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March 13, 2012
Almost 15 years ago, Jennifer Poore thought that only gay men could get HIV/AIDS and that it was spread through…
January 25, 2012
NEW YORK (AP) - Apparently enough time has passed for Barbara Walters and Star Jones to reunite for a day...
December 29, 2011
In August, Williams pulled out of the second-round match at the U.S. Open and announced that she had been recently…
December 1, 2011
NEWS ONE - As far as some African-Americans are concerned there is significant possibility that there is a conspiracy behind…
December 1, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) - 'We can beat this disease,' Obama declared during a World AIDS Day event in Washington. Former Presidents…
November 14, 2011
GENEVA (AP) -- An advocacy group estimated that 552 million people could have diabetes in two decades' time based on…
August 16, 2011
theGRIO REPORT - Before HIV and AIDS can be dealt with, something first has to be done about what one…
July 28, 2011
ACCRA, Ghana (AP) - On Thursday, after 23 years of hard work and a major setback, Ghana finally declared victory…
July 18, 2011
VIDEO - Selina Hodge, 28, is looking for help from anyone who is willing. She hopes to write a book…
June 1, 2011
SLIDESHOW - From the first AIDS case on June 5, 1981 until now, black Americans have been significantly affected by…
May 29, 2011
OPINION - Instead of solely spouting more statistics on the disparities, we aim to teach you about each disease and…
May 25, 2011
theGRIO REPORT - One in 16 African-American men and one in 32 African-American women will be diagnosed with human immunodeficiency…
May 4, 2011
U.S.-based Partners in Health reports that the number of new cases has tripled in recent weeks at a clinic in…
May 3, 2011
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) - In 2009, President Jacob Zuma pledged an ambitious testing and treatment campaign and more…
February 24, 2011
NEW YORK - The billboard, located at the corner of Watts Street and Sixth Avenue reads: "The most dangerous place…
February 7, 2011
SLIDESHOW - Sometimes the stakes are too high to let these instances of misinformation go unchecked. Now is one of…
February 7, 2011
TheGrio's 100 - "I am the future and I have AIDS." These words, spoken by a 12-year-old Broadbent at the…
February 6, 2011
OPINION - We, as Americans, have become very complacent; since we don't see people walking around looking like death we…
February 4, 2011
MIAMI (AP) - Deporting sick Haitians could jeopardize their lives because of the unsanitary conditions in the Haitian jails where…
January 27, 2011
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) - Health officials are looking into the cases of four people who became paralyzed in northwestern Haiti…