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Ed Buck
September 19, 2019
A law enforcement official says political activist Ed Buck will face a federal charge in a drug death at his…
Sudan
September 19, 2019
The appointment of several women to the interim government in the Sudan has raised hopes that the role women played…
Ed Buck
September 18, 2019
Ed Buck, who made prominent donations to the Democratic Party, was charged Tuesday with running a drug house where two…
Hurricane Humberto
September 18, 2019
Bermuda's government called up troops and urged people on the British Atlantic island to make final preparations for Hurricane Humberto.
May 20, 2019
Black women are still undecided about whom they will support in the 2020 presidential election, but there's growing excitement around…
Mozambique Cyclone thegrio.com
March 25, 2019
No one yet knows how many are orphaned, just as no one knows how many people in the cyclone-hit countries…
Mozambique thegrio.com AP
March 19, 2019
A cyclones rapidly rising floodwaters have created "an inland ocean" in Mozambique endangering scores of thousands of families.
Byron Allen
March 19, 2019
Curtis Flowers has been jailed in Mississippi for 22 years, even as prosecutors couldn't get a murder conviction against him…
March 13, 2019
Authorities in Brazil arrested two former police officers Tuesday in the killing of Rio de Janeiro councilwoman Marielle Franco and…
Muhammadu Buhari thegrio.com
February 13, 2019
In Nigeria fake news can be so outlandish, yet widely believed, that the president recently felt compelled to declare that…
Henry Louis Gates Jr thegrio.com
February 5, 2019
Historian Henry Louis Gates can trace the roots of his upcoming PBS documentary about the Reconstruction to his days in…
Jennifer Hudson thegrio.com AP
January 31, 2019
In the wake of multiple sexual abuse allegations against R. Kelly, some performers are denouncing songs the R&B hitmaker created…
Mariah Carey thegrio.com
January 31, 2019
Mariah Carey, one of the world's most celebrated artists, is performing in Saudi Arabia on Thursday for the first time.
African American money thegrio.com
January 28, 2019
After gliding through years where stocks mostly just rose, millenial investors last year suddenly confronted a hard financial truth.
Nelly thegrio.com
January 28, 2019
The rapper Nelly is asking a U.S. court to dismiss a British woman's lawsuit that alleges he sexually assaulted her…
Kamala Harris thegrio.com
January 28, 2019
Democratic Sen. Kamala Harris, standing outside of Oakland's city hall, formally kicked off her campaign for the White House.
January 25, 2019
A growing number of colleges and universities are providing financial relief to students impacted by the government shutdown.
Haiti thegrio.com
January 14, 2019
[griojw id=”rir6sUb1″ playerid=”GqX43ZoG”]   By MICHAEL WEISSENSTEIN, Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — When a police truck carrying men in uniform
Troy Vincent thegrio.com
January 14, 2019
The NFL is launching a social justice platform, with an emphasis on education, economic development and community and police relations.
Congo AP thegrio.com
January 10, 2019
Congo's powerful Catholic church challenged the surprise win of opposition leader Felix Tshisekedi in the presidential election.