All-Star Weekend: Dwight Howard's swan song?
theGRIO REPORT - Dwight Howard, the biggest star in the city not named Mickey Mouse, could be playing his final game representing the Magic in Orlando...
How the NBA has embraced President Obama
theGRIO REPORT - It's a new role for NBA players. Most of them speak little about politics. And it's a marked contrast from the most famous player of the previous generation of the NBA, Michael Jordan...
What's next for the 'Soul Train' brand?
WASHINGTON (AP) - Before the death of Don Cornelius stirred pangs of 'Soul Train' nostalgia in the American public, a group of black entrepreneurs already had begun working to revive Cornelius' creation...
Magic Johnson set to launch black cable netowork
[Johnson's] his goal was to create the next BET and open up opportunities for African-American actors, directors and producers...
Magic Johnson on AIDS awareness: 'Bring the numbers down'
It's estimated that at some point in our lifetime, 1 in 16 black men will be diagnosed as HIV positive and 1 in 32 women will contract HIV...
Magic Johnson says he's bidding for Dodgers
Magic Johnson wants to buy the Dodgers, putting one of Los Angeles' most beloved sports figures in pursuit of the city's cherished baseball team...
5 myths that must go in war against HIV-AIDS
theGRIO REPORT - Here are five myths that simply must go if we are ever going to advance further in the war against HIV-AIDS...
Magic Johnson backs Stern after racial suggestion
NEW YORK (AP) - Magic Johnson said it's 'ridiculous' to suggest David Stern is racist, saying it's OK to disagree with the NBA commissioner but that you 'can't attack the man and what he stands for.'...
Magic's HIV reveal at 20: How things have changed
theGRIO REPORT - In 1991, being HIV positive was a veritable death sentence as the medications were often experimental or too expensive for most people to afford...
For Obama, a campaign money swing with star power
The president will tape an appearance on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" on Tuesday, his second as sitting president and fourth appearance overall...
