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December 15, 2010
theGRIO VIDEO – “I thank God for the people who came into my life and gave me a second chance and was willing to give me another opportunity,” Vick said…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
December 15, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) – Obama negotiated the package with Senate Republicans and then worked for days to persuade Democrats to support it…
December 15, 2010
MIAMI – The 33-year-old Raymond Adderly, a father of three young boys aged 3, 5 and 7, was killed after he had returned from a holiday party…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
December 15, 2010
VIDEO – A high school basketball player could face criminal charges after throwing a referee to the ground…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
December 15, 2010
OPINION – The sharp growth in incarceration has left more black people in prison today than there were black people enslaved 1850…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
December 15, 2010
VIDEO – Eric LeGrand suffered an “incomplete” spinal cord injury during October’s Rutgers-Army game when LeGrand tackled a player head first…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
December 15, 2010
NEW YORK (AP) – It took three tries before Love, best known for hits such as “(Today I Met) The Boy I’m Gonna Marry” and her work with producer Phil Spector and the Blossoms, was approved for the hall…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
December 15, 2010
VIDEO – A postal carrier says he simply wanted to cheer up a woman on his rounds who seemed “stressed out” when he decided to deliver mail in the buff….
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
December 15, 2010
VIDEO – A mother loading her 2-year-old son into an SUV was killed Tuesday and six others were wounded in a gunbattle at a strip mall in south Sacramento, authorities said…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
December 15, 2010
NEW YORK (AP) – Flo Rida has sold millions when it comes to hit singles, but his albums have yet to get that kind of love from music fans…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
December 15, 2010
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) – Perrish Cox, who played in the Broncos’ loss to the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday, is free on $50,000 bail…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
December 15, 2010
OPINION – The decline in black-white residential segregation is not an equal opportunity phenomenon…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
December 15, 2010
theGRIO REPORT – The chemical relaxers, oil sheen, hair grease, and spray women apply to her hair and scalp could be laced with harmful chemicals…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
December 15, 2010
CLUTCH – ‘The Peacemaker’ follows Malik Spellman, a New York-born gang mediator, as he traverses the streets of L.A., squashing beef between rival crews…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
December 14, 2010
BOSTON (AP) – Willie Evans alleged the Greensboro, N.C.-based Lorillard Tobacco Co. introduced his mother to smoking as a child in the 1950s by giving her free Newport cigarettes…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
December 14, 2010
From USA Today: “My assistant was shrieking so loud I had to clean my ears out before I could understand […]
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
December 14, 2010
As the new Michael Jackson album hits shelves today more than a year after his death, drama continues to erupt as Teddy Riley is the latest to speak on the controversy…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
December 14, 2010
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Clinton sued the Grammy-winning pop group in Los Angeles on Friday, claiming it used elements of his 1979 song “(Not Just) Knee Deep”…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
December 14, 2010
FORT MEADE, Md. (AP) – In videos posted on YouTube, Lakin had aligned himself with so-called “birthers” who question whether Obama is a natural-born citizen…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
December 14, 2010
NEW YORK (AP) – Being a sex symbol has its dangers as Usher learned firsthand at his New York City concert…