Fatal shooting over music compared to Trayvon
ATLANTA (AP) - The fatal shooting of a Florida teenager who was listening to loud music in a car a week ago has drawn comparisons to the Trayvon Martin case, but the differences are significant...
Melissa Harris Perry on Jordan Davis and the 'threat' of young, black men
OPINION - With the killing of Jordan Davis, again, we feel that sense–for those of us who know and love them–that this is no country for young black men...
Friend, family mourn 'loud music murder' victim
VIDEO - Family and friends of 17-year-old Jordan Davis said goodbye at his memorial service in Mandarin on Wednesday night ...
Michael Jordan’s shorts get him kicked out of country club
theGRIO REPORT - Michael Jordan was recently kicked out of an exclusive Miami Beach country club because he did not follow club dress code, according to the New York Post...
Fla. man sues ex-Elmo puppeteer, claims NY abuse
NEW YORK (AP) - A Florida man on Tuesday sued a former Elmo puppeteer who resigned amid sex abuse allegations, saying the voice actor met him in New York a dozen years ago after trolling gay telephone chat lines seeking underage boys for sex...
Unarmed Fla. teen allegedly killed over loud music
theGRIO REPORT - There has been another controversial shooting of an unarmed black teen in Florida and once again the 'Stand Your Ground' law is being evoked by the gunman...
71- year-old's 'Stand Your Ground' claim rejected
A Tampa jury have found a 71-year old black man was found guilty of manslaughter in the shooting death of his white neighbor, 41-year-old David James in front of James' then 8-year-old daughter Danielle
Allen West finally concedes 2012 race
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Tea party firebrand Rep. Allen West conceded his re-election fight Tuesday, two weeks after the election gave way to court appearances, two partial recounts and unending accusations by his camp that the vote count wasn't fair...
Marco Rubio outs himself as a Tupac Shakur, N.W.A. fan
theGRIO REPORT - The 41-year-old senator professes his love for hip-hop artists like Afrika Bambaataa, N.W.A., Tupac Shakur, and most surprisingly, because of his conservative politics, Public Enemy...
Deadline passes on recount, Allen West still won't concede race
FORT PIERCE, Fla. (AP) - It appears that Florida Republican Congressman Allen West has lost his House seat...
