Travel and Leisure
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Interracial dating: Should black women find love outside America?
12:47 PM on 02/09/2012
OPINION - Thanks to the romantic aura of wanderlust, plus some all-shades-of-beautiful men, it seems like living outside of America has officially made me an equal opportunity dater...
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New travel trend for women in 2012: Solo-cruising
9:40 AM on 01/13/2012
OPINION - Venturing out on your own in any collective environment can sometimes not only seem to be a harrowing endeavor -- it may usher in quite a few strange looks and distant whispers...
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Honduras' enduring African culture
11:06 AM on 12/27/2011
SLIDESHOW - To travel to Honduras is to walk into the richness of Africa...
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Black artists at Art Basel Miami Beach 2011
10:20 AM on 12/04/2011
TheGrio SLIDESHOW -- Black artists on display at Art Basel Miami 2011 ...
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Black artists search for presence at Art Basel
1:31 PM on 12/02/2011
theGRIO REPORT - Art Basel Miami Beach, the premier international art show that takes place annually in Miami Beach, will again dominate the winter social scene in South Florida. But will African-Americans have a place at the table?...
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7 tips to lower long-distance travel risks
8:31 AM on 11/23/2011
theGRIO REPORT - As families pile into cars heading south for Turkey Day, or board airplanes toward the opposite coast, traveling safely is the priority...
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Paterson's Great Falls: A national park with black appeal
10:41 AM on 11/03/2011
theGRIO REPORT - From the Grand Canyon in Arizona to Shenandoah in Virginia, there are 58 National Parks in the United States. However, surveys indicate that African-Americans are the least likely ethnic group to visit the National Park system...
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N-word products in China are commonplace
6:00 AM on 10/08/2011
OPINION - What is 'n-word-oil'? Well it turns out that this medicinal remedy is for muscle pain and a host of other ailments that the Chinese have been using for a very long time...
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Slideshow: Black 'Sambo' stereotypes in China
9:16 AM on 10/05/2011
SLIDESHOW - A "Sambo" image on a billboard sparks outrage for an American living in Beijing, China...
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Slideshow: N-word national locales leave a mark
6:00 AM on 10/05/2011
SLIDESHOW - The slideshow below highlights some national locales that may get name recognition for the wrong reasons...
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A journey through Joséphine Baker's Paris
3:37 PM on 09/17/2011
TheGRIO REPORT - As I finally returned to the City of Lights, I began to understand why black Americans have such an affinity for Paris....
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Hotel provides no-frills Miss. blues experience
12:50 PM on 09/06/2011
CLARKSDALE, Miss. (AP) - It's not the Heartbreak Hotel or the Ritz, and George Washington didn't sleep there...
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Slideshow: How you can be part of MLK's history
6:00 AM on 08/23/2011
SLIDESHOW - This Sunday, President Barack Obama is slated to give remarks and King relatives, civil rights leaders, dignitaries and celebrities are expected for the dedication ceremony on the National Mall...
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US urges citizens to take care, not avoid Haiti
9:49 AM on 08/09/2011
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) -- The U.S. State Department no longer urges American citizens to avoid all travel to Haiti...
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Students travel to Africa on Sweet Mentoring Mission
11:10 AM on 08/05/2011
VIDEO - A trip to Agogo, Ghana changed the lives of seven Broward and Miami-Dade people.
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Volunteering in Haiti: Good intentions not enough
3:41 PM on 08/04/2011
MAPLAT, Haiti (AP) - I went to Haiti last year after the earthquake, driven by an excited but vague notion of doing some good in a hurting country...
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