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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – A federal judge on Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit challenging California’s voter-approved ban on affirmative action in public university admissions…
NEW YORK (AP) – President and CEO Jonelle Procope says they will help guide the vision, programming and fundraising of the legendary musical theater in Harlem…
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Dr. Conrad Murray’s defense team has expressed urgency, saying fluids in the items are deteriorating rapidly and have become “salt” in one of the syringes…
OPINION – Dealing with pain, isn’t new to Franklin — and sadly, it’s likely the reason why hers is a voice that shakes the church rafters…
LEWIS RUN, Pennsylvania (AP) – The most jarring aspect of the celebrity’s stay might be the five daily head counts, three during the overnight hours….
OPINION – A popularly elected government is necessary so that billions of dollars pledged to help reconstruct Haiti after the devastating earthquake could be properly channeled…
DETROIT (AP) – Brenda Corbett tells the Detroit Free Press for a Thursday story that Franklin “has a long life in front of her and will be back in concert, on stage, late spring or early summer”…
OPINION – Would moviegoers be willing to buy into Oprah playing anyone other than, well, Oprah?…
theGRIO VIDEO – What if the taxi drivers themselves are black and Hispanic? Is it racist to if you are profiling your own race?…
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) – In Division I men’s basketball, black athletes account for nearly 61 percent of participants, compared to 55 percent in 1999…
VIDEO – At a time when kids parade through town and school with pants hanging well below their rear ends, Westside Principal Bobby White helped create a new gimmick to get them to pull up their pants…
CHICAGO (AP) – As the verdict was read, the teen’s aunt ran out of the courtroom yelling “Oh lord, Oh lord”…
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.”…
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…
VIDEO – After lunch, Pam and Noel Cash walked out to their car that was parked and noticed something wasn’t right…
DETROIT – ‘The Queen of Soul’ had surgery in late November at Detroit’s Sinai-Grace Hospital. She said the surgery was successful…
VIDEO – It seems the ‘birther movement’ is alive and well and is apparently spreading to venues outside of politics…
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…
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…
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…