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Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
November 22, 2011
OPINION – Rick Scott’s moves on the political front could place Florida at center stage, yet again, in the national elections of 2012, with a potentially negative impact on young and minority voters…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
November 21, 2011
theGRIO REPORT – Conservative talk radio host Rush Limbaugh has an explanation for why some members of a crowd of NASCAR fans booed first lady Michelle Obama at the Homestead-Miami Speedway…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
November 20, 2011
theGRIO REPORT – As a 16-year-old cheerleader at a St. Louis area high school in 1984, Goldie Taylor says she was sexually abused by an athletic coach at her school.
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
November 11, 2011
theGRIO REPORT – Herman Cain isn’t running away from his sexual harassment scandal: he’s using it for fun and campaign profit…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
November 9, 2011
theGRIO REPORT – More than 100 community leaders gathered at the White House Executive Office Building Wednesday for an African-American policy and leadership conference…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
November 8, 2011
theGRIO REPORT – African-Americans take a dim view of Herman Cain, but most black registered voters believe Cain’s race will not play a role in his ability to win the Republican nomination…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
November 2, 2011
theGRIIO REPORT – A Washington-based super-PAC says it will make 1 million calls in Iowa to stop what it calls the ‘high tech lynching’ of Herman Cain…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
November 1, 2011
OPINION – This story didn’t emerge from some liberal island of doom that seeks to destroy all black conservatives…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
November 1, 2011
TheGRIO REPORT – An Army fort with a history steeped in slavery and the Civil War will be designated a national monument…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
October 21, 2011
OPINION – President Obama’s announcement that the U.S. will withdraw all of its troops from Iraq by December 31st brings the issue of the war full circle…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
October 16, 2011
OPINION – In a speech dedicating the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial in Washington, President Obama speaks of the patience and persistence of the civil rights movement…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
October 12, 2011
OPINION – The book tells the story of Cain’s family and journey to becoming what he calls a ‘CEO of self,’ and the inspiration behind his decision to run for the nation’s highest office…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
October 11, 2011
OPINION – If you go by the polls, and the media coverage, Herman Cain is the GOP’s man of the hour…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
September 30, 2011
OPINION – It appears that the lack of proximity is a prominent feature in the disconnect between blacks and white liberals…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
September 26, 2011
OPINION – Obama represents a different mode of dealing with race — one that author Toure calls ‘post-black,’ but which has to do with embracing blackness, while insisting on individuality…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
September 21, 2011
OPINION – The killing of Troy Davis is our collective responsibility because it was done on all our behalf…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
September 14, 2011
TheGRIO REPORT – The NAACP on Wednesday announced its next steps in the civil rights organization’s drive to stop the execution of Troy Davis…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
September 14, 2011
OPINION – Because the administration rarely communicates its outreach or the president’s sentiments about African-Americans in public, they are often unknown, even to most black Americans…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
September 12, 2011
OPINION – Most Americans are regular, fed up folks, and many are wondering if Washington is capable of doing anything in their interests, rather than the interests of big business and the very wealthy…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
August 30, 2011
theGRIO REPORT – Beyond policy differences, Waters and others have admitted that few in the group have a personal relationship with the president…