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Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
February 12, 2013
BIG BEAR LAKE, Calif. (AP) – The search ended abruptly Tuesday when a man believed to be Dorner bolted from hiding, stole two cars, barricaded himself in a vacant cabin and mounted a last stand…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
February 12, 2013
SLIDESHOW – New Orleans Mardi Gras Indians are African American and Afro Creole bands of mostly working-class men who use the European Carnival day or ‘Fat Tuesday’” to express continuity within black communities across the cityscape…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
theGRIO REPORT – New Orleans’ Carnival celebration has always been an important part of the city’ culture; however, always with a racial and class divide…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
February 12, 2013
theGRIO REPORT – A 102-year-old Florida woman who stood in line for three hours to vote this past November will sit in a place of honor at tonight’s State of the Union address…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
February 12, 2013
OPINION – After more than three centuries of celebrating Mardi Gras, New Orleans has learned to make it a key component of our economy…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
February 11, 2013
OPINION – Every February 1st, it happens like clockwork. Folks complain. On Twitter and Facebook, in idle chatter before meetings and around the water cooler someone wonders aloud why there has to be Black History Month…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
February 10, 2013
theGRIO REPORT – As TV doctor dramas go, ‘Doc McStuffins’ is no ER….
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
February 10, 2013
CHICAGO (AP) – Two men were taken into custody Sunday as “persons of interest” in the fatal shooting of a 15-year-old Chicago girl, a Chicago police spokeswoman said…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
February 9, 2013
CHICAGO (AP) — Hundreds of mourners and dignitaries including first lady Michelle Obama packed the funeral Saturday for a Chicago honor student whose killing catapulted her into the nation’s debate over gun violence.
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
February 8, 2013
OPINION – Each year during Black History Month we reflect on the contributions African-Americans are making to our great country. It’s become customary this month be used to galvanize African-Americans around the issues disproportionately impacting our community…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
February 8, 2013
theGRIO REPORT – When Dawn Catherine reacted to an incendiary tweet on Super Bowl Sunday, she never expected to become the target of attacks, not just on Twitter, but also on Facebook, email and by phone…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
February 6, 2013
theGRIO REPORT – On what would have been Bob Marley’s 67th birthday, author John Shore offers some insights into the Marley you probably didn’t know…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
February 5, 2013
theGRIO REPORT – A Florida congresswoman on Tuesday introduced a resolution honoring Trayvon Martin, the Florida teen whose slaying a year ago this month stirred national controversy…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
February 5, 2013
theGRIO REPORT – On the night before what would have been her son Trayvon Martin’s 18th birthday, Sybrina Fulton was focused on the full schedule ahead of her…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
February 5, 2013
SANFORD, Fla. (AP) – A judge in the case of a former neighborhood watch leader accused of shooting Florida teenager Trayvon Martin has denied a defense request to delay the trial…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
January 31, 2013
theGRIO REPORT – The shooting death of 15-year-old Hadiya Pendleton has drawn national attention, prompting renewed calls for gun regulation, and reigniting the public outrage created by the mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
January 28, 2013
OPINION – Just days into his second term, President Obama has reinforced his legacy; he will be remembered for transforming our armed forces more profoundly than any president since Harry Truman..
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
January 26, 2013
theGRIO REPORT – Tom Joyner, Tavis Smiley’s onetime friend and host of the show that made Smiley a household name among many Black Americans, slammed Smiley’s comments, saying his former protege is ‘fascinated with his own legacy’…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
January 25, 2013
OPINION – One of the most persistent truisms in politics is that America is a center-right nation…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
January 21, 2013
theGRIO REPORT – As President Barack Obama begins his second term, it’s a second term for his family too, with four more years in the political and media spotlight…