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President Obama honors Clinton, Oprah with freedom medal

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Halle Berry cast to play astronaut in new Steven Spielberg TV series 'Extant'

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theGrio’s 100: Aprille Ericsson, history making engineer from Brooklyn

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Gabrielle Giffords' shooter gets life sentence

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) - Former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, partially blind, her right arm paralyzed and limp, came face to face…
/ November 8, 2012

Curiosity beams new Will.i.Am song from Mars

PASADENA, Calif. (AP) - Will.i.am has premiered his new single — from Mars.
/ August 29, 2012

Obama cheers 'mind-boggling' Mars mission

(AP) - Hailing NASA's 'mind-boggling' Mars landing of the Curiosity rover, President Barack Obama urged the scientists operating the craft…
/ August 13, 2012

How Sally Ride serves as an inspiration

OPINION - Ride's selection as the first American woman in space was a clear indicator of NASA's acknowledgement of the…
/ July 30, 2012

Black women making their mark in space and science (SLIDESHOW)

SLIDESHOW - It is important to bring attention to some of the African-American females that have, and are still, paving…
/ July 26, 2012

Memorial service for 1st black Naval Academy grad

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland (AP) - About 200 people honored the first black graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy at a memorial…
/ June 7, 2012

Obama calls retiring Rep. Gabrielle Giffords an 'inspiration'

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama is praising Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords as an 'inspiration' and 'the very best of…
/ January 22, 2012

Female astronaut to lead mission to go beyond solar system

The astronaut who became the first black woman in space in 1992 has been chosen to skipper the '100 Year…
/ January 11, 2012

Declining numbers of blacks seen in math, science

(AP) - The answer turns out to be a complex equation of self-doubt, stereotypes, discouragement and economics -- and sometimes…
/ October 24, 2011

Math and science education key to more black astronauts

theGRIO REPORT - It was not until 1979 that an African-American, Guion "Guy" Bluford, Jr., donned cosmonaut overalls. Three-years later,…
/ October 11, 2011

Apple: Company co-founder Steve Jobs has died

CUPERTINO, Calif. (AP) - Steve Jobs, the Apple founder and former CEO who invented and masterfully marketed ever-sleeker gadgets that…
/ October 5, 2011

Applause greets Gabby Giffords' return to House

WASHINGTON (AP) - Democrats crowded around her as she mouthed "thank-you's." She used one hand to greet some, the other…
/ August 1, 2011