Kerry Washington reveals her acting role models
VIDEO - During an interview with theGrio, Kerry Washington talked about her new film 'Peeples,' and confessed that she wants a career like Diahann Carroll, Julie Andrews or Barbra Streisand'....
How race plays role in Jason Collins' coming out
OPINION - There’s nothing like a public figure daring to declare his or her homosexuality to show how damningly self-centered everyone else can be....
Obama vows again to close prison at Guantanamo Bay
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama says he's going to try again to close down the prison for terrorist suspects at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba...
First lady inspires triceps surgeries
theGRIO REPORT - Michelle Obama's toned triceps have spurred an almost 4,400 percent increase in upper arm plastic surgery according to a report released by the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) on Monday...
Zimmerman waives 'Stand Your Ground' defense
NBC NEWS - Prosecutors want to know whether George Zimmerman, charged with second-degree murder in the shooting death of unarmed black teenager Trayvon Martin, plans to seek immunity under Florida’s 'stand your ground' self-defense law...
Martina Navratilova: Collins coming out 'is going to save lives'
TODAY News - With NBA veteran Jason Collins becoming the first athlete in a major team sport to come out as gay, legendary tennis player and activist Martina Navratilova believes it will not only further gay rights but also save lives...
1st Mandela pics since hospitalization
VIDEO - The first pictures of Nelson Mandela since his discharge from the hospital after being treated for pneumonia have just been broadcast on South African television...
Obama sports bangs at annual dinner
theGRIO REPORT - At the annual White House Correspondents' Dinner President Barack Obama poked some fun at himself, saying he borrowed an idea from Michelle and then showed a picture of himself with bangs.
Police investigate racist bullying at Catholic school
NBC Philadelphia - A local mother says she was in disbelief when she found out what happened to her son, an eighth grade student at Northeast Regional Catholic School in Philadelphia...
Anthony Foxx: 'No such thing as a Democratic or Republican road'
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama on Monday tapped rising Democratic politician Anthony Foxx to lead the Department of Transportation, an agency at the center of Washington's fiscal fights...
