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March 7, 2014

theGrio's B-side: Anthony Hamilton breaks down his classic hooks

theGRIO REPORT - Soul singer and North Carolina native Anthony Hamilton is widely respected for his rich voice and vivid…
January 28, 2014

Grand jury indicts police officer in shooting of ex-FAMU player Jonathan Ferrell

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — A grand jury has indicted a Charlotte police officer for voluntary manslaughter in the fatal shooting…
January 23, 2014

Grand jury declines to indict NC cop who killed former FAMU footballer looking for help

NBC News - A North Carolina grand jury declined Tuesday to indict a Charlotte police officer who killed an unarmed…
December 16, 2013

Michael Jordan's Chicago-area home up for auction

HIGHLAND PARK, Illinois (AP) — Michael Jordan's 56,000-square foot (17,068-meter) home in suburban Chicago is up for auction...
August 24, 2013

North Carolina activists draw inspiration from 1963 March on Washington

theGRIO REPORT - A Moral Monday gathering in Charlotte this week channeled sights and sounds of the March on Washington…
August 5, 2013

NC civil rights leader Julius Chambers dies at 76

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Julius Chambers, a Charlotte attorney whose practice was in the forefront of the civil rights movement…
July 2, 2013

Anthony Foxx officially sworn in as transportation secretary

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Transportation Department says former Charlotte, N.C., Mayor Anthony Foxx has been sworn in as President Barack…
June 27, 2013

Anthony Foxx unanimously confirmed by Senate as transportation secretary

WASHINGTON (AP) - Anthony Foxx, the mayor of Charlotte, N.C., and a political ally of President Barack Obama, was unanimously…
May 23, 2013

Mother has son arrested for stealing her Pop-Tarts

theGRIO REPORT - A Charlotte, N.C. woman had her teen son arrested for stealing her Pop-Tarts.
May 21, 2013

Charlotte remembers 1963 desegregation ‘eat-in’

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina (AP) - In the spring of 1963, a prominent civil rights leader led dozens of protesters on…
April 29, 2013

What Foxx's promotion means for him, the White House and Charlotte

theGRIO REPORT - When Charlotte mayor Anthony Foxx said that he would not run for the third term he was…
April 29, 2013

Anthony Foxx tapped for transportation: 'There is no such thing as a Democratic or Republican road'

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama on Monday tapped rising Democratic politician Anthony Foxx to lead the Department of Transportation,…
April 28, 2013

Obama to name Anthony Foxx as Transportation Secretary

theGRIO REPORT - Charlotte mayor Anthony Foxx will be nominated Monday by President Obama to become the new Secretary of…
February 6, 2013

Will Obama's proposals stop black gun violence?

theGRIO REPORT - Officials and community leaders here are closely watching the national debate over reducing gun violence. And when…
January 15, 2013

theGrio’s 100: Anthony Foxx leading in the New South

theGRIO's 100 - Anthony Foxx is the mayor of Charlotte and considered a rising political star not only in the…
December 21, 2012

Waka Flocka to pay over $500,000 for North Carolina shooting

theGRIO REPORT - Atlanta rapper Waka Flocka has been ordered to pay $501,000 for a North Carolina shooting that happened…
November 15, 2012

Cam Newton donates $150K to three Charlotte area schools

theGRIO REPORT - Cam Newton has launched a new initiative to benefit three Charlotte area schools. Through his charitable foundation…
October 30, 2012

Election 2012: Why black voters are fired up

theGRIO REPORT - On the first day of early voting in North Carolina, the lines to cast ballots snaked down…
September 18, 2012

Charlotte man once on death row charged in wife’s slaying

(AP) - Once on Florida's death row, Joseph Green Brown was released from jail after an appeals court overturned his…
September 7, 2012

Gallup poll reflects post-convention bounce for Obama

Pundits and viewers overwhelmingly deemed the Democratic National Convention a success, and now President Obama has the poll numbers to…