Toni Braxton on Whitney Houston: 'She was my big sister'

theGRIO REPORT - During an interview with theGrio, six time Grammy Award winner Toni Braxton talked about the role Whitney Houston played in helping to shape her career and the advice she gave her on dating....

Whitney Houston remembered 1 year after death

Alexis Garrett Stodghill

SLIDESHOW - We recollect the most memorable moments in the trajectory of Whitney Houston, whose cultural contributions have made us dance, cry, laugh, and sing...

Hadiya Pendleton funeral in Chicago

Jason Keyser and Sara Burnett, Associated Press

CHICAGO (AP) — Hundreds of mourners and dignitaries including first lady Michelle Obama packed the funeral Saturday for a Chicago honor student whose killing catapulted her into the nation's debate over gun violence.

Cissy Houston calls invite to Clive Davis Grammy party 'obscene'

Kyle Harvey

theGRIO REPORT - Last year’s Grammy celebrations were marred by singer Whitney Houston’s tragic death and her impact is still being felt to this day...

Former Congresswoman Cardiss Collins dead at 81

Herbert G. McCann, Associated Press

CHICAGO (AP) - Cardiss Collins, the first African-American woman to represent Illinois in Congress, died of complications from pneumonia at a Virginia hospital, according to a family friend...

Arthur Ashe's death 20 years later

Stefen Lovelace

OPINION - Today marks the 20th anniversary of Ashe’s passing, and while the ground he paved through tennis has certainly helped African-Americans in the sport, the results of dominant black tennis players has generally been mixed...

Chicago mom attends funeral for 4th child dead from gun violence

Renita D. Young

theGRIO REPORT - With over 40 homicides and more than 150 shootings in Chicago, the country’s third most populous city reached a grim death toll in January...

Strom Thurmond's mixed-race daughter dies at 87

Meg Kinnard, Associated Press

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - The mixed-race daughter of the late U.S. Sen. Strom Thurmond who kept her parentage secret for more than 70 years to avoid damaging his political career has died...

Social media users united behind Hadiya tragedy

Brittany Tom

theGRIO REPORT - Hadiya Pendleton's murder in Chicago shook the nation two days ago and fans across the country have banded behind the young honor-student to share their condolences and to highlight the problem of gun violence in the U.S...

Ed Koch, mayor who became a symbol of NYC, dies at 88

Deepti Hajela, Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) - Ed Koch's favorite moment as mayor of New York City, fittingly, involved yelling...

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