The Obamas get caught on 'kiss cam'
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle, were taking in Monday night's USA Basketball exhibition game against Brazil when the Verizon Center's 'Kiss Cam' turned its eye their way...
Affirmative action backed in largely black Brazil
SAO PAULO (AP) - Brazil's top court has backed sweeping affirmative action programs used in more than 1,000 universities across this nation,..
Bringing breast milk donation to the Motherland
theGRIO REPORT - Africa's first human milk bank opened this month, providing donated breast milk to at-risk infants on the island of Cape Verde...
12-year-old prodigy is 'LeBron James of chess'
theGRIO VIDEO - He's quiet, loves Jay-Z and Lil' Wayne, and wears the latest and greatest Air Jordan's. However, don't get fooled. Justus isn't typical at all...
TheGrio's 100: Kazem Abdullah, conductor adds color to the classical music scene
TheGrio's 100 - One of America's most-watched musical conductors, Kazem Abdullah recently joined Brazil's internationally renowned Orquestra de São Paulo...
USA Basketball needs more from its bench
ISTANBUL (AP) - After the reserves faltered, the U.S. coach stuck with the starters for nearly the entire second half to pull out a 70-68 victory over Brazil that kept the Americans unbeaten...
Most countries fail to deliver On Haiti aid pledges
For all of the countries that pledged support to Haiti, only 2 percent of that money has actually gone to the country...
Slideshow: The week in Good News
SLIDESHOW - Positive stories from the headlines of the week...
Discovering our roots in the 'African Capital of Brazil'
Most of the slaves brought to Brazil were first taken to and "broken" in Salvador da Bahia before being sent to work elsewhere. Today, Bahia is known as the "African Capital of Brazil"...
