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February 22, 2011
The city of Detroit is taking extreme measures to get out of financial melee and closing half its schools...
February 22, 2011
OPINION - Chicago voters should be free to vote for whomever they wish, without baseless attacks on their racial or…
February 22, 2011
theGRIO REPORT - Cameroon's President Paul Biya has been in power for decades and is grappling with a high youth…
February 22, 2011
OPINION - It's obvious that our community can't afford to have our services cut back now...
February 22, 2011
TheGrio's 100 - The tuxedo-clad, perfectly coifed artist burst onto the Billboard charts with the funky single "Tightrope"...
February 21, 2011
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Barbour says he denounces the Klan, but doesn't denounce specific people and that's what he…
February 21, 2011
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Barriers often include lack of funds, fear of racism, worries about delayed graduation, and few role models…
February 21, 2011
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - The fight over the fate of 150,000 public school students has stirred long-festering emotions in Memphis…
February 21, 2011
JOHANNESBURG (AP) - Police are investigating whether to file charges after the death of a newborn baby born to a…
February 21, 2011
(AP) - The 2000 U.S. Census counted 163,036 people with the surname Washington. Ninety percent of them were African-American...
February 21, 2011
SLIDESHOW - Throughout history, African-Americans have often provided critical insight, especially as it pertains to race relations, for presidents of…
February 21, 2011
OPINION - Had he survived into the Facebook era, his relationship status with race matters might well have been filed…
February 21, 2011
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Kobe Bryant felt LeBron James coming, seeking one of his chase-down blocks that would have further…
February 21, 2011
VIDEO - Consumer prices rose 4 tenths of 1 percent in January due to a surge in food and gas…
February 21, 2011
LOS ANGELES (AP) - She had other big names helping her sing her hits Sunday, with Drake joining in on…
February 20, 2011
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - They started at a fountain where slaves were once sold, past the church that Martin Luther…
February 19, 2011
CHICAGO (AP) - Rhymefest paints himself as an alternative to business as usual for the 20th Ward, which includes some…
February 19, 2011
OPINION - What makes all-star weekend so alluring to must of us is that you can party like a superstar…
February 18, 2011
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - A longtime Murray State University professor has decided to retire after referring to slavery while making…
February 18, 2011
CHICAGO (AP) - Duerson was a third-round draft pick by the Bears in 1983 and became a key figure on…