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February 18, 2010
The boyfriend of the Rev. Al Sharpton’s daughter was charged yesterday with misdemeanor assault for socking her in the mouth during an argument in Harlem, police sources said…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
February 18, 2010
VIDEO – Pittsburgh officials are changing how emergency calls are handled after a man died waiting for an ambulance during a snowstorm despite repeated 911 calls…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
February 18, 2010
OPINION – There is no need for ‘nation-building’. What is required is temporary international guardianship…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
February 18, 2010
African-Americans have been met with numerous road blocks to freedom but have nonetheless held firm that the US Constitution guarantees freedom and equality for all…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
February 17, 2010
BRITISH COLUMBIA (AP) – Davis defended the title he won four years ago, when he became the first African-American to win an individual gold medal at the Winter Games…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
February 17, 2010
NEW YORK (AP) – An army of fans — more than 500,000 of them — went out to support Sade’s latest CD, “Soldier of Love,” giving the group their first No. 1 disc in 20 years…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
February 17, 2010
VIDEO – A St. Louis man will take action after finding what he calls a racist remark on his receipt from Pizza Hut…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
February 17, 2010
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) – Aviol Fleurant says group leader Laura Silsby and Charisa Coulter will be held for additional questioning…
February 17, 2010
Michelle Obama is making her debut appearance on Fox News this coming Saturday…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
February 17, 2010
VIDEO – One teen is hospitalized and more than a dozen others are in jail after a flash mob turned violent in Philadelphia’s Center City Tuesday…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
February 17, 2010
VIDEO – 9-year old Jayla Johnson is being home school these days. It’s not by choice…
February 17, 2010
Things started getting tense when attorney Lisa Bloom, a guest panelist on the show, asked Gary whether he has an abusive relationship with his wife…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
February 17, 2010
MARANA, Arizona (AP) – Woods will not take any questions from a small group of media..
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
February 17, 2010
VIDEO – Investigators said someone knocked over and smashed nearly every head stone in the historically African-American cemetery…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
February 17, 2010
PORTLAND, Oregon (AP) – The prominent civil rights leader criticized plans to allow an officer who shot an unarmed black man to return to regular duty this week…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
February 17, 2010
theGrio looks at fashion industry pioneers and newcomers who have broken barriers…
February 17, 2010
The exhibit’s curator, Edgardo Miranda-Rodriguez, says the Marvel characters have served as an inspiration for decades..
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
February 17, 2010
PORT-AU-PRINCE(AP) – Nicolas Sarkozy promised 230 million euros ($400 million) in aid for quake-stricken Haiti…
February 17, 2010
LOS ANGELES, Calif. –It wasn’t just a host of media watchers that noticed the lack of diversity on Vanity Fair’s 2010 Young Hollywood cover. Breakout star Gabourey Sidibe noticed it too…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
February 17, 2010
VIDEO – Are there advantages to being white or black in modeling?