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Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
March 3, 2011
VIDEO – Florida investigators are working tirelessly to find out the identities of two children found in a Delray Beach canal on Wednesday…
March 3, 2011
Laying out admittedly solid freestyle skills over a smooth beat, the students continuously spew out the kind of racism that would make David Duke blush…
March 3, 2011
BYU announced on Tuesday that starting forward Brandon Davies was suspended for the rest of the season for violating the school’s honor code…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
March 3, 2011
NEW YORK (AP) – Mariah Carey says she wasn’t unaware that she was booked to perform a concert linked to Gadhafi’s clan…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
March 3, 2011
OPINION – ‘A Mind is a Terrible Thing to Waste’ was and is a brilliant slogan for HBCUs who’ve historically provided the backbone of college education for blacks in this country…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
March 3, 2011
DALLAS – Officer J. Romer shot and killed Charal Thomas, 32, during a traffic stop Monday night after he refused to stop his sport utility vehicle…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
March 3, 2011
CHICAGO – Two men have been charged with sexually assaulting an 11-year-old at her classmate’s birthday sleepover over the weekend…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
March 3, 2011
When Rihanna performed at the NBA All-Star Game last month, it was apparent her typically stellar vocals were a bit on the weak side…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
March 3, 2011
LOS ANGELES (AP) – India Arie is planning to take her upcoming album to the next level by partnering with Israeli singer Idan Raichel. The album will feature songs in English and Hebrew…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
March 3, 2011
NEW YORK (AP) – A daughter of slain civil rights leader Malcolm X has been extradited to New York City to face charges of identity theft and grand larceny…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
March 3, 2011
OPINION – Is she going to be okay? Will she ever be the same? We’re talking serious business here…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
March 3, 2011
TheGrio’s 100 – Monica Haslip departed from her corporate marketing job to teach inner-city Chicagoans the trades of art and entrepreneurship…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
March 2, 2011
theGRIO REPORT – The changes can mean displacement of memories and sites that some African-Americans believe are historic and priceless…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
March 2, 2011
NEW YORK (AP) – Beyonce says she donated money she received for performing for the Gadhafi clan to Haiti relief efforts more than a year ago…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
March 2, 2011
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – Terrie Robinson’s twin sister, Sherrie Robinson, told WXVT-TV that people should not judge her sister before all the facts are known…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
March 2, 2011
PHILADELPHIA (AP) – Dr. Kermit Gosnell, 70, ran a filthy West Philadelphia medical practice that served as a pill mill by day and an abortion mill by night…
March 2, 2011
The girls, who go by the group name of “Watoto from the Nile,” have produced numerous videos throughout the last year, but none have struck up an online buzz like their latest…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
March 2, 2011
NEW YORK (AP) – After the glamour and glitz of recent days, it’s back to the books for the chorus kids at Public School 22 on Staten Island…
March 2, 2011
It is illegal to sell clips (that hold up to 30 bullets) made after 1994 in New York state, but both stores said they sold the old versions, which are still legal…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
March 2, 2011
VIDEO – In the hills of west Texas, a retreat gives soldiers a chance to relax and heal. They come to peaceful setting of the wild cattle ranch to learn skills like horseback riding…