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'Best Funeral Ever' on TLC.

‘Best Funeral Ever’ reality series will leave you speechless

Chris Witherspoon
theGRIO REPORT - 'The Best Funeral Ever' focuses on the Golden Gate Funeral Home in Dallas, Texas, where the philosophy is "Whatever the family wants, we'll do"....
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Stand Your Ground protests

Does 'Stand Your Ground' mean more homicides?

Marquise Francis
theGRIO REPORT - The newest research that has come out on the effectiveness of the law shows that states with the law have more homicides than states without the law...
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Prince (Getty Images)

Carnegie Hall concert for music education to honor Prince

Carrie Healey
theGRIO REPORT - This year, legendary singer-songwriter Prince will be honored at Carnegie Hall's annual concert to raise money for music education...
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May 20, 2012 "'How cool is this,' the President said after he threw a football at Soldier Field following the NATO working dinner in Chicago. I think he was especially excited to be on the home turf of his beloved Chicago Bears." (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

President Obama's year in photos

Carrie Healey
SLIDESHOW - Click through the slideshow to see some of the stand-out moments for the president in 2012...
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ESPN analyst and columnist Jemele Hill (Photo via Hill's Twitter account)

ESPN columnist receives racist letter, posts it on Twitter

Todd Johnson
theGRIO REPORT - Friday, ESPN columnist Jemele Hill revealed media members are not immune from criticism themselves. Hill posted a letter she received from 'some guy' after several appearances on "The Herd" with ESPN radio host Colin Cowherd last year...
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Yung Teddy (thatraw)

Atlanta rapper Yung Teddy killed

Marquise Francis
theGRIO REPORT - Atlanta rapper Yung Teddy was found shot to death on Wednesday evening in a home in Austell, Georgia, according to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution...
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Raekwon attends the European premiere of The Art of Rap at Hammersmith Apollo on July 19, 2012 in London, England. (Photo by Tim Whitby/Getty Images)

The top 5 rap lyrics of the week

Shawn Setaro, Rap Genius
RAP GENIUS - The end of 2012 and the first few days of 2013 gave rap fans music for a variety of moods...
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Robinson Burrell III lights the candle representing Kwanzaa principle of Ujima(collective work and responsibility) during the annual Kwanzaa Celebration at the Benjamin Banneker Historical Park and Museum on December 28 in Catonsville, Md.The program in it's eighth year celebrated with performances by the Baltimore County Chapter of Jack and Jill America and the Growing Griots, a youth storytelling program affiliated with the Griot's Circle of Maryland. (Photo by Mark Gail/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

Yes, some black people do care about Kwanzaa

James Braxton Peterson
OPINION - At this point in my life and career I see little point in defining and/or defending Kwanzaa to any one, least of all some racially incensed republican state senator in Wisconsin...
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In this handout image provided by The White House, U.S. President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama embrace Vice President Joe Biden and Dr. Jill Biden moments after the television networks called the election in their favor, while watching election returns at the Fairmont Chicago Millennium Park on November 6, 2012 in Chicago, Illinois. Obama won reelection against Republican candidate, former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney. (Photo by Pete Souza/The White House via Getty Images)

Electoral College affirms Obama win

Donna Cassata, Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) - Their count showed Obama capturing 332 electoral votes, far more than the 270 required to win the presidency, to 206 for Republican Mitt Romney...
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CENTURY CITY, CA - MAY 20: Terrell Owens attends the 27th Annual Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Sports Spectacular at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza hotel on May 20, 2012 in Century City, California. (Photo by Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)

T.O. ordered to work at Goodwill after missing child support

Marquise Francis
theGRIO REPORT - Former NFL receiver Terrell Owens has had a tumultuous past twelve months...
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