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Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
February 19, 2012

With Whitney Houston's death, burial, Gen Xers confront mortality

OPINION - We lose someone iconic like Whitney Houston, and suddenly we are grudgingly reminded of the Latin maxim Tempus…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
January 7, 2012

Aretha Franklin proves love and marriage are possible at any age

TheGrio LIFE&STYLE -- Aretha Franklin has found love at 69 years of age and I think in doing so, the…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
January 6, 2012

Black ex-Republican: My former party is clueless on race

OPINION - President Lincoln would grimace at what the GOP has become and so would many of the great leaders…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
December 23, 2011

Melody Barnes trades White House for family life

OPINION - Melody C. Barnes, President Obama's Domestic Policy Council Director; gave a private, farewell interview to five members of…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
December 19, 2011

Kobe and Vanessa Bryant's divorce: Basketball wives' 'glamorous life' backfires

OPINION - The old adage hell hath no fury like a woman scorned, is about to take on new meaning…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
December 5, 2011

From Herman Cain to Eddie Long: High-profile Atlanta black marriages fail publicly

OPINION - This past weekend was very eventful on the high-profile 'Atlanta black marriage' front...
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
November 3, 2011

Are minorities and women being settled into silence?

OPINION - Your biggest fear as a potential complainant is that you will be professionally black-balled and isolated, or worse…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
October 31, 2011

Sexual harassment claims may sink Cain campaign

OPINION - Conservatives and Tea Party activists who like Cain will not take kindly to allegations that he sexually harassed…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
October 27, 2011

Is Obama unbeatable despite economic unrest?

OPINION - The 2012 GOP primary field is simply not ready or able (at this juncture anyway) to truly take…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
September 28, 2011

Affirmative action 'bake sale' at Berkeley smells of racism

OPINION - The controversy that has erupted on UC Berkley's campus, and spread to a few others is a symptom…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
September 23, 2011

Marian Wright Edelman: HBCUs 'more important now than ever'

theGRIO Q&A - theGrio caught up with Edelman for a one on one interview about the state of education and…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
September 13, 2011

Melody Barnes: 'Smart infrastructure' will save black jobs

theGRIO Q&A - In advance of the larger roundtable that the White House convened today, theGrio was able to speak…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
September 11, 2011

After 9/11, one man's journey from loss to love

OPINION - When we think of 9/11, we rightly remember the tragedy and abject horror of the day. Yet, I…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
August 30, 2011

Why black women can relate to Condi Rice's cries

OPINION - I can tell you first hand it is painful and degrading and I am not surprised at any…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
August 25, 2011

Why black women were crucial to civil rights movement

OPINION - A long list of 'unsung' black heroines marched, sat, rode, bled and died in the struggle for equality…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
August 20, 2011

The 'two Micheles': Obama, Bachmann held to different standards

OPINION - The facts tell us that despite all of our newfound status, education and accomplishments, black women in America,…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
August 9, 2011

How race has put Strauss-Kahn's accuser on trial

OPINION - The 800 lb elephant in the room, however, is the issue of her race and status and how…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
August 5, 2011

Why I confronted Cornel West: Words matter

OPINION - The question is not whether we should call Obama out when he errs, but in what forum, manner…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
May 15, 2011

Michelle Obama gives hope to young black women

OPINION - Young black women in their 20s and 30's especially look up to Mrs. Obama. She gives them tangible…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
April 28, 2011

Why Obama can't escape America's great 'birth defect'

OPINION - We cannot grow stronger, richer and faster as a nation if we continue on this course of hate…