theGrio remembers black icons we lost in 2012
theGRIO SLIDESHOW - As we look ahead to 2013, we remember the black icons lost in 2012 and remember them in all of their greatness; for all their many accomplishments...
Judge: Sherman Hemsley's will valid, actor can be buried
EL PASO, Texas (AP) - Attorneys for a man who says he is the brother of deceased actor Sherman Hemsley argued Friday that Hemsley was not of sound mind when he signed his will...
Texas judge to consider DNA in Sherman Hemsley case
EL PASO, Texas (AP) - A man who says he is Sherman Hemsley's brother is expected to reveal the results of a DNA test to a judge in Texas in an effort to prove his claim for a share of the late actor's estate...
3 months after death Sherman Hemsley still not buried
theGRIO REPORT - On July 24th Sherman Hemsley passed away, from what the coroner describes as lung cancer. But as of today, 'The Jeffersons' star is still not buried...
Texas judge orders DNA tests in Sherman Hemsley death
EL PASO, Texas (AP) — A Texas judge has ordered DNA testing on a man who claims to be the brother of the late 'The Jeffersons' star Sherman Hemsley...
Will dispute prevents Sherman Hemsley burial
EL PASO, Texas (AP) - The embalmed body of actor Sherman Hemsley, who became famous for his role as television's George Jefferson, will be kept in refrigeration at an El Paso funeral home until a local court rules on the validity of his will...
Medical examiner: Actor Sherman Hemsley had cancer
EL PASO, Texas (AP) - A Texas medical examiner's office says cancer led to the death of actor Sherman Hemsley, who starred as George Jefferson in the hit television sitcom 'The Jeffersons'...
'Movin on up'? Rise and fall of the black sitcom
OPINION - Through the 70s, what shows like The Jeffersons were able to convey were hopes, dreams and struggles to attain those things that signified our success...
Coroner: Sherman Hemsley died of natural causes
EL PASO, Texas (AP) - The El Paso medical examiner's office says Sherman Hemsley, who played George Jefferson in the television sitcom 'The Jeffersons,' died of natural causes and that no autopsy will be performed...
How George Jefferson helped black America 'move on up'
OPINION - Black viewers absolutely loved George Jefferson for telling white people off every week as well as for becoming rich on his own term...
