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May 18, 2009
Jimmy Metellus, a Haitian man, accused of piloting a boat overloaded with migrants that overturned off the coast of south
May 15, 2009
May 15, 2009   Wayman Tisdale died at the age of 44 Friday morning at a hospital in Tulsa, Oklahoma. 
May 14, 2009
Las Vegas, Nevada – MAY 1, 2009 An argument erupts in gunfire in the parking lot of a Las Vegas
May 13, 2009
May 13, 2009 A michigan teenager who assaulted a substitute school bus driver will be made a court ward and
May 13, 2009
Virtual colonoscopy is a non-invasive method for screening the colon that can be very expensive if not covered by insurance.  
May 13, 2009
The first family has a new dog and now, you can have him too. Meet the “Bo” Beanie Babies doll.
May 12, 2009
The White House / Washington, DC – May 12, 2009 The president honored the nation’s top cops today. In a
May 11, 2009
New Orleans, Louisiana – My 11, 2009 This mother’s day had a special meaning for a New Orleans mother and
May 9, 2009
Detroit, MI – May 9, 2009 Chuck Daly, 78 died on Saturday morning in Jupiter, FL. It was announced in
May 6, 2009
On Tuesday, May 5th, the First Lady made her inaugural visit to the Big Apple, stating, “It’s a pleasure to
May 4, 2009
A national institutes of health study of more than 4-thousand kids and teens finds obese children are 26-percent more likely
May 4, 2009
May 4, 2009 – Dillon, South Carolina After national attention from president Obama, a rural South Carolina school gets an
April 27, 2009
Montgomery, Alabama – April 27, 2009 Confederate flags were waving today in Montgomery, Alabama as confederate Memorial Day was marked.
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February 5, 2009
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February 2, 2009
TheGrio Reflects - Vonetta Flowers was the first African-American to win a gold medal in the Winter Olympics.
February 2, 2009
THEGRIO REFLECTS - Hollywood granted a long-delayed wish to Hattie McDaniel, the first African-American to win an Oscar.
February 2, 2009
Marian Anderson died at the age of 96 in Portland, Oregon. The greatest singer of her day, she wanted to
February 2, 2009
On September 29, 1999 President William Jefferson Clinton honored singer Aretha Franklin for her great talent. Aretha Franklin was born
February 2, 2009
A study was conducted by two communications professors at the University of Massachusetts, Sut Jhally and Justin Lewis. The professors
February 2, 2009
On February 7th, 1883, James Hubert “Eubie” Blake, pianist and composer, was born in Maryland the son of freed slaves.