1 in 4 African-American households are hungry
According to new hunger data released today by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), 25.1 percent of African-American households suffered from food insecurity in 2010...
Smog flip-flop may leave black kids breathless
OPINION - For the country as a whole, the choice between the economy and the environment is a false one...
Quake rocks Washington area, felt on East Coast
WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. Geological Survey said the earthquake was half a mile deep and centered near Louisa, Va., about 40 miles northwest of Richmond...
African-Americans twice as likely to die on dialysis
VIDEO - This change could be the difference between life and death for young African American dialysis patients...
Mystery donor rescues gym for low-income women
Sure, a fitness center can help a person get in shape and feel great. But is it a bit of a stretch for someone to describe her gym as "life-saving"?...
Woman doused with chemicals speaks out
VIDEO - Katrina Watts and her three-year-old daughter were attacked with draino, suffering permanent disfiguration after a woman attacked her for dating her friend's ex-boyfriend...
Dominique Dawes gets kids 'Moving Now'!
VIDEO - Gold medal Olympian Dominique Dawes, co-chair of the president's council on Fitness, Sports, and Nutrition, is taking part in a program aimed at inspiring people...
Colon cancer deaths down except in Mississippi
ATLANTA (AP) - Health officials say colon cancer deaths continue to drop across America -- except in the state of Mississippi...
How 'grave' is Missy Elliott's thyroid disease?
theGRIO REPORT - If diagnosed early, the patient has fewer years of suffering. It never goes away completely, but it can be controlled...
Sean Kingston tweets: 'Feeling better'
MIAMI (AP) - Singer Sean Kingston says he's feeling better almost a month after crashing his watercraft into a Miami Beach bridge...
