Jason Collins on black church vs. LGBT
theGRIO VIDEO - During a sneak peak of 'Oprah's Next Chapter' with NBA star Jason Collins, he opens up about homophobia within African American culture....
Gay marriage divides black church in Illinois
theGRIO REPORT - Since the Illinois Senate passed its same-sex marriage bill on Valentine’s Day, proponents and opponents of the measure have amped up their arguments in hopes of drumming up more support to sway undecided congressmen...
President Obama, first family attend services at oldest black church
theGRIO REPORT - The Metropolitan A.M.E. Church in Washington, D.C. is hosting the first family this morning during a service celebrating the second inauguration of America's first black president simultaneously with the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King....
'Sisterhood' star weighs in black church backlash
theGRIO REPORT - Tara Lewis from TLC's controversial new series 'The Sisterhood' says that the backlash the show has has received from the black church is warranted....
On the Sandy Hook tragedy: The God we know
ESSAY - We can’t answer why awful people choose to kill our children, whether in 1963 Birmingham or 2012 Newtown. We don’t know why God allows those things to happen...
NY services set for Jovan Belcher
DIX HILLS, N.Y. (AP) - A New York church is holding services for Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Jovan Belcher...
Oldest black LA church sues ex-pastor
theGRIO REPORT - With a half million dollar debt looming over them, one of the oldest and most prominent black congregations in Los Angeles is suing their ex-pastor John J. Hunter...
Black church leaders urge congregations to vote
theGRIO REPORT - With just one day to go before the presidential election, on Sunday African-American church leaders fired up their congregations to exercise their right to vote...
Creflo Dollar seeks financial support for shooting victim’s family
theGRIO REPORT - Rev. Creflo Dollar has appealed to his congregation to help raise nearly a quarter of a million dollars for the family of a volunteer church employee who was killed at his World Changers Church International...
Creflo Dollar church gunman charged in '01 mosque shooting
BALTIMORE (AP) - A former megachurch maintenance man accused of killing a volunteer leading a prayer service was charged more than a decade ago with a shooting at a mosque in Maryland...
