Slideshow: TheGrio's 25 wackiest stories of 2011
SLIDESHOW - Check out some of the greatest examples of buffoonery from this past year...
Slideshow: TheGrio's 20 most uplifting stories of 2011
SLIDESHOW - These inspiring stories touched our hearts this year, and we definitely do not want to forget them...
Etta James off respirator, breathing on her own
Grammy-winning blues and soul legend Etta James, famous for her hit 'At Last,' was taken off respiratory assistance but remains hospitalized in California, her agent said Friday...
Bill Cosby writes 'get well' letter to Etta James
Funnyman Bill Cosby has reached out to Etta James, urging the ailing singer to "get well" as she battles leukemia...
Why white comics can cop a black attitude
theGRIO REPORT - Bill Maher and Louis C.K. talking about race and mocking their own white privilege creates a balance of saying, 'they can't talk about that,' with 'damn, he's right'...
The best black celebrity weddings of 2011
SLIDESHOW - African-American celebrities tied the knot in lavish ceremonies with guest lists filled with luminaries in 2011 -- that you may have missed...
Melody Barnes leaves White House amid crises
WASHINGTON (AP) - Melody Barnes is leaving as White House chief domestic policy adviser at a time when President Barack Obama's administration is getting little notice for its work on the home front to fix the struggling economy...
The top 10 most racist remarks of 2011
NEWS ONE - This year has come and gone, but unfortunately, racism is here to stay...
Cain: From frontrunner to footnote in GOP primary
theGRIO REPORT - Only two months after leading the polls in Iowa, Herman Cain has virtually disappeared from the political scene and will have almost no impact on the results in the first contest of the GOP presidential nomination process...
Who is Yvette Prieto?
Yvette Prieto, the model who is engaged to Michael Jordan is now the subject of intense curiosity and millions of Google searches. But who is she?...
