Afrika Bambaataa named Cornell visiting scholar
ITHACA, New York (AP) - Hip hop pioneer DJ Afrika Bambaataa has been appointed to a three-year term as a visiting scholar at Cornell University...
Jennifer Hudson gives out school supplies in nephew's memory
CHICAGO - Actress and singer Jennifer Hudson returns to Chicago Tuesday to honor the memory of her slain nephew...
Amar'e Stoudemire launches a children's book series
theGRIO REPORT - NBA star Amar'e Stoudemire is set to release a new book series for middle-school-aged children...
Olympian-turned-exec overcomes loss, teaches a lesson: 'Never give up'
theGRIO REPORT - His story is a prime example of what can happen if you never give up and believe in yourself...
Black students benefit more from a college degree than other races
A recent study suggests that African-American students in California who obtain a college degree are more likely to reduce the amount years they'll spend living in poverty...
Missing autistic boy found in Chicago
CHICAGO - A 15-year-old boy with autism who went missing Tuesday from Comer Children's Hospital in Chicago has been found about 26 miles away in Glenview.
Ex-juvenile delinquent gets 2nd chance with college scholarship
SOUTH CALIFORNIA - Joseph Fordijour, once a juvenile delinquent, turned his life around through sports and has earned a full college scholarship...
Adele song allegedly wakes 7-year-old from coma
theGRIO REPORT - Mother sings Adele's 'Rolling in the Deep' and wakes her 7-year-old daughter from a coma...
KPMG awards $470,000 in scholarship funds to minorities
KPMG Foundation announced today that they were awarding $470,000 to minority accounting doctoral scholars...
'Club 2012': Parents who made sure sons succeeded in school
The parents of young black men Loudon Country Washington D.C didn't want their children to be left behind in the school system so they decided to do something about it...
