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JULIA MAYES TheGrio.com went behind the scenes at New York City’s 59E59 Theater’s “Pure Confidence,” a play about an African-American
President Barack Obama on Monday welcomed the pharmaceutical industry's agreement to help close a gap in Medicare's drug coverage, calling…
ROXANNE VARGAS MIAMI — You’ve heard of consignment shops for clothes, toys and even wedding dresses, but now one south
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has ruled narrowly in a challenge to the landmark Voting Rights Act, exempting a
I have a friend who broke both of his legs climbing a dangerous mountain in Southeast Asia. This friend has
Let’s face it: the Republican Party has a racism problem among some in its ranks. We’ve heard about the watermelon
We often hear the phrase ‘this country was built on the backs of slaves’. Men and women who were stripped
There’s a new political parody from the Internet animators known as JibJab and it pokes fun at President Obama. The
Brett Johnson Athletic trainers are calling on high school football coaches do eliminate traditional two-a-day practices in order to prevent
LIZ ZAMORA Missouri military dad Willie Vanhousen celebrated his first Father’s Day with his new son. He and his wife
President Barack Obama got a chance to take out his bag of jokes again Friday, this time at the expense
America has long made a virtue of confusing her aspirations with her reality. Such optimism is a permanent part of
BETH DeFALCO Associated Press Writer SOMERVILLE, N.J. (AP) — Retired NBA star Jayson Williams is heading back to a New
The Compton neighborhood in Los Angeles is known as a tough one. One man there is using an abandoned baseball
The Grio was at the White House Friday for the president's focus on the responsibilities of fatherhood. Earlier in the…
To paraphrase Caesar, as he stood over the gallant Marc Antony, I come not to bury our Fathers, but to
It’s no secret, nor surprise, that many black men and women have relationship issues. Many women view the men as
The lack of black fathers is a subject given its share of attention in mainstream media. The fact that there
CINCINNATI (AP) -- Hall of Fame slugger Hank Aaron called on Major League Baseball on Friday to do more to…