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September 16, 2011
theGRIO REPORT - Welcome to the week in pop culture! Here's all the black entertainment news and headlines from the…
September 16, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) - Former U.S. Rep. Barbara Jordan of Texas now has her own postage stamp. It's the 34th in…
September 16, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) - Calorie by calorie, first lady Michelle Obama is chipping away at big portions and unhealthy food in…
September 16, 2011
ATLANTA (AP) -- Former Washington Wizards guard Javaris Crittenton is back in Atlanta to face a murder charge in a…
September 16, 2011
LOS ANGELES (AP) - His publicist, Courtney Barnes, said the player chose Metta because it is a traditional Buddhist word…
September 16, 2011
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - The U.N. says Somali children are more likely to die before they turn 5 than those…
September 16, 2011
FRESNO, Calif. (AP) - The African-American Farmers of California started the 15-acre demonstration farm to teach about growing and eating…
September 16, 2011
AMSTERDAM (AP) - The "Golden Carriage" was given to Queen Wilhelmina from the people of Amsterdam as a gift in…
September 16, 2011
The Hollywood Reporter - As the 2012 election fund-raising cycle heats up, the onetime darling is finding far less enthusiasm…
September 16, 2011
VIDEO - Eye surgeon Brian Boxer Wachler was wrapping up a day of work last month when an unusual letter…
September 16, 2011
theGRIO REPORT - During a trip to the post office, Davis found numerous stamps of historic African-American figures, yet York…
September 16, 2011
theGRIO VIDEO - With trendsetters and icons in the black community embracing blazers and bowties instead of saggy jeans and…
September 15, 2011
HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) - Duane Buck, 48, was spared from lethal injection when the justices, without extensive comment, said they…
September 15, 2011
theGRIO REPORT - President Barack Obama has struggled to meet the expectations of some in the black community, which is…
September 15, 2011
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) - The Haiti aid group run by Hollywood actor Sean Penn says it has received a $2.25…
September 15, 2011
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - Members of an Alabama church that was bombed early in the civil rights movement observed the…
September 15, 2011
The executive and "X Factor" judge is focusing on building the Sony label's roster, which also includes recent signings Karmin…
September 15, 2011
ATLANTA (AP) - The Grammy-winning artist's attorney said Thursday that T.I. was transferred from a federal prison in the city…
September 15, 2011
Music Mix - Produced by Cole himself, "Mr. Nice Watch" is a twitchy, bass-heavy blast of computer funk that gives…
September 15, 2011
PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island (AP) - Ruth J. Simmons announced Thursday that she will leave her position as Brown University's president…