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December 24, 2011
BALTIMORE (AP) - The city known nationwide as a homicide hot spot thanks to TV crime dramas could record its…
December 24, 2011
OPINION - Since the passing of my beloved friend and Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) brother Ofield Dukes, I find myself…
December 24, 2011
theGRIO REPORT - As Christmas approaches, one family celebrates the gift a daughter gave to her ailing mother: a kidney...
December 23, 2011
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Stan Rosenfield, the 68-year-old actor's spokesman, says De Niro and his 56-year-old wife, Grace Hightower, welcomed…
December 23, 2011
RIVERSIDE, California (AP) - Etta James' longtime manager says the terminally ill blues singer has been hospitalized after experiencing difficulty…
December 23, 2011
DETROIT (AP) - The Rev. Jesse Jackson and U.S. Rep. John Conyers joined religious and civil rights leaders Thursday to…
December 23, 2011
theGRIO REPORT - Today, it's not uncommon for black celebs to land lucrative ad campaigns promoting beauty products...
December 23, 2011
TheGrio REPORT -- The Justice Department on Friday moved to block South Carolina's voter ID law, saying it unfairly burdens…
December 23, 2011
OPINION - Melody C. Barnes, President Obama's Domestic Policy Council Director; gave a private, farewell interview to five members of…
December 23, 2011
In a picture posted on Will Smith's Facebook yesterday, he was joined by former costars James Avery (Uncle Phil Banks),…
December 23, 2011
WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. (AP) - The rapper known as 'Tyler, the Creator,' was arrested after authorities say he got rowdy…
December 23, 2011
A Fox News guest said that some people might want to describe President Obama as a 'skinny, ghetto crackhead' Thursday…
December 23, 2011
A direct-mail solicitation for Ron Paul's political and investment newsletters two decades ago warned of a 'coming race war in…
December 23, 2011
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (AP) - Multiplatinum rapper Young Buck could lose his name and other assets in a bankruptcy case that…
December 23, 2011
SLIDESHOW - As Viola's star has climbed ever higher over the last ten-plus years, every character she has created has…
December 23, 2011
theGRIO REPORT - New research indicates that fewer Americans are getting married than ever. Although for African-American women the marriage…
December 23, 2011
theGRIO REPORT - The three time Grammy Award winner R.Kelly been in the news more recently than he has in…
December 23, 2011
theGRIO REPORT - The decision to not allow teenagers to obtain Plan B without a prescription could continue to feed…
December 22, 2011
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The Fox entertainment show 'The X-Factor' reached its dramatic conclusion Thursday, with one contestant snagging the…
December 22, 2011
theGRIO REPORT - Police have issued an arrest warrant for a suspect in the murder of Atlanta-based rapper Slim Dunkin:…