Trayvon Martin's parents go to Capitol Hill
theGRIO REPORT - The parents of Trayvon Martin came to Washington and thanked members of Congress for their support during an emotional forum on Capitol Hill on Tuesday afternoon...
Trayvon's mom to participate in racial profiling forum
MIAMI - The mother of slain Miami teen Trayvon Martin is expected to attend a congressional forum in Washington D.C. Tuesday to discuss racial profiling and hate crimes issues...
Black Caucus members to host briefing on Trayvon case
theGRIO REPORT - Corrine Brown (Fl.), Shelia Jackson-Lee (Tex.) and John Conyers (Mich.), announced Friday they will host an informal hearing next week on the "role of the federal government and hate crimes...
Why were women left out of a birth control hearing?
OPINION - Republicans tried to start a war about religion at a House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing yesterday, but like Pogo, they 'met the enemy and he is us.'...
Senate hearing to tackle voter 'suppression' laws
A U.S. Senate panel will hold a hearing in January on a Florida voting reform law that Democrats say will suppress voter turnout.
Jets' Edwards due in court in DWI case
NEW YORK (AP) - New York Jets star Braylon Edwards is headed for trial in his DWI case, but his attorney said Monday that "we're always talking about possible resolutions."...
Why 'Muslim threat' hearings contribute to climate of hate
OPINION - Rep. Peter King may purport that he is tired of 'political correctness', but the reality is that the exact polar opposite has consumed us ever since 9/11...
A manslaughter trial for MJ doctor is looking likely
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A prosecutor portrayed Conrad Murray in closing statements Tuesday as a doctor who showed poor medical judgment and who had cost the Jackson family dearly...
Official: Jackson healthy, but doc's care lacking
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Prosecutors contend Murray demonstrated "an extreme deviation from the standard of care"...
Witness: Jackson doc bought 255 anesthetic vials
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A coroner's investigator previously testified that 12 vials of propofol were found in the bedroom and closet of the singer's rented mansion after his death...
