Black History Month

Are rising obesity costs the new second-hand smoke?

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New survey reveals majority of black TV viewers unsatisfied

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NY black radio pioneer Hal Jackson dies

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Robert Griffin III making jersey history

WASHINGTON - Washington Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III is definitely a trendsetter (there is no need to remind you about…
/ May 24, 2012

Lt. Cmdr. Wesley Brown: 1st black to graduate from Naval Academy dies

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Retired Lt. Cmdr. Wesley Brown, the first African-American to graduate from the U.S. Naval Academy, has…
/ May 24, 2012

Obama ahead of Romney in key states

President Obama leads in newly released polls in Florida, Ohio and Virginia. Here's a closer look, from NBC's First Read...
/ May 24, 2012

TheGrio's 100: Issa Rae, creator of 'Awkward Black Girl' web series brings the laughs

theGRIO's 100 - Issa Rae is the creator of the popular 'Awkward Black Girl' web series...
/ May 24, 2012

Who will Romney tap for his vice-presidential nominee?

WASHINGTON (AP) - Mitt Romney's vice presidential search has entered a new phase: auditions.
/ May 24, 2012

Obama team trumpets new polling on gay marriage

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama's re-election campaign is beginning to express some confidence that the president's historic, yet politically…
/ May 24, 2012

Oprah Winfrey gives $10K to 21-year-old Stockton City Council candidate Michael Tubbs

theGRIO REPORT - Michael Tubbs, 21, was shocked to receive a check for $10,000 from Oprah Winfrey. Tubbs met Winfrey…
/ May 23, 2012

News Errors in 1940 census show blacks were undercounted

NEW YORK (AP) - The undercount estimate has generally gone down, but it's always been disproportionately higher for blacks than…
/ May 22, 2012

Ex-NBA star, Olympian Bob Boozer dies at 75

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Bob Boozer was a star in college, an Olympic gold medalist and an 11-year professional who…
/ May 21, 2012

Judge, lawyers drained Rosa Parks estate says attorney

DETROIT (AP) - An attorney claims a judge and two lawyers involved in a long-running dispute over civil rights pioneer…
/ May 18, 2012

Donna Summer was so much more than the 'Queen of Disco'

OPINION - Certainly she is the Queen of Disco, no question, but Donna Summer was so much more than that.…
/ May 18, 2012

Bayard Rustin: Black Americans can’t ignore openly gay icon’s contribution to civil rights movement

OPINION - Bayard Rustin, who had worked with the original March in 1941, was a constant and steady force during…
/ May 16, 2012