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September 12, 2011
OPINION - While he eventually says 'Be gay and proud,' Game's comments continue the vilification of gay men as the…
September 12, 2011
GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) - All that was missing in Cam Newton's spectacular NFL debut was a victory....
September 12, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) - Obama's plan has to clear a politically divided Congress, which could scuttle it entirely or enact bits…
September 12, 2011
theGRIO REPORT - For the owners of black businesses in the North that were established and thrived on the patronage…
September 11, 2011
NEW YORK (AP) - Corinne Bailey Rae was married just two days before the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, then lost…
September 11, 2011
NEW YORK (AP) - Already being outplayed by Sam Stosur in the U.S. Open final, the last thing Serena Williams…
September 11, 2011
Game tweeted an eyebrow-raising message that seemed to imply that he believes fellow rapper 50 Cent is gay....
September 11, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) - Executive Architect Ed Jackson Jr. told The Associated Press on Sunday that the memorial will now be…
September 11, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Secret Service is investigating three threatening messages that were posted on the White House's Facebook page...
September 11, 2011
SHANKSVILLE, Pa. (AP) - 'God is our refuge and strength,' Obama intoned, 'a very present help in trouble. Therefore, we…
September 11, 2011
theGRIO REPORT - For Marian Wright Edelman, growing up in the segregated south and her parents' emphasis on community service…
September 11, 2011
OPINION - The release of 'The Blueprint' and all that has happened after September 11 seemingly had nothing to with…
September 10, 2011
OPINION - Putting a black doll on the market, from the mainstream point of view, is risky...
September 10, 2011
LONDON (AP) - Jermaine Jackson says his family had secretly arranged to fly Michael to Bahrain if the pop icon…
September 10, 2011
ATLANTA (AP) - President Barack Obama's jobs pitch is already playing well with blacks, who had grown plenty irked with…
September 10, 2011
OPINION - It still remains to be seen if those soaring words can in fact produce jobs for the 14…
September 9, 2011
The movie is a redemption tale about Whip, an airline pilot who lands a damaged plane, saving 98 lives on…
September 9, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) - A day after addressing a joint session of Congress, Obama went to Richmond, Va., the district represented…
September 9, 2011
NEW YORK (AP) - Burress says he was disappointed Eli Manning never visited him or tried to communicate with him…
September 9, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) - People should take "all necessary precautions" this weekend, said President Barack Obama, who was briefed on the…