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Erica Campbell and GRIFF had the chance to chat with writer, actor and producer Tyler Perry about his political drama on TLC, “Too Close To Home.” He opens up about his favorite part of the process of creating a new film, play or TV show. Plus, he talks about when we can expect to see […]

In this edition of GRIFF’s Prayer, GRIFF is struck with gratefulness for the old school moms out there, who worried about every little thing, so their children would stay presentable at any age, and grow up to be good men and women. He talks about the moms that greased up their kids before they got […]

GRIFF was struck with inspiration at home a few days ago, where he experienced one of his children talking back to him after he told her to do the dishes. His prayer today is dedicated to kids who talk back to their parents. He calls on God to fix it- and his request is definitely less conventional […]

A Muslim student was asked by her teacher last Monday if she was carrying a bomb in her backpack.

When Chicago community activist Andrew Holmes was sent a video of a child smoking marijuana, he quickly notified police.

Former co host of The View, Sherri Shepherd, lost the court battle to remove her name from her surrogate child’s birth certificate.  Shepherd’s ex-husband, Lamar Sally, is raising their 1-year-old boy, and a judge decided that Shepherd must pay him child support. Shepherd and Sally used a donor egg, and a surrogate to have a […]

An Akron middle-schooler was suspended for five days on Wednesday after being caught by school officials buying “happy crack,” a mix of Kool-Aid and sugar.…

A Georgia father was forced to go into full superhero mode after his fiancée’s Kia SUV was carjacked with his 8-year-old in the backseat, ABC News reports. Malcolm Millones was…

A Chicago family is in mourning after an infant was killed by her grandmother with a power saw on Monday, CNN reports. The child, believed…

Tyler Perry’s about to take on his most challenging role yet! The self-made media mogul is going to be a dad! While celebrating his 45th birthday last week, Bossip.com reports that Tyler revealed he’s about to achieve another huge milestone in his life. He joyfully told guests that he’s expecting his first child! Although Tyler […]

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Marquis Govan makes a compelling argument for change in Ferguson. In an interview with CBS “Sunday Morning,” the 11-year-old shared how he thinks his community should move…