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October 6, 2011
theGRIO REPORT - Even in his later years, Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth, remained as active as his health would allow...
October 5, 2011
CUPERTINO, Calif. (AP) - Steve Jobs, the Apple founder and former CEO who invented and masterfully marketed ever-sleeker gadgets that…
October 5, 2011
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - Civil rights leader the Rev. Fred L. Shuttlesworth, who was hailed by the Rev. Martin Luther…
October 3, 2011
LOS ANGELES (AP) - When students return for school Monday morning at Washington Prep, they'll be greeted by crisis counselors…
September 29, 2011
KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) - The leader of the pioneering reggae group The Ethiopians has died in Jamaica. Leonard Dillon was…
September 27, 2011
The family of a 7-year-old boy who died in respiratory distress after a 12-hour saga to three hospitals, is asking…
September 27, 2011
LOUISVILLE, KY- A man faces sex charges after forcing another man to perform sexual favors on him at gunpoint...
September 26, 2011
CHICAGO (AP) - Jessy Dixon, a singer and songwriter who introduced his energetic style of gospel music to wider audiences…
September 26, 2011
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - Kenya's most recognizable woman, Maathai won the Nobel in 2004 for combining environmentalism and social activism...
September 25, 2011
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Jackson saw the anesthetic known as propofol as his salvation. On June 25, 2009, it became…
September 23, 2011
BALTIMORE (AP) - Fire spokesman Battalion Chief Kevin Cartwright says firefighters were called about 11 a.m. Friday because Brown was…
September 23, 2011
EL SEGUNDO, California (AP) - Los Angeles County coroner's Capt. John Kades says Williams was found dead at 6:15 p.m.…
September 14, 2011
PHILADELPHIA - One of the most familiar voices on Philadelphia radio was silenced Tuesday as Karin Phillips -- KYW Newsradio's…
August 29, 2011
CHICAGO (AP) - Grammy-winning Blues musician David "Honey Boy" Edwards, believed to be the oldest surviving Delta bluesman and whose…
August 25, 2011
Her slinky dance moves, breathy falsetto, tomboyish silhouettes and innovative beats that flirted with a number of genres quickly awarded…
August 25, 2011
OPINION - As beautiful and talented as Aaliyah was, would she have been able to compete with today's female artists?...
August 24, 2011
LONDON (AP) - Winehouse's second album had jumped to the No. 1 spot on the charts shortly after the soul…
August 23, 2011
OPINION - Unlike the multi-taskers of modern day music, Ashford never attempted to shed his musical career like a used…
August 9, 2011
DETROIT (AP) - Eleanor Josaitis and the Rev. William Cunningham founded Focus: HOPE in 1968 after the riots that widened…
August 8, 2011
ATLANTA (AP) - Hundreds turned out Saturday for the Atlanta funeral of the Rev. Creecy, a third-generation Baptist preacher...