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Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
May 11, 2014
theGRIO REPORT – Chants roared from the crowd as attendees of Howard University’s 146th commencement waited to hear from one of the entertainment industry’s most notable figures, Sean “Diddy” Combs.
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
May 11, 2014
theGRIO REPORT – The barrage of Mother’s Day greetings on social media and ads pick open scabs left from a mother’s death, a painful childhood or general dysfunction.
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
May 9, 2014
(AP) — Chris Brown on Friday admitted a probation violation over an altercation last year outside a Washington, D.C., hotel and was sentenced to remain on probation and serve an additional 131 days in jail.
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
May 9, 2014
theGRIO REPORT – Bell hooks, noted black feminist and author, recently went on a scathing tirade about Beyonce.
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
May 9, 2014
theGRIO REPORT – Michael Ealy was honored by a Harlem-based youth organization and shared some of his own ambitions that he is currently working towards achieving.
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
May 9, 2014
theGRIO REPORT – Shonda Rhimes caught herself involved in a scandal this week after she shut down rumors on social media involving Columbus Short and his role on her hit ABC show.
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
May 7, 2014
theGRIO REPORT – JET, one of the nation’s premiere black publications, has decided to end their print issues and transition to digital publishing next month.
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
May 7, 2014
OPINION – In the latest issue of Vanity Fair, she breaks her 17-year silence, writing, “it’s time to burn the beret and bury the blue dress.”
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
May 7, 2014
(AP) – President Barack Obama says the U.S. will do everything it can to help Nigeria find nearly 300 teenage girls who have been missing since they were kidnapped from school three weeks ago.
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
May 6, 2014
theGRIO REPORT – His classic 1989 film, ‘She’s Gotta Have It’ has been picked up by Showtime network and is currently in development for being made into a TV series.
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
May 6, 2014
(AP) – One 16-year-old was among about 50 students who escaped on that fateful day, and she spoke for the first time in a telephone interview with The Associated Press.
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
theGRIO REPORT – Hollywood’s biggest celebrities dared to step out of the box Monday night and donned some of the most glamorous and risk-taking designs from some of fashion’s biggest names.
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
May 5, 2014
theGRIO REPORT – In a moving speech, Gabourey Sidibe opened up about how she’s tackled the negative comments she received and how she feels when people ask how she’s able to remain so confident.
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
OPINION – The travesty in Leslie Jones’s ill-received Saturday Night Live skit was not that she dared to joke about slavery, but that she missed an opportunity to bring smart humor back to the beleaguered late night show.
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
May 5, 2014
ABUJA, Nigeria – The Islamist militant group Boko Haram has claimed responsibility for the abduction of more than 200 Nigerian schoolgirls during a raid last month, the French news agency AFP reported on Monday.
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
May 5, 2014
theGRIO REPORT – One particular instance involving a student at Shaw University in North Carolina ended in his refusal to leave the school’s library after it closed and in turn, resulted in his arrest.
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
theGRIO REPORT – In many of the characters Smith has portrayed onscreen, critics would label some as those that carry on the “angry black woman” stereotype. In an interview with theGrio, Smith addressed this concern.
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
(AP) – V. Stiviano says Donald Sterling’s racist comments on an audio recording leaked to the public were not the first by the Los Angeles Clippers owner in conversations with her.
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
May 3, 2014
(AP) — San Jose State University has expelled three students accused of bullying and tormenting their black roommate by putting a bike lock around his neck and calling him derogatory names.
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
AP – Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has backed out of delivering the commencement address at Rutgers University following protests by some faculty and students over her role in the Iraq War.