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In Nigeria after the crash, rumors, suspicion and ethnic grievances

LAGOS - Last Sunday afternoon, an American McDonnell-Douglas MD-83 plane fell out of the sky above Iju-Ishaga, a low-income neighborhood

Joyannreid / June 7, 2012

Politics Top Stories

Cheney on Obama: 'He has been an unmitigated disaster to the country'

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) - Former Vice President Dick Cheney walked onstage without any assistance and spoke for an hour and

TheGrio Staff / April 15, 2012

News Opinion

Two years after Haiti earthquake, bitter memories mix with hope

OPINION - Marleine Bastien recalls the day two years ago when the devastating earthquake in Haiti changed her community's lives

TheGrio Staff / January 12, 2012

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BP pushes black faces to forefront of mea culpa ad campaign

theGRIO REPORT - Since their unprecedented environmental disaster on the Gulf Coast nearly two years ago, BP Oil has been

Monica Land / January 10, 2012

News Top Stories

Mom sheltering child dies as tornado hits La. town

NEW ORLEANS - When the tornado hit this Louisiana town, Jalisa Granger was instinctively sheltering her child from the sudden,

TheGrio Staff / March 7, 2011

News Opinion

Where should Haiti go from here?

OPINION - Rebuilding would not be an easy task by any yardstick, but the bold leadership that it requires has

TheGrio Staff / January 12, 2011

News Top Stories Video

A day in the life of Haiti’s tent camps

theGRIO VIDEO - Junior Dolce's day begins before dawn as the tent city in Petionville -- one of the largest

TheGrio Staff / January 12, 2011