'Invincible' city brought to its knees by poverty
CAMDEN, N.J. -- Inscribed on the walls of City Hall are the words of Walt Whitman, the great American poet who spent his final years in this city: “In a dream I saw a city invincible.”
Camden gun buyback program collects over 1,100 guns
theGRIO REPORT - Gun owners in Camden, New Jersey, one of the most dangerous cities in America, turned over an alarming 1,137 firearms this weekend, according to Philly.com...
Camden disbands police department
theGRIO REPORT - Recognized as one of the most dangerous cities in America, Camden New Jersey is reported to be disbanding its police department as part of an austerity measure that would leave almost 270 officers without jobs...
Kids call for an end to violence in Camden
CAMDEN - Children marched through the streets of Camden on Sunday and called for an end to the violence...
Is gang warfare, drug violence going national?
theGRIO REPORT - As cash strapped cities like Newark and Camden make severe reductions in law enforcement, can they stem the unimpeded flow of gangs, guns and drugs?...
Minaj's Wired 96.5 Fest outfit electrifies
SLIDESHOW - Nicki Minaj headlined the Wired 96.5 Fest in Camden, NJ on Friday, June 1 -- right before getting involved in a beef over the weekend that saw the Young Money star suddenly yanked from the Hot 97 Summer Jam concert on Sunday...
New funding increases the reach of community health centers
theGRIO REPORT - Local health centers around the country received a boost from the Department of Health and Human Services last week when grant awards for renovation and construction were announced by Secretary Kathleen Sebelius...
Slideshow: Top US cities for blacks to do business
SLIDESHOW - On November 9, the National Urban League Policy Institute released its State of Urban Business report on minority business development...
Camden, NJ to rehire 14 laid-off police officers
CAMDEN, N.J. (AP) - Federal authorities said Wednesday that Camden is among 12 communities in the state that will share in nearly $21 million over three years to help restore police department cuts due to budget problems...
Can the 'second most dangerous city' gentrify?
theGRIO REPORT - Despite a city of mainly 'poor people,' luxury condominiums and apartments, live-where-you-work housing, new enterprise zones and transit hubs no longer seem that far fetched for Camden....
