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Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
December 8, 2010
DETROIT (AP) – Jackson said that he’s visited with the legendary singer four or five times recently, including a few days ago, and that Franklin’s “spirits are high, and her faith is strong.”…
December 8, 2010
The statewide statistics highlight a pervasive achievement gap in test scores and graduation rates that persists despite focused efforts to boost the academic performance of low-income students…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
December 8, 2010
VIDEO – After lunch, Pam and Noel Cash walked out to their car that was parked and noticed something wasn’t right…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
December 8, 2010
DETROIT – ‘The Queen of Soul’ had surgery in late November at Detroit’s Sinai-Grace Hospital. She said the surgery was successful…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
December 8, 2010
VIDEO – It seems the ‘birther movement’ is alive and well and is apparently spreading to venues outside of politics…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
December 8, 2010
VIDEO – The decision had nothing to do with the Jets loss and everything to do with the nature of his current job versus life on the fringes of the NFL…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
December 8, 2010
NEW YORK (AP) – The Philadelphia Eagles quarterback had 729,838 fan votes, nearly 39,000 more than second-place Peyton Manning, the NFL said Wednesday…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
December 8, 2010
STORRS, Conn. (AP) – Greg McKee, a 6-foot-6, 290 pound offensive lineman, has not played for the Huskies and was sitting out his freshman year in order to have four years of eligibility left…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
December 8, 2010
VIDEO – Philadelphia Police plan to hold a news conference Wednesday morning about the frightening string of assaults on women in Kensington…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
VIDEO – While this NBA star is no King of Pop, he made the holiday season a little more special for the children with whom he shared the stage…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
December 8, 2010
OPINION – To date, over 25 million children have participated in Head Start programs, with billions spent in over a thousand local cities and towns throughout the country…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
December 8, 2010
NEW YORK (AP) – Her long personal and professional connection with Gayle King has sparked rumors that they are gay, but Winfrey denies it in an upcoming interview with Barbara Walters…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
December 8, 2010
LOS ANGELES (AP) – “Purple Rain” and “I’ll Be There” are among the latest batch of songs headed for immortality…
December 8, 2010
The 28-year-old claims that he wrote the poem because he was upset over his mother’s death and he had just been indoctrinated as a white supremacist…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
December 8, 2010
“But we wanted him to help market and promote it. That would have been nice….
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
December 8, 2010
VIDEO – The Williams have been together for six years rehearsing between music lessons, concerts and homework…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
December 8, 2010
CHICAGO (AP) – Prosecutors on Tuesday showed the video of the attack on Albert and told jurors that the teen punched Albert in the face…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
December 8, 2010
SYDNEY (AP) – On the tropical resort island, Winfrey drove a golf buggy to a wildlife park where she enjoyed the sights of Australian native fauna and cuddled a koala…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
December 8, 2010
OPINION – Thousands of farmers will reap justice after sowing decades of activist mobilization in the face of USDA discrimination…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
December 8, 2010
OPINION – He, like so many other black men, will serve time for an offense that would typically result in a fine…