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February 3, 2012
MADAME NOIRE - After checking her organs and ruling out any alcohol or substance abuse, Home Office pathologist Doctor Michael…
February 2, 2012
OPINION - As the nation reflects on Soul Train's incredible legacy and mourn the passing of its creator Don Cornelius,…
February 1, 2012
LONDON (AP) - The coroner who oversaw the inquest into the death of singer Amy Winehouse has resigned after her…
January 30, 2012
Condolences are being sent to former South African president Nelson Mandela after the loss of his youngest and last surviving…
January 28, 2012
GARDENA, Calif. (AP) - Etta James was remembered at a service Saturday attended by hundreds of friends, family and fans…
January 26, 2012
VIDEO - Comedian Bernie Mac died over three years ago, but his influence is still felt by comics and actors…
January 24, 2012
ALTADENA, California (AP) - Levy's client roster over the years included more than 85 artists, including Wilson, Lewis, Nat and…
January 24, 2012
VIDEO - Thurgood Marshall was an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court, and its first African-American justice...
January 23, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - One part of Joe Paterno's career that has been lost among his accomplishments, however, is that many…
January 23, 2012
DALLAS - A woman was struck and killed by a Dallas police officer as she crossed the street early Sunday…
January 22, 2012
(AP) - Joe Paterno, a sainted figure at Penn State for almost half a century but scarred forever by the…
January 21, 2012
NEW YORK (AP) - Etta James, whose signature song was the sweeping, jazz-tinged torch song 'At Last,' died in Los…
January 20, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - Today, the world begins a long goodbye with one of the most preeminent voices in soul music.…
January 17, 2012
Jimmy Castor, a respected saxophonist, was the leader of the seminal funk/disco band the Jimmy Castor Bunch...
January 15, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - Talking to children about the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. may not be as simple as…
January 13, 2012
A source told NBC Philadelphia that Axel Barreto confessed to firing shots on the car, killing three teenagers inside. He…
January 13, 2012
MIAMI - The five-page report on 16-year-old Isaiah Laurencin said that hypertension, bronchitis and high temperatures were "co-morbid natural factors,"…
January 11, 2012
In a tragic story that could have played out on many college campuses across America, Private Danny Chen, 19, committed…
January 9, 2012
CHICAGO - McCoy entered the elevator and rode to the 12th floor, where the fire began, unaware that a raging…
January 5, 2012
DURHAM, N.C. (AP) - Stewart Fulbright, a trailblazing black educator who piloted a bomber during World War II as one…