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Martin Luther King Jr. statue vandalized with racist graffiti

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Sushi restaurant gives way to brawl when Black woman has enough of white man’s racist slurs

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Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

California woman brutally beats and stomps man who allegedly used racial slurs

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Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Salon owner helps homeless woman before a job interview

One California salon owner made an exception and helped out a woman in need.
/ December 21, 2015
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Long Beach mother shot dead on 3-year-old son’s birthday

LONG BEACH – A 23-year-old mother was shot and killed in Long Beach Thursday morning on her son’s third birthday, police said…
/ July 26, 2013
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Gang shooting victim Bryshon Nellum overcomes obstacles in race to London Olympics

23-year-old Bryshon Nellum has survived and recovered from a gang shooting in 2008 and now in 2012 he heads to the London Olympics…
/ June 28, 2012
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Queen Latifah proud to be among 'her people' at gay pride event

Queen Latifah didn’t officially come out of the closet this weekend, but when she appeared at the 20th Annual Long Beach Lesbian & Gay Pride Festival her message was clear…
/ May 20, 2012
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Long Beach man accused of forcing women into prostitution

LOS ANGELES – A Long Beach man accused of tricking women he met online into what they thought was a monogamous relationship only to force them into prostitution was charged in federal court Monday…
/ May 2, 2012
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

TheGrio’s 100: Terry Kennedy, skateboarding to his own beat

TheGrio’s 100 – To many, skateboarding is just the stuff of rebellious teenagers. But Terry Kennedy found refuge in that rebellion…
/ February 1, 2011