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Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Minority students face harsher punishments

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Rep. Donald Payne dead: First black Congressman to represent New Jersey dies at 77

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Philly priest removed for 'inappropriate relationship'

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British teen arrested with 30 pounds of cocaine concealed in cake mix boxes sentenced

MIAMI – A British teen arrested at the Miami International Airport with 30 pounds of cocaine hidden in cake mix boxes was sentenced to 364 days in jail on Monday, her attorney said…
/ March 6, 2012
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Thurgood Marshall College Fund is bringing hockey to the minority community

theGRIO REPORT – The Thurgood Marshall College Fund and the National Hockey League are working together to bring minority youth more opportunities through hockey…
/ March 6, 2012
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Georgia: Last ditch attempt for Gingrich to reignite his campaign

theGRIO REPORT – Republican candidate Newt Gingrich is hoping to salvage his political career Super Tuesday with a decisive win in his home state Georgia…
/ March 6, 2012
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Faced with advertiser flight, Rush Limbaugh tries the 'rap' defense

theGRIO REPORT – Rush Limbaugh, the nationally syndicated conservative talk show host, responded to the continued flight of advertisers from his show with a new line of defense: complaining that rappers are allowed to use the very words…
/ March 6, 2012
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

2 UK accused of stealing Michael Jackson music from Sony

LONDON (AP) – Two men have been charged in Britain with hacking into Sony Music’s computers and stealing music, the company and British police said Monday…
/ March 5, 2012
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Nick Cannon illness calls attention to black celebrities with Lupus

SLIDESHOW – Nick Cannon is the latest black celebrity to go public with an autoimmune disease, particularly lupus, which stars like Toni Braxton and the late hip-hop producer, J. Dilla have battled…
/ March 5, 2012
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

2 Illinois men share similiar experience of discovering black heritage later in life

theGRIO REPORT – Two Illinois men who were born to white mothers did not know that their fathers were black until fairly late in life. They connected to share their experiences…
/ March 5, 2012