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Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Blue Ivy Carter first pictures appear: Photos feature happy baby, Beyoncé and Jay-Z

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CPAC 2012: Conservatives rap about America, use of word 'knickers' (VIDEO)

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Off-duty deputy accused of pulling gun on pregnant couple

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Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Rep. Gary Ackerman calls on Obama to honor slaves who built White House

theGRIO REPORT – Rep. Gary Ackerman (D-N.Y.) has in a letter to the president asked for the role of slave labor to be recognized by displaying an appropriate acknowledgement in a public area of the White House…
/ February 10, 2012
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Damian Lewis reflects on most famous 'Homeland' fan President Obama

LONDON (AP) – Actor Damian Lewis has a warning for Barack Obama. He says the U.S. president shouldn’t watch the Showtime TV series ‘Homeland’ too much ‘because he won’t sleep at night.’…
/ February 10, 2012
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Shawndell McLeod: Lithonia woman still missing without a trace

VIDEO – Shawndell McLeod, 35, has been missing for five months. Her mother believes that her daughter has been kidnapped from her Lithonia, Georgia home and says that she has a feeling that her daughter is still alive…
/ February 10, 2012
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

First lady Michelle Obama teams up with chefs for tasty lunches

DALLAS (AP) – Michelle Obama is spicing up school lunches with cooks from Bravo’s ‘Top Chef’ and the Dallas Cowboys football team…
/ February 10, 2012
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Fifth grade girls not allowed at screening of 'Red Tails'

DALLAS (AP) – When 5,700 fifth-grade boys in Dallas’ public schools recently went to see a movie about black fighter pilots in World War II, the girls stayed in school and saw a different movie instead…
/ February 10, 2012
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Obama revises birth control policy amid Catholic uproar

theGRIO REPORT – The White House had long anticipated the controversy, which in effect pitted women’s rights groups, who strongly support expanding access to contraception, against Catholic bishops and activist…
/ February 10, 2012
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Rep. Frederica Wilson: 'Black women hold such an honorable place in history'

This year Black History Month celebrates African-American women in American culture and history — something Miami Congresswoman Frederica Wilson knows a lot about…
/ February 10, 2012