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December 25, 2011
VIDEO - Like shopping for gifts then wrapping them up, some Christmas traditions rarely change. But there's one classic image…
December 24, 2011
MILWAUKEE (AP) - Wisconsin Congressman Jim Sensenbrenner has apologized to first lady Michelle Obama for reportedly saying she has a…
December 24, 2011
HONOLULU (AP) - Michelle Obama was looking for help from more than just House Republicans so her husband could make…
December 24, 2011
She tatted his name on her forehead, and, as promised, Drake has confirmed that he knows she is for real.…
December 24, 2011
Etta James, the legendary rhythm and blues singer suffering from end-stage leukemia and dementia, is under sedation while being treated…
December 24, 2011
SLIDESHOW - Here's theGrio's list of the most soulful of them all: one for each of the 12 days of…
December 24, 2011
SEATTLE (AP) - Fights, vandalism and arrests marked the release of Nike's new Air Jordan basketball shoes as a shopping…
December 24, 2011
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Panthers quarterback Cam Newton broke Peyton Manning's single-season rookie record for most yards passing in a…
December 24, 2011
SLIDESHOW - Ron Paul is catching hell this week for racist (or at the very least racially insensitive) newsletters that…
December 24, 2011
NEW YORK (AP) - Billionaire businessman Donald Trump has changed his voter registration in New York state from Republican to…
December 24, 2011
BALTIMORE (AP) - The city known nationwide as a homicide hot spot thanks to TV crime dramas could record its…
December 24, 2011
OPINION - Since the passing of my beloved friend and Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) brother Ofield Dukes, I find myself…
December 23, 2011
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Stan Rosenfield, the 68-year-old actor's spokesman, says De Niro and his 56-year-old wife, Grace Hightower, welcomed…
December 23, 2011
RIVERSIDE, California (AP) - Etta James' longtime manager says the terminally ill blues singer has been hospitalized after experiencing difficulty…
December 23, 2011
DETROIT (AP) - The Rev. Jesse Jackson and U.S. Rep. John Conyers joined religious and civil rights leaders Thursday to…
December 23, 2011
TheGrio REPORT -- The Justice Department on Friday moved to block South Carolina's voter ID law, saying it unfairly burdens…
December 23, 2011
In a picture posted on Will Smith's Facebook yesterday, he was joined by former costars James Avery (Uncle Phil Banks),…
December 23, 2011
WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. (AP) - The rapper known as 'Tyler, the Creator,' was arrested after authorities say he got rowdy…
December 23, 2011
A Fox News guest said that some people might want to describe President Obama as a 'skinny, ghetto crackhead' Thursday…
December 23, 2011
A direct-mail solicitation for Ron Paul's political and investment newsletters two decades ago warned of a 'coming race war in…