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Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
February 17, 2011
theGRIO VIDEO – Keisher “Fire” McLeod-Wells’ journey with the oldest active boxing gym in the U.S. began in 2002 when she wanted to tone up for some modeling and acting gigs…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
February 17, 2011
CHICAGO (AP) – The interview was to cover Vick’s time in prison, his work with the Humane Society and his return to the NFL…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
OPINION – The economic recovery is still taking root, and African-Americans still face unemployment at a rate far above the national average…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
February 17, 2011
VIDEO – Union is also working on a new film about love, but says nothing can really top working with the president…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
February 17, 2011
PHILADELPHIA – Police say that two other children under the age of 8 witnessed the incident…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
February 17, 2011
Former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee compared abortion to slavery while speaking at a fundraiser for an anti-abortion group on Monday night…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
February 17, 2011
In recent months, Carlson who has come under fire for his “Mike Vick should be executed” comments, along with others pointed at Charles Barkley and President Obama…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
February 17, 2011
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) – He endorsed his longtime friend because he’s technologically savvy and has a charismatic personality that will “help raise money with the donors.”…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
February 17, 2011
theGRIO REPORT – The newly recreated Conference of National Black Churches (CNBC) has made health one of their four key areas of focus…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
February 17, 2011
OPINION – The birthers won’t go quietly into the night, facts, or no facts. The Public Policy Survey is ample proof of that…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
February 16, 2011
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) – Rapper Waka Flocka Flame and three other men were questioned Wednesday after a shootout at a car stereo store in which one person was wounded, police said…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
February 16, 2011
NEW ORLEANS (AP) – ‘Treme’ is set in New Orleans in fall 2005, three months after Hurricane Katrina…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
February 16, 2011
NEW ORLEANS (AP) – The 17th annual New Orleans festival will celebrate the roots of rhythm and blues…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
February 16, 2011
Haley Barbour just demonstrated that he doesn’t know how to address racially sensitive subjects in a way that will resonate with anyone other than (some) white Southerners…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
February 16, 2011
After hearing arguments this morning from both sides — as Halle looked on — the judge gave her the green light to travel to New York with her kid…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
February 16, 2011
NEW YORK (AP) – Aretha Franklin says she’s back at “150 percent” and plans her first post-surgery concert in May…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
February 16, 2011
VIDEO – Freshman Arlene Johnson said even though she was early for professor Mark Wattier’s class last semester, a film was already playing and class was well under way…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
February 16, 2011
VIDEO – The man’s family says if paramedics had taken him to the hospital right away, he could still be alive…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
February 16, 2011
PHILADELPHIA – Cohens allegedly crashed into a motorcycle driven by 55-year-old Terry Kriebel. He now faces additional charges for having child porn on his cell phone…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
February 16, 2011
STALLINGS, N.C. (AP) – A North Carolina couple has claimed a $1 million lotto prize just a day before it expired…