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July 3, 2012

NC legislators override race bias death row veto

North Carolina Republican lawmakers have voted to override a veto of a law that will place limits on death-row inmates'…
July 2, 2012

NC man freed from prison 17 years after being wrongfully convicted

theGRIO REPORT - A Greenesboro, NC judge has released LaMonte Armstrong from prison 17 years after he was wrongfully convicted…
July 2, 2012

Battleground 2012: Will black voters put Obama over the top again in North Carolina?

theGRIO REPORT - There’s no avoiding the importance the campaigns of both President Obama and his presumptive challenger Mitt Romney…
June 21, 2012

No money for forced sterilization victims in NC

RALEIGH, North Carolina (AP) - Between 1929 and 1974, North Carolina forcibly sterilized about 7,600 people whom it deemed 'feeble-minded'…
June 15, 2012

Black men in North Carolina legally innocent, but remain behind bars

Over 60 men like Terrell McCullum are presently behind bars for carrying a gun, but it's not a crime at…
June 11, 2012

North Carolina man pleads guilty in deaths of woman, 4-year-old he thought was gay

A North Carolina man has pleaded guilty to murdering a 28-year old woman and a 4-year-old child that he apparently…
May 25, 2012

KKK invites North Carolina town to 'white only' cross-burning

Police in the town of Reidsville, North Carolina are investigating flyers that were sent by the Ku Klux Klan to…
May 18, 2012

New report shows growth in minority vote in North Carolina, Florida

theGRIO REPORT - The number of black, Latino and other voters of color is growing in North Carolina and Florida,…
May 16, 2012

Does Jay-Z's gay marriage endorsement matter in the black community?

OPINION - When a person like Jay-Z does speak up, it helps dispel the myth that black people are uniquely…
May 10, 2012

Is same-sex marriage a political or religious issue?

theGRIO REPORT - It is a question that many are contemplating as North Carolinians digest a new reality where same-sex…
May 10, 2012

Obama's embrace of gay marriage: What will the political impact be?

theGRIO REPORT - The political impact of President Obama's decision to embrace gay marriage is almost impossible to predict, as…
May 9, 2012

Black voters will stick with Obama, even if he backs gay marriage

OPINION - Black voters will be enthusiastic and fully supportive of the president. Gay and lesbian voters, too...
May 9, 2012

Obama's gay marriage stance could shift views of other blacks

ANAYLSIS - Here's why his stance matters: Obama is a considered by some Democrats, particularly African-Americans, as a leader, and…
May 8, 2012

North Carolina bans gay marriage over objections of 'disappointed' Obama, civil rights advocates

theGRIO REPORT - An expansive constitutional amendment that could bar not only gay marriage but any kind of domestic partnership…
May 7, 2012

Anti-gay marriage amendment divides North Carolina African-Americans

theGRIO REPORT - Key African-American leaders are aggressively mobilizing in North Carolina to persuade the state's black voters to oppose…
May 2, 2012

Wiz Khalifa cited for possession of marijuana on his tour bus

Wiz Khalifa was caught with nearly 11.5 grams of marijuana on his tour bus last night, preparing to go on…
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…
April 25, 2012

Will gay marriage cost Obama black votes in North Carolina?

OPINION - When it comes to blacks and gays, the GOP strategy is to divide and conquer...
April 24, 2012

Study: NC waiters report giving black diners inferior service

theGRIO REPORT - Of the 200 servers from 18 different restaurants in North Carolina who participated in the study, two-fifths…
April 23, 2012

Charlotte man arrested after shouting n-word, assaulting anchor on air

Justin Moore, 20, was arrested in Charlotte after striking a local reporter and shouting at the camera during a live…