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Nevada State Senator Kelvin Atkinson (Courtesy: Atkinson)

Black state senator receives positive response after 'coming out'

Carrie Healey
theGRIO REPORT - Nevada State Sen. Kelvin Atkinson (D - North Las Vegas) came out to fellow lawmakers Monday during a legislative debate on repealing the gay marriage ban from the state constitution...
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Democratic Majority Leader of the Nevada Senate Steven Horsford appears at the Nevada State Democratic Party's election results party at the Aria Resort & Casino at CityCenter November 2, 2010 in Las Vegas, Nevada. In one of the nation's most closely watched races, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) retained his seat for a fifth term against Sharron Angle, a Tea Party favorite. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

theGrio's 100: Steven Horsford, congressman making history in Nevada

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theGRIO'S 100 - Elected last November, the Las Vegas Democrat became the first black member of Congress ever from Nevada...
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San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick (7) gestures after his second start in an NFL football game against the New Orleans Saints in New Orleans, Sunday, Nov. 25, 2012. The 49ers defeated the Saints 31-21. (AP Photo/Bill Feig)

Kaepernick's birth mother trying to reconnect with her son

Marquise Francis
theGRIO REPORT - San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick's birth mother is trying to reconnect with her son after she gave him up for adoption when he was still an infant, according to Yahoo Sports...
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Markiece Palmer, 34 and Dina Palmer, 27, were arrested and charged with murder, child abuse and neglect in the beating death of Roderick Arrington

Mom, stepfather allegedly beat 7-year-old son to death

Similoluwa Ojurongbe
theGRIO REPORT - In Las Vegas, Nevada, second grader Roderick 'RJ' Arrington, age 7, was allegedly beaten to death by his mother and stepfather because he didn't read his Bible and do his homework...
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50 Cent, born Curtis Jackson, arrives at the 40th Anniversary American Music Awards on Sunday, Nov. 18, 2012, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)

50 Cent takes swing at promoting boxing in Nevada

Ken Ritter, Associated Press
LAS VEGAS (AP) - Rapper and entrepreneur 50 Cent is taking a swing at promoting boxing in Nevada...
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O.J. Simpson arrives for a verdict at the Clark County Regional Justice Center, thirteen years to the day after he was acquitted of double murder charges, in Las Vegas on Friday, Oct. 3, 2008. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, Pool)

Nevada judge sets May hearing in OJ freedom bid

Ken Ritter, Associated Press
LAS VEGAS (AP) - A Nevada judge set the stage Friday for former football star O.J. Simpson to testify for the first time in the Las Vegas armed robbery and kidnapping case...
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Democratic Majority Leader of the Nevada Senate Steven Horsford appears at the Nevada State Democratic Party's election results party at the Aria Resort & Casino at CityCenter November 2, 2010 in Las Vegas, Nevada. In one of the nation's most closely watched races, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) retained his seat for a fifth term against Sharron Angle, a Tea Party favorite. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

Nevada elects its 1st ever black congressman

Ugonna Okpalaoka
theGRIO REPORT - Steven Horsford has cemented his name in Nevada's history books as the first black congressman to represent the state in Congress...
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#2 Nevada – Nevada ties with Florida for the second highest rate of children lacking health insurance in the U.S. – 16 percent. And with just 22 percent of Nevada kids currently receiving Medicaid, federal help could begin to close the gap. (Photo by Charley Gallay/Getty Images)

States with a lot to lose in Medicaid expansion fight

Joy-Ann Reid
SLIDESHOW - Which states stand to lose the most if their governors say 'thanks, but no thanks,' to the Medicaid funds?...
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Timothy Bradley addresses the media during the post-fight press conference in a wheelchair after defeating Manny Pacquiao by split decision at MGM Grand Garden Arena on June 9, 2012 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Getty Images)

Bradley in a wheelchair post-Pacquiao fight

Marquise Francis
theGRIO REPORT - Boxer Timothy Bradley beat Manny Pacquiao in a controversial match over the weekend at the MGM Grand Garden in Las Vegas for the World Boxing Organization welterweight title...
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OJ appeals to be released from Nevada prison

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LAS VEGAS (AP) - A new lawyer for O.J. Simpson filed a new attempt Tuesday to gain his release from Nevada state prison...
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