Hugo Chavez's lessons for Africa
OPINION - The day after Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez’s death, students in the West African country of Ghana were marching...
Oprah Winfrey may no longer be the richest black woman in the world
theGRIO REPORT - Nigerian philanthropist, fashion designer and oil tycoon Folorunsho Alakija was recently on Forbes' list of Africa's 40 richest people...
BP moves beyond Gulf spill disaster
(AP) - BP's $4.5 billion settlement of federal criminal charges in the massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico off the U.S. coast in 2010 is a record amount, and a significant sum of money...
Obama strikes back at critics on gas prices
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama is hitting back at Republican criticism of his energy policies and his role in controlling gasoline prices...
Wikileaks exposes how America still hates on Haiti
OPINION - We can simply can not say we have Haiti's best interests at heart and simultaneously work diligently to ensure those interests are not fulfilled...
Segregation, nooses and slurs alleged at oil company
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - The lawsuit was filed this week in a Texas federal court against Turner Industries Group LLC, which is headquartered in Baton Rouge and has denied any harrassment...
Nigeria charges Cheney over Halliburton bribes
LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) - Halliburton and other firms allegedly paid the bribes to win a contract to build a $6 billion liquefied natural gas plant in Nigeria's oil-rich southern delta, he said...
Obama to sign historic settlement to black farmers
WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House said the president would sign the Claims Resolution Act of 2010 and make remarks at the ceremony next week...
Coast Guard: No oil sheen from Gulf explosion
NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana (AP) - The Coast Guard said initial reports indicated all 13 crew members from the rig were in the water. One was injured, but there were no deaths....
BP oil spill leaves local black businesses in the muck
theGRIO REPORT - It has sickened residents, threatened their traditional way of life, crippled the fishing industry there and left scores out of work...
