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Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
Alana Ciena Tillman was born unable to use the muscles in her hands, but she was not about to let that stop her from becoming a painter…
/ March 29, 2016
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
TODAY — President Obama once again proved his comedic chops at the annual White House Correspondents’ Association dinner over the weekend, even when technical difficulties got in the way.
/ May 5, 2014
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
ATTICA, N.Y. (AP) – Valentino Dixon’s colored pencil drawings evoke carefree days on the links, dewy greens, open spaces, fresh air enlivened by flowers and crisply trimmed fairways…
/ June 10, 2013
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
PHILADELPHIA (AP) – An artist has been chosen to create a Philadelphia statue in honor of late hometown boxing great Joe Frazier…
/ April 25, 2013
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
theGRIO’s 100 – Nick Cave, 53, is a Chicago-based visual artist whose “Soundsuits” are bringing the fine art world a new appreciation of sound, performance and movement…
/ February 21, 2013
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
theGRIO’s 100 – Solange recently reintroduced herself to the spotlight with the release of her new digital EP ‘True’..
/ February 13, 2013
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
theGRIO REPORT – R&B singer Frank Ocean says that his first official album, the acclaimed ‘Channel Orange’, may also be his last, according to The Guardian…
/ December 17, 2012
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
NEW YORK (AP) – A federal judge in New York has given two years of probation to an artist who created the ‘HOPE’ poster that came to symbolize Barack Obama’s 2008 presidential campaign…
/ September 7, 2012
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
theGRIO REPORT – In an attempt to show that human beings are more than just black, brown and white, Angelika Dass placed her subjects in front of a wall painted in a Pantone color..
/ July 12, 2012
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
Jean-Michel Basquiat’s untimely death in 1988 has not ended the reverence that art collectors have for his work…
/ June 5, 2012
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
theGRIO Q&A – theGrio spoke with Glenn Ligon about art and self-expression, and the evolving place of black artists in the rarefied fine art community. Here is what he shared…
/ April 27, 2012
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
SLIDESHOW – Did you ever think it would be possible to see your favorite deceased artist perform again?…
/ April 17, 2012
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
NEW YORK (AP) – Estelle said she left the United Kingdom to pursue her career in America because performing rhythm & blues music back home was too tough…
/ March 1, 2012
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
WASHINGTON (AP) – The first family wrapped up a busy weekend with a walk Sunday to the Corcoran Gallery of Art…
/ January 30, 2012
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Nominees announced Wednesday in top categories for the 54th annual Grammy Awards…
/ November 30, 2011
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
TheGrio ENTERTAINMENT — The legendary rock n’ roll artist, born James Marshall Hendrix, was born on November 27, 1942. Had he not died of a drug overdose on September 18, 1970, he would have turned 69 years old today.
/ November 27, 2011
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
NEWS ONE – A new exhibit by Dominican artist Manuel Tony Peralta aims to explore the issues of skin color, hair texture, self-esteem and what it means to be Latino and black…
/ July 26, 2011