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Porn star CoCo Brown may become 4th African-American woman to travel in space

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First look: Halle Berry's sci-fi television show 'Extant'

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South African to be 1st black African in space

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theGrio’s 100: James White, corporate turn-around expert revives Jamba Juice

theGRIO'S 100 - A visionary who sticks to long-term goals, White led Jamba Juice through 8 consecutive quarter growths with…
/ January 31, 2014

Ex-porn star Coco Brown wants to become astronaut, heads to space

theGRIO REPORT - Former adult entertainment star Coco Brown now refers to herself as the "sexiest astronaut of all time,"…
/ January 7, 2014

NASA responds to Beyoncé's Challenger sample use

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — NASA officials say the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster 'should never be trivialized' in response to a…
/ January 2, 2014

President Obama honors Clinton, Oprah with freedom medal

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is bestowing the Presidential Medal of Freedom on more than a dozen prominent Americans…
/ November 20, 2013

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

theGRIO REPORT - Halle Berry had quite an eventful weekend - she welcomed her second child on Sunday just days…
/ October 7, 2013

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

theGRIO's 100 - Born and raised in the Bedford Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn, N.Y., Aprille Ericsson is the first African-American…
/ January 15, 2013

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

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