Are schools suffering from a black brain drain?
theGRIO REPORT - There are several important stories that are often omitted during comparisons between immigrant Africans and their U.S. born African-American counterparts...
Ex-NBA player Crittenton charged with murder
From TheGRIO -- A former NBA player has been charged in the shooting death of a 23-year old woman.
LSU QB, teammate booked in bar fight and released
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - LSU quarterback Jordan Jefferson and teammate Joshua Johns were released on $5,000 bond each Friday in connection with a bar fight that injured four people...
Hurricane Irene pelts East Coast with winds, rain
NAGS HEAD, N.C. (AP) - For hundreds of miles, people in the storm's path either fled inland or stocked up on supplies to ride it out...
BET to dedicate Sunday programming to MLK
NEW YORK (AP) - The network also will air "Michelle Obama on a Mission: Impact Africa," which follows the First Lady's travels to South Africa and Botswana...
Convicted felon laughs at 9 life sentences
MIAMI - James Herard, 22, was convicted of attempted murder and a slew of other charges for the string of robberies in 2008...
Derek Jeter and actress Minka Kelly split up
NEW YORK (AP) - Kelly was a frequent visitor to Yankee Stadium while the two were dating...
Second-largest Native American tribe expels slave descendants
The Cherokee nation Supreme Court ruled that a 2007 tribal decision to kick the so-called "Freedmen" out of the tribe was proper.
Irene evacuations, transit shutdown ordered in NYC
NEW YORK (AP) - Mayor Michael Bloomberg ordered an evacuation by 5 p.m. Saturday for low-lying areas that house about 270,000 people...
Ledisi talks tour preparations, Nick Ashford and forthcoming book
The New Orleans native and "Leatherheads" actress is no stranger to life on the road...
