James Hood dies; defied segregation at U. of Ala.
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - One of the first black students who enrolled at the University of Alabama a half century ago in defiance of racial segregation has died. James Hood of Gadsden was 70...
Robert F. Chew, who played 'Prop Joe' on 'The Wire', dead at 52
theGRIO REPORT - The passing of Chew spurred an outpouring of grief and condolences from his former cast members...
Todd Bridges on Conrad Bain: 'He treated me better than my own father'
THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER - The death of Conrad Bain at age 89 has hit no one harder than Todd Bridges...
Conrad Bain, dad from 'Diff'rent Strokes', dead at 89
NEW YORK (AP) - Conrad Bain, a veteran stage and film actor who became a star in middle age as the kindly white adoptive father of two young African-American brothers in the TV sitcom 'Diff'rent Strokes,' has died...
6-year-old killed in hit and run
VIDEO - The family of a 6-year-old boy who was killed in a hit and run crash in Miramar pleaded for the driver to turn himself in Thursday, just hours after the child died...
Ned Wertimer, doorman on 'Jeffersons,' dies at 89
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Ned Wertimer, who played Ralph the Doorman on all 11 seasons of the CBS comedy 'The Jeffersons', has died...
2nd Winehouse inquest confirms alcohol death
LONDON (AP) - Amy Winehouse died from accidental alcohol poisoning when she resumed drinking after a period of abstinence, a second coroner's inquest confirmed Tuesday...
AFL player dies during flag football
CHICAGO (AP) - The AFL said Sunday that Williams died while playing in a local flag football tournament in South Florida. The league did not release a cause of death...
Oldest living American dies at 114
(AP) - A 114-year-old South Carolina woman who was the oldest living U.S. citizen has died, two of her daughters said Saturday...
Atlanta rapper Yung Teddy killed
theGRIO REPORT - Atlanta rapper Yung Teddy was found shot to death on Wednesday evening in a home in Austell, Georgia, according to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution...
