Ex-child star for Compton mayor?
COMPTON, Calif. (AP) - Rippy was just 3 in 1972, when he became the toast of a generation as the pint-sized TV pitchman for the Jack In The Box fast-food chain...
The Game may appear in 'Grand Theft Auto V'
theGRIO REPORT - One of this year’s most anticipated video games is the controversial 'Grand Theft Auto V'. This time around you’re criminal activities we’ll be based in a fictional Los Angeles, and according to West coast rapper The Game may be a part of it...
Letter to Santa makes wish come true for Compton girl
NBC Southern California - The U.S. Postal Service on Tuesday kicked off its annual 'Letters to Santa' campaign with a story of a Christmas wish fulfilled...
Compton poised to become next bankrupt US city
theGRIO REPORT - Compton, California, a city just outside of Los Angeles may be the third city in the state to file bankruptcy...
Exclusive: Kendrick Lamar speaks
theGRIO REPORT - Kendrick Lamar – the rap impresario – rhymes about temptations, social struggles, disharmony in his land of the free, and the heartbeat of home in Compton, California...
Kendrick Lamar lights up Bonnaroo
MANCHESTER, Tenn. (AP) - Everyone loves Kendrick Lamar — from the toughest customers in Compton to the crunchiest fans at the Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival...
'Choir Boy' killed by unidentified gunman
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA - 23-year-old Oscar Duncan was a youth pastor at Greater Zion Church Family in Compton, member of Boys and Girls Club since he was 6 years old...
School board member calls Trayvon a gay slur
Skyy Fisher, a Compton Unified school board member, referred to Trayvon Martin as a 'fa**ot black dude' during a podcast interview with KTLA...
Ex-porn star critcized for reading to Compton kids
COMPTON, Calif. (AP) - Some parents have filed complaints with the Parent-Teacher Association after a former adult film star said she read to children in a classroom at a Los Angeles County elementary school...
Shadow boxes shed light on African-American history
Her pint-size creations fill nearly every inch of her living room in Compton. On her carpet slaves in chains await their transatlantic voyage...
