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March 2, 2012
From the Baltimore Sun -- Overall, the life-expectancy gap nationwide seems to be narrowing slightly, according to researchers, but it…
March 2, 2012
This week, President Barack Obama sat down with ESPN's Bill Simmons for the sports writer's 'BS Report' podcast...
March 2, 2012
From the McDonough Voice -- A coalition of Illinois blood centers is encouraging more African Americans to give blood...
March 2, 2012
From Color Lines -- Blacks and Latinos have adopted the use of smart phones faster than any other race, a…
March 2, 2012
From the Huffington Post-- Toys R Us is being threatened by a group of moms who want them to get…
March 2, 2012
President Obama placed a call to the Georgetown student disparaged as a 'slut' by talk radio host Rush Limbaugh for…
March 2, 2012
CASTLE ROCK, Colo. (AP) - A Colorado jury has acquitted former Denver Broncos cornerback Perrish Cox of sexual assault charges.
March 2, 2012
From the Wall Street Journal -- A coalition of African-American Clergy has created the "Empowerment Movement," a faith-based voting initiative…
March 2, 2012
NEW YORK (AP) - Even before Darren Howard entered the NFL, the defensive end had dreams of being in the…
March 2, 2012
OPINION - 50 years ago today, Wilt Chamberlain scored 100 points in a game, sports greatest individual performance...
March 2, 2012
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - Landus Anderson is one of the top high school players in the Florida Panhandle. And not…
March 2, 2012
According to his daughter's account, Mike Epps was said to have threatened bodily harm to his child...
March 2, 2012
For the past nine months VaShawn Dennis has worked sorting mail with a contract company at this UPS facility near…
March 2, 2012
Charles Barkley made the statements on Jim Rome's radio show Thursday, saying there's about 20 percent of fans he wishes…
March 2, 2012
From the Huffington Post-- "This" refers to African American art, an area of dedicated sales that Swann pioneered back in…
March 2, 2012
From the Huffington Post - Ebony magazine is paying tribute to African American transgendered women that are making an impact…
March 2, 2012
CHICAGO - The book is a call to action, Anderson said, in which she exposes the issues troubling the black…
March 2, 2012
CHARDON, Ohio (AP) -- Students are returning to a U.S. high school where a shooting earlier this week killed three…
March 2, 2012
the GRIO REPORT - Experts say it may be even harder for many black Americans to get welfare as 23…
March 1, 2012
VIDEO - Three law enforcement agencies in Delaware are investigating the origin of racist flyers found on the campus of…