Climate change vs. black America
theGRIO REPORT - The weather is big news in America. And according to many climate scientists extreme natural disasters will impact every facet of our lives in the coming years...
Fats Domino's Katrina-damaged grand piano restored
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A white Steinway grand piano salvaged from musician Fats Domino's home after Hurricane Katrina has been restored and will be the centerpiece of an exhibit in New Orleans' French Quarter...
Bush's most racially charged moments
SLIDESHOW - It's fair to say that Bush and the black community often didn't see eye to eye -- here we look back at the tense times...
Will the Bush library whitewash Katrina?
OPINION - And all indicators suggest that the library’s version of Katrina will be distinctly different from Kanye West’s assessment...
Bush library exhibits: 9/11, war, Katrina, recount
DALLAS (AP) - A tour of the George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum begins in a bright area representing his early domestic agenda, but with one turn, visitors find themselves in a darkened room surrounded by chilling reminders of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks...
Audit says Katrina aid may have been misspent
WASHINGTON (AP) - Federal investigators say as much as $700 million in federal aid intended to help some 24,000 Louisiana families elevate their homes after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita in 2005 may have been misspent...
Wendell Pierce creates supermarket chain to help New Orleans
NEW ORLEANS -- As a boy, Wendell Pierce dreamed of leaving his hometown one day for the world stage. Today, the veteran actor with global credits has returned on a mission: rebuilding neighborhoods, brick by brick, aisle after aisle.
Katrina's scars harder to see as Super Bowl looms
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - New Orleans has celebrated plenty of milestones on its slow road to recovery from Hurricane Katrina, but arguably none is bigger than hosting its first Super Bowl since the 2005 storm left the city in shambles...
Katrina survivor makes Mariah Carey cry on 'American Idol'
theGRIO REPORT - Last night American Idol contestant Burnell Taylor brought Mariah Carey to tears during his emotional audition....
Is Kanye West's career hurting because of Kim Kardashian?
theGRIO REPORT - Rapper Kanye West has survived a number of public relations debacles that might have prematurely ended another artist's career...
