All Articles
On the eve of President Obama’s visit to Ghana, theGrio looks back to when the country first celebrated its independence
The last stop on President Barack Obama's week-long trip may prove to be his most historic and newsworthy. Just one…
I’m in Ghana working on some stories related to the President’s upcoming visit. Friday Obama arrives in the capital city
Former NFL star Steve McNair was shot dead in his sleep last week by a 20-year-old girlfriend distraught about mounting…
Christopher Trent of Jennings, Louisiana is a fugitive on the run. Since April of last year Trent has been evading
by KAREN ARAIZA More than 60 campers from Northeast Philadalphia were turned away from a private swim club and left
After spending nearly two decades behind bars, two Chicago men finally got a chance to smell freedom today. The Illinois
Pentecostalism is the fastest growing religion in Africa. Once cleansed, the church offers more to the believer: specific prayers to
Previous case studies have shown that African Americans are more likely to die from certain cancers. Leading practitioners in the…
The Grio’s contributing correspondent Mara Schiavocampo paid a visit to Dr. Erieka Bennett, Head of Mission for the Diaspora African
An associate said Wednesday that the wife of ex-NFL quarterback Steve McNair didn't know about Sahel Kazemi before the 20-year-old…
Early Thursday evening a member of the North West High School football team in Germantown, Maryland collapsed. Sixteen-year-old Edwin Miller,
As the first “African American” president prepares to visit Ghana, I’m struck by the irony of his scheduled visit to
As President Obama prepares to visit Ghana on July 10 and 11th, I am reminded of the first time I
President Obama arrived in Rome and met with Italy's president before the summit's open. President Barack Obama said, "The Italian…
A teenaged pilot flies into the record books. She's the youngest African American female to pilot an airplane transcontinentally. It…
One of my favorite magazines is “The Economist.” A recent issue of the magazine had an intriguing article about American
An emotional public memorial for Michael Jackson has concluded in Los Angeles. The ceremony attended by thousands in the downtown…
Marlon Jackson, left, speaks as Janet Jackson listens (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian, Pool) Everyone, including myself, was anticipating that Michael Jackson’s
Sasha Obama as Agent 99? President Barack Obama says his daughters proved to be "great travelers" on the family's visit…