Baylor's Griner more than just a girl who can dunk
WACO, Texas (AP) — Brittney Griner arrived at Baylor known as the girl who could dunk....
Obama makes his Final Four picks
BRISTOL, Conn. (AP) — President Barack Obama is picking Florida, Indiana, Louisville, Ohio State to reach the Final Four...
Olen Burrage, suspect in 1964 Klan slayings, dies
PHILADELPHIA, Mississippi (AP) - Olen Burrage, who was acquitted in the case of three civil rights workers killed by Ku Klux Klansmen in Mississippi in the 1960s, has died. He was 82...
4 unsung black women you should know
ESSAY - There is no denying that each of these women played more than their part in uplifting their race and their gender...
Ethiopian Miss Israel to meet Obama
theGRIO REPORT - Ethiopian-born Miss Israel Yityish Aynaw received a special invitation to meet and dine with President Barack Obama and Israeli President Shimon Peres during Obama’s upcoming trip to the Middle Eastern country...
Politics clouding Obama's coming visit to Israel
JERUSALEM (AP) — A week before President Barack Obama is set to arrive in the region, Middle Eastpolitics are already casting a cloud over the visit as Israeli and Palestinian officials plan a series of events to promote their agendas.
Waka Flocka running for president?
theGRIO REPORT -Rapper Waka Flocka Flame has decided to extend his reach beyond music and hopes to have a bigger impact on the nation by running for the 2016 presidential election -- or so he says on Twitter...
'Bloody Sunday' bridge named national landmark
theGRIO REPORT - The location is one of 13 new sites to receive federal recognition, including the home of Uncle Tom's Cabin author Harrier Beecher Stowe and Hinchliffe Stadium in Paterson N.J., which once served as a home-field to Negro League baseball teams...
Bill would posthumously grant freedom to NH slaves
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A supporter of a New Hampshire bill that would posthumously grant the request of 20 African slaves who petitioned for their freedom during the Revolutionary War says it's never too late to right a wrong...
There's no excuse for not pardoning Jack Johnson
OPINION - Now is the time for President Obama to pardon the legendary heavyweight boxing champ Jack Johnson...
