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June 22, 2009
America has long made a virtue of confusing her aspirations with her reality. Such optimism is a permanent part of
June 22, 2009
BETH DeFALCO Associated Press Writer SOMERVILLE, N.J. (AP) — Retired NBA star Jayson Williams is heading back to a New
June 21, 2009
The Compton neighborhood in Los Angeles is known as a tough one. One man there is using an abandoned baseball
June 21, 2009
On this Father’s Day, theGrio.com revisits an engaging discussion on the current state of black fatherhood between Al Roker, Tiki
June 21, 2009
The Grio was at the White House Friday for the president's focus on the responsibilities of fatherhood. Earlier in the…
June 20, 2009
To paraphrase Caesar, as he stood over the gallant Marc Antony, I come not to bury our Fathers, but to
June 20, 2009
It’s no secret, nor surprise, that many black men and women have relationship issues. Many women view the men as
June 20, 2009
The lack of black fathers is a subject given its share of attention in mainstream media. The fact that there
June 19, 2009
CINCINNATI (AP) -- Hall of Fame slugger Hank Aaron called on Major League Baseball on Friday to do more to…
June 19, 2009
WASHINGTON, DC — President Obama set aside most of the day Friday to talk about the responsibilities of fatherhood. He
June 19, 2009
PHOENIX, AZ — Friday morning, the Rev. Al Sharpton broadcast his radio show from Phoenix, where he discussed the racial
June 19, 2009
Mourners who attended the funeral of a security guard gunned down last week at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum have…
June 19, 2009
On this day in 1865, more than two years after President Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation, those who found themselves…
June 19, 2009
MARY BENTON Since 1979, Texas has celebrated the end of slavery on June 19. But on Galveston Island, the true
June 19, 2009
KEVIN JOHNSON Southwest Louisiana knows how to party, and Juneteenth celebrations are no different. Juneteenth is a celebration of the
June 19, 2009
Watch the full introduction of the resolution by Democrat Sen. Tom Harkin of Iowa and Republican Sen. Sam Brownback of…
June 19, 2009
SPRINGFIELD, Illinois (AP) -- An Illinois prosecutor says the US Senator appointed to fill President Barack Obama's vacant Senate seat…
June 19, 2009
ALESSANDRA RIZZO Associated Press Writer ROME (AP) — One in six people in the world — or more than 1
June 19, 2009
I was stuck. Emotionally marooned. What now seems like a lifetime ago, I recall trying as best I could to
June 19, 2009
BRIAN MOOAR WASHINGTON – Most Republicans are standing firm, and some Democrats are looking for ways to meet in the