Magic Johnson: 20 years of living with HIV
"I don't look back that much at all, and I don't spend a lot of time on regrets," says Johnson...
Rape is a weapon of war in the Congo
OPINION - By killing the spirit of the victim without actually physically committing homicide, the aggressor gains more control over them...
Why testing teens for STDs matters -- even when they lie
OPINION - Even when they denied having intercourse, black adolescents were tested more frequently for two sexually transmitted infections...
Could banning menthol cigarettes save 600,000 lives?
theGRIO REPORT - A third of those deaths are among African-Americans, who predominately smoke cigarettes with menthol flavoring...
Black men must overcome mental health stigmas
OPINION - Black men are taught to tuck away the pain until it becomes too much and expresses itself in unhealthy ways, all under the guise of masculinity...
Masculinity myth putting black men at risk for HIV?
OPINION - A recent study showed an obvious preference for partners who appeared to be 'masculine' under the belief that effeminate men pose greater risk...
Genes, not race, determine donor kidney survival
theGRIO REPORT - Donated kidneys from black donors don't last as long as those from non-black donors, and new research shows why...
Black unemployment crisis takes toll on kids' mental health
theGRIO REPORT - Since children, especially younger children, do not posses the vocabulary or emotional maturity to express their own stress, it manifests in other ways...
Haiti rainy season brings signs of cholera spike
U.S.-based Partners in Health reports that the number of new cases has tripled in recent weeks at a clinic in the town of Mirebalais
NYC school gets surprise visit from Beyoncé
NEW YORK (AP) - About 85 students at P.S. 161 in Harlem were in the middle of a choreographed routine Tuesday to a song adapted from Beyonce's hit "Get Me Bodied"...
