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April 19, 2012
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Secret Service is moving quickly to quell a prostitution scandal that has given President Barack Obama's…
April 19, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - The Obama campaign is looking to add more African-Americans and other members of minority groups to its…
April 19, 2012
A 19 year old teen was arrested after posting a video of herself assaulting another young girl on WorldStar Hip…
April 18, 2012
Oscar winner Jennifer Hudson recently got the full-body treatment at the airport in Los Angeles, and apparently she was a…
April 18, 2012
Nicki Minaj is on top of the world again. Her album, 'Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded', is the #1 album in…
April 18, 2012
Drake's 'soft' image took a hit recently when his entourage got involved in a scuffle outside a London nightclub.
April 18, 2012
SLIDESHOW - Among those entertainers, leaders, educators, and icons that made the list this year, several were prominent black figures…
April 18, 2012
OPINION - We've highlighted six must-see black films from this year's Tribeca Film Festival...
April 18, 2012
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Dick Clark, the television host who helped bring rock 'n' roll into the mainstream on "American…
April 18, 2012
Ted Nugent, who the Secret Service is currently looking into as part of a follow-up for previous statements on President…
April 18, 2012
KNOXVILLE, Tennessee (AP) - The most successful coach in women's college basketball is stepping down...
April 18, 2012
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - The judge presiding over the Trayvon Martin shooting case has removed herself after George Zimmerman's attorney…
April 18, 2012
Lionel Richie's new album 'Tuskegee', which puts a country spin on his 80s hits, just knocked Madonna off the top…
April 18, 2012
The hologram fad is far from finished. Now that Tupac Shakur was a big hit at Coachella, the Jacksons are…
April 18, 2012
The controversial case of Oscar Grant is coming to the big screen and it may boast a high-profile cast including…
April 18, 2012
WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House says President Barack Obama has called Nebraska billionaire investor Warren Buffett, a day after…
April 18, 2012
(AP) - A judge dismissed a class-action lawsuit Tuesday that claimed Iowa's state government systemically discriminated against black job applicants…
April 18, 2012
BRISTOL, Conn. (AP) - Nnemkadi Ogwumike is excited to be staying in California. The Stanford senior was picked No. 1…
April 18, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - African-Americans are living longer and the number of individuals age 65 and older will triple by 2050.…
April 18, 2012
NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- Nearly two dozen companies that manufactured government-issued trailers for storm victims after Hurricane Katrina have agreed…