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April 27, 2021

Pregnant Maryland teen killed; baby’s father, 2 others arrested

J'Lyn Quinones was pregnant and just 18-years-old when she was fatally shot in Maryland and three people have been arrested.
September 11, 2018

Olympic gold medalist Michael Johnson reveals he recently suffered a mini stroke

Four time Olympic gold medalist Michael Johnson reveals he recently suffered a mini stroke known as a Transient Ischemic Attack
January 22, 2015

Man accused of killing Phylicia Barnes set free

theGRIO REPORT - On Tuesday, a Baltimore judge dismissed charges against Michael Johnson, who was accused of Phylicia Barnes' murder...
February 7, 2013

Phylicia Barnes case: Michael Johnson found guilty of 2nd-degree murder

theGRIO REPOT - On Wednesday jurors found Michael Johnson guilty of second-degree murder in the December 2010 death of Phylicia…
August 4, 2012

London Olympics 2012: theGrio's greatest Olympians (SLIDESHOW)

SLIDESHOW - Every four years we watch the Olympics Games with excitement as America's greatest athletes compete against their best…
July 10, 2012

Ex-Olympians think Usain Bolt will set new world records at London Games

theGRIO REPORT - Usain Bolt is receiving both praise and pressure from some of the Olympics' most famous track and…
July 5, 2012

Michael Johnson: Descendants of slaves have ‘superior’ athletic genes

Gold medalist and former world-class sprinter Michael Johnson has chimed in on why he thinks so many black athletes dominate…
April 27, 2012

Bail denied for Md. man charged in Phylicia Barnes' case

BALTIMORE (AP) - A Baltimore judge has denied bail for a man accused of killing a North Carolina teenager who…
April 26, 2012

Phylicia Barnes case: Arrest in death of NC teen found dead in Md. river

BALTIMORE (AP) - Baltimore police said they have arrested a man in the death of a North Carolina teenager whose…