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September 22 is the first day of the rest of your life, or at least that’s what Facebook would have you believe. Their VP of Global Communications Elliot Schrage recently told Tech Crunch that this year’s F8 conference will be “either the most important, or the second most important F8 yet.” Already, Facebook has been […]

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September 22 is the first day of the rest of your life, or at least that’s what Facebook would have you believe. Their VP of Global Communications Elliot Schrage recently told Tech Crunch that this year’s F8 conference will be “either the most important, or the second most important F8 yet.” Already, Facebook has been […]

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AVON, OH (WOIO) – The Lake Erie Crushers mascot Stomper has returned to his home, All Pro Freight Stadium.  Thanks to 19 Action News and other media support the Lake Erie Crushers have received over the past week, Stomper was successfully returned on Thursday. “We are humbled by the community support in the effort to […]

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AVON, OH (WOIO) – The Lake Erie Crushers mascot Stomper has returned to his home, All Pro Freight Stadium.  Thanks to 19 Action News and other media support the Lake Erie Crushers have received over the past week, Stomper was successfully returned on Thursday. “We are humbled by the community support in the effort to […]

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UPDATED (December 17, 2014): Seventy years after 14-year-old George Stinney became the youngest person in American history to be executed, he was “exonerated” today by a South Carolina judge who vacated his conviction. Judge Carmen T. Mullen wrote that her court “finds fundamental, Constitutional violations of due process exist in the 1944 prosecution of George Stinney, Jr. […]

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WASHINGTON — Young adults are the recession’s lost generation. In record numbers, they’re struggling to find work, shunning long-distance moves to live with mom and dad, delaying marriage and raising kids out of wedlock, if they’re becoming parents at all. The unemployment rate for them is the highest since World War II, and they risk […]

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WASHINGTON — Young adults are the recession’s lost generation. In record numbers, they’re struggling to find work, shunning long-distance moves to live with mom and dad, delaying marriage and raising kids out of wedlock, if they’re becoming parents at all. The unemployment rate for them is the highest since World War II, and they risk […]

TheGrio and NewsOne have teamed up to launch a new multimedia series called THE BIG ISSUE. Our first installment is this special report, “Addicted To Food.” On TheGrio: The Big Issue: Blacks Aren’t Immune To Food Addiction (hosted by Mara Sciavocampo] [VIDEO] The Urban Fresh Food Fight Goes National Map: Obesity by state vs fast […]

TheGrio and NewsOne have teamed up to launch a new multimedia series called THE BIG ISSUE. Our first installment is this special report, “Addicted To Food.” On TheGrio: The Big Issue: Blacks Aren’t Immune To Food Addiction (hosted by Mara Sciavocampo] [VIDEO] The Urban Fresh Food Fight Goes National Map: Obesity by state vs fast […]

“The Big Issue: Addicted to Food” is the first in a new series on TheGrio, taking an in-depth look at issues affecting the African American community. This particular story takes a fresh look at the rates of obesity and weight-related health problems in the black community by focusing on food addiction. New science suggests that […]

“The Big Issue: Addicted to Food” is the first in a new series on TheGrio, taking an in-depth look at issues affecting the African American community. This particular story takes a fresh look at the rates of obesity and weight-related health problems in the black community by focusing on food addiction. New science suggests that […]

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“Food desert” is a term commonly used to describe communities with little or no access to healthy food, including fresh fruits, vegetables, meats and diary products. Millions of Americans — mostly poor, many African-Americans — live in these areas. In fact, the United States Department of Agriculture reports that about 23.5 million Americans currently live […]