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theGrio.com to Name 25 most influential African-American leaders in U.S. history in commemoration of King holiday…
Tavarez’s mother, Odiney Brown, told the New York Post that helping others in need of a bone marrow transplant was one of Shannon’s main goals…
At a Pentagon commemoration of King’s accomplishments, DOD General Counsel Jeh Johnson said that today’s wars are in line with the reverend’s teachings…
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) – The NAACP’s state director said the group felt it was being neglected by the new governor, a Republican elected in November with Tea Party support…
NEW YORK (AP) – Franklin, 68, arrived at Columbia in 1960, at 18. There, she recorded jazz and pop standards, and music historians have often dismissed her work at the label…
NEW YORK – The rapper, now 36, has said he didn’t know the victim died until police told him so…
“I deeply regret having to reschedule the shows,” he said in a statement released Friday…
VIDEO – She will be co-starring alongside other well known celebrities like LaToya Jackson, Star Jones, Gary Busey, and David Cassidy…
A court battle over the health and financial affairs of R&B icon Etta James has revealed that the ‘At Last’ singer is gravely ill…
WASHINGTON (AP) – The 168 members of the RNC were set to vote by secret ballot Friday on who should serve as party chairman during the 2012 presidential election cycle…
Aretha Franklin spent December living through a severe health crisis, surgeries and rumors of incurable diseases…
WASHINGTON (AP) – Obama’s speech earned compliments from even some of his severest conservative critics, who used such words as “stunning” and “remarkable” to describe it…
SLIDESHOW – Michael Jordan retired for the second time, ‘Sanford and Son’ debuted and R&B legend Donny Hathaway died; this is an incredibly historic week by any standard…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) – Newton led the Tigers to their first national title since 1957 and a 14-0 season with a 22-19 victory over Oregon on Monday night…
SAN DIEGO (AP) – Prosecutors say Payne walked away with the diamond ring from a Macy’s jewelry counter last year and told authorities she sold it…
OPINION – According to some it could be because we do not fit the “stereotypical” image of womanhood…
OPINION – In some ways, getting a tattoo on your face does limit your aspirations…
VIDEO – It may be empty now, but the auditorium and hallways of Dallas’ new Barack Obama Leadership Academy will be filled to the brim when it opens its doors in August…
VIDEO – Many are reflecting on the presence of guns in our society and asking whether new laws are needed to curb the violence…
OPINION – As a group, African-Americans have a firm grasp on the way Twitter works, and we influence the overall language of Twitter almost daily…