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Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
April 13, 2013
OPINION – My inbox began filling with hateful, personal attacks on Monday, apparently as a result of conservative reactions to a recent “Lean Forward” advertisement now airing on MSNBC…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
April 13, 2013
theGRIO REPORT – On the anniversary of her son’s arrest in the killing of Miami teen Trayvon Martin, Gladys Zimmerman wrote an open letter criticizing the justice system that she says failed her family…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
April 12, 2013
POSTSCRIPT’D – For the first time, Mary Williams shares her story of growing up the daughter of Jane Fonda after being rescued from the mean streets of Oakland, California…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
April 11, 2013
OPINION – During a speech at Howard University, Rand Paul made his case for blacks supporting the Republican Party. Unfortunately, he was pitching a GOP that hasn’t existed for more than 100 years…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
April 11, 2013
theGRIO REPORT – Family members of a missing 26-year-old schoolteacher say they are baffled by her disappearance, but determined to believe she is still alive…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
April 10, 2013
OPINION – For black America, the conversation about comprehensive immigration reform has often seemed disconnected from the core experience of most members of the community…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
April 9, 2013
TRAVEL — The U.S. Department of the Treasury on Thursday confirmed that Beyonce and Jay-Z’s controversial trip to Cuba last week was indeed sanctioned…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
April 9, 2013
OPINION – Sadly, what began as a genuine opportunity to make this country more free has deteriorated to racist name calling, fear of anyone with brown skin, and an irrational focus on Sharia law…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
April 8, 2013
theGRIO REPORT – This past week, Rev. Al Sharpton’s National Action Network held its 15th annual convention in New York City…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
April 3, 2013
OPINION – When President Barack Obama embraced Rachel Robinson, the 90-year-old widow of baseball Hall of Fame legend Jackie Robinson on Tuesday, he did so as a man in a unique position to relate to her late husband’s story…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
April 3, 2013
VIDEO – The Republican party loves to remind voters that it is “the party of Lincoln”–but in the most recent election, only 6 percent of African-American voters cast their ballots for the GOP’s Mitt Romney…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
March 28, 2013
NEWS — Twelve hours before he was set to appear on cable television to explain a weekend Twitter rant many have called racist, Robert Zimmermann Jr. tweeted an apology…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
March 27, 2013
OPINION – As Americans, it is up to each and every one of us to fight injustice and inequality when we are faced with it…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
March 25, 2013
theGRIO REPORT – At 75, the comedian, philanthropist, actor and everyone’s favorite dad as co-creator and star of ‘The Cosby Show,’ is still feisty, opinionated, and determined. Only now, his energy is often devoted to touting causes that have nothing to do with show business…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
March 24, 2013
theGRIO REPORT – Unfortunately for Karl Rove, some food jokes go over better than others…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
OPINION – This week it was sad to see Frederick Douglass’s legacy cheapened as members of the right-wing sought to use his name as some kind of political racial shield…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
March 21, 2013
theGRIO REPORT – An Internet radio host says she was booed and shouted down when she tried to ask a question during a race-related event at the Conservative Video Action Conference last week, and she says video of the event, taken by a documentary filmmaker shows it…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
March 20, 2013
OPINION – Is hip-hop destroying black America? To answer this question fairly, we must first discard the distorted image of hip hop that mainstream media has passed off for the past 20 years…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
March 20, 2013
theGRIO REPORT – Six-month-old Jonylah Watkins laid lifeless in a pink dress as her parents saw her 3-foot casket close Tuesday saying ‘goodbye’ for the last time…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
March 19, 2013
theGRIO REPORT – When Allen West lost his congressional seat to a 29-year-old newcomer, many Florida watchers wrote his political obituary….