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January 4, 2024
The son of Tae Bo creator Billy Blanks launches a workout program inclusive of those with disabilities with the support…
March 30, 2022
Community Loans of America, Inc. and Carolina Title Loans are being sued for violating federal anti-discrimination laws.
November 15, 2017
R&B superstar makes fan with special needs the butt of a terrible joke
April 7, 2017
Troymaine Johnson died of exposure and hypothermia after his ex-girlfriend left him alone in the woods at a remote hunting…
March 20, 2017
Julia, a Muppet with autism, is making her was to "Sesame Street" in April.
October 31, 2016
New York teenager Chase T. Coleman was attacked by a stranger a few weeks ago during a cross-country race.
March 29, 2016
Alana Ciena Tillman was born unable to use the muscles in her hands, but she was not about to let…
November 6, 2015
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A woman who admitted she kept mentally disabled adults captive in the basement of a home in…
September 20, 2015
Brenda Vaden's son, Jayden, lost an eye at a young age and wore a prosthetic replacement for some time. That…
August 11, 2015
Desmond Blair doesn't have any fingers, but that didn't stop him from learning how to write and then how to…
June 3, 2015
theGrio REPORT - This week, a Maryland man says someone left a racist note on the windshield of his fiancee's…
January 31, 2014
theGRIO REPORT - Jahmir Wallace's story is a wonderful example of what can happen when families, school leadership, and teachers…
May 13, 2013
NBC Chicago - Michael Jones does not let his disability effect his ability to teach theater and dance to Chicago…
March 9, 2012
NEWS ONE - A recent study from the University of Michigan found that people in low income areas who are…
September 2, 2010
NEW YORK - Francesca Spero says in her lawsuit that she is "renowned for launching the careers of various urban…
March 22, 2010
Los Angeles Police officers shot and killed a man in Koreatown early Saturday morning after he reached into his waistband…
October 6, 2009
VIDEO - Bonnie Brown knows what life would be like without help and without her almost 12-year-old daughter Myra...
October 1, 2009
NEW YORK (AP) -- Kevin Laue isn't supposed to be here, standing on the court practicing for his first season…
August 13, 2009
VIDEO -- Dallas police have found a mentally disabled woman locked in a van in 100-degree heat. They said she…
July 21, 2009
Though this high school junior was born without arms, he hasn't missed a beat. The Texas teen plays drums for…