jonathan Groff next to his character from ‘Frozen.’ Gary Gershoff/Getty; Disney
Throughout the years, many celebrities have voiced Disney characters.
Some notable actors have included Oprah Winfrey, Danny Devito, Christian Bale, and Whoopi ... |
| May 4, 2021 | Jay-Z Sets Up a $10 Million Seed Fund for Minority-Owned Cannabis Businesses | May 4, 2021 4 min read
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With all apologies to the horde of celebrities now in the weed business, no one is hotter (or busier) at the moment than Jay Z. The rap mogul has his own ... |
| Apr 15, 2021 | There’s a reason ‘highways do not go in straight lines.’ How racism is built into American infrastructure. | Police Chief George H. Guy poses beside the ‘White waiting room’ sign posted outside the Greyhound bus terminal in McComb, Mi., on Nov. 2, 1961. The sign was erected on city property by McComb Police on Oct. 31, one day before the ICC rulin... |
| Mar 19, 2021 | Rapper Lil Mama doubles down on transphobic comments and says she will start a ‘heterosexual rights movement’ | Lil Mama. Shareif Ziyadat/Getty Images
Rapper Lil Mama is facing renewed backlash for anti-LGBTQ comments.
2009 clip of the rapper making an anti-trans comment on “America’s Best Dance Crew” has resurfaced.
In an Instagram story, she said s... |
| Feb 17, 2021 | Black couple in US saw home value skyrocket after white friend pretended to be the homeowner | "There are implications to our ability to create generational wealth or passing things on if our houses appraise for 50 percent less than its value," Tenisha Austin told Atlanta Black Star.
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| Dec 4, 2020 | US health chief Dr Fauci shared a day in his life - it's exhausting just reading it | Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.
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In an interview with HuffPost Dr. Anthony Fauci, the US's leading infectious disease expert, laid out a schedule of ... |
| May 1, 2019 | 30 actors who turned down huge movie roles | Entertainment 30 actors who turned down huge movie roles
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| Dec 13, 2018 | Janet Jackson Confirms Induction Into 2019 Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame | Janet Jackson at OUT Magazine's Out100 gala in NYC on November 9, 2017. Photo by Bryan Bedder/GETTY |
| May 21, 2018 | My ‘sunken place’: Having to call police when I know it could be deadly for my black patients | A few weeks ago, I watched a crisis unfold on Twitter.
A black woman posted what looked like a suicide note. Her followers scrambled to help her. One woman, also black, tweeted that anyone who knew her personally should call a suicide helpl... |
| Feb 5, 2018 | Prince Thought Holograms Were "Demonic," Confirms Sheila E. | While Justin Timberlake's aggressively serviceable halftime performance at Super Bowl LII was overshadowed by Philadelphia's underdog victory, the tribute to Minneapolis' favourite son Prince seemed genuinely heartfelt, with ... |
| Jun 18, 2016 | M&A roundup - week ending 6/18/16 | Microsoft bought LinkedIn; Pinterest acquired Fleksy; Bed Bath and Beyond purchased One Kings Lane
Microsoft acquired LinkedIn. The purchase price was for $196 per share, or 45 percent above LinkedIn's price before the deal was announc... |
| Mar 22, 2016 | Glam Tech made fashion/tech mashups make sense | The intersection of fashion and technology is present in Baltimore’s biggest company, but they didn’t start out huge.
“You don’t have to be as big as Under Armour to make an impact,” said LaKisha Greenwade, a personal brand strategist who g... |
| Dec 19, 2014 | New Ties Raise Old Questions About the Fate of Assata Shakur and Other US Fugitives in Cuba | As Cubans and Americans started grappling with the reality of their new relationship following Wednesday's announcement that the two countries would resume diplomatic ties after half a century of hostility, questions begun to emerge ab... |
| Mar 18, 2014 | Tawkers Launches An App For Publishing Your Texts | New York-based startup Tawkers has launched a new iPhone app that lets users publish their texts to its platform and creates a public forum for text-based conversations from your cell phone.
Let’s say you and a friend were texting each othe... |
| Oct 12, 2012 | Ryan: Elected officials — not judges — should decide on the legality of abortion | Whether you thought that Martha Raddatz was biased from the start or that she was the best moderator ever, she did bring up a topic that needed to be addressed: Abortion.
She waited until the end of the debate and asked both candidates to g... |
| Aug 16, 2012 | San Jose medical device startup using liquid sensors to identify IV drugs, prevent errors | The Institute of Medicine estimated in 2006 that there are at least 1.5 million cases of preventable adverse drug events in the U.S. annually, adding that the “true number may be much higher.”
Weickert believes the problem has its roots in ... |
| Jul 16, 2012 | The 16-Year Itch: Microsoft, NBC Call It Quits, NBC Gets Custody Of MSNBC.com | They came together with a common worldview and complementary personalities. Then, as they grew older and grew apart, they still tried to make it work — for the sake of the child, at least. Now that that kid is a teenager, they’ve decided no... |
| Aug 19, 2010 | Hey Verizon, Whoever Made This Is Going To Hell | Verizon, Verizon, Verizon … So this is what you’re doing instead of going after the iPhone? You guys must think we’re so stupid.
You’ve based your latest mcgarrybowen-produced “Rule The Air! campaign around the concept of your product being... |
| Ryan: Elected officials — not judges — should decide on the legality of abortion | Biden believes women should make decisions about their bodies. Ryan believes his faith tells us what those decisions should be. #debatehealth
— Vivek Murthy (@vivek_murthy) October 12, 2012
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| San Jose medical device startup using liquid sensors to identify IV drugs, prevent errors | Michael Weickert wants to bring the reality of IV error out in the open and eliminate it.
He has heard too many stories of parents losing their children because of IV error, of care providers like nurses taking their lives because they coul... |
| Byron Allen’s $10B McDonald’s race discrimination suit heads to trial in ‘close call’ decision | Originally Published by:
McDonald's fan favorite item returning after special sauce sells out Mattel sued over dolls packaging including adult website link Jaguar back in hot water as new car redesign sparks more backlash
A federal jud... |
