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Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Outrage in Oklahoma: Bombing victims say they've been snubbed

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Quvenzhané Wallis, youngest Oscar nominee, is a 'triple threat'

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Muslim brothers put NFL on hold, travel to Mecca

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Olympic swimmer Cullen Jones aims to reduce black drowning deaths

ROCK CENTER – Olympic swimmer Cullen Jones describes the pool as feeling like “home,” but it wasn’t always that way. After nearly drowning as a 5-year-old child, Jones learned to swim…
/ July 25, 2012
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Usain Bolt, fastest man alive, wants to 'stun the world' (VIDEO)

VIDEO – Just one year after he won the Olympic gold metal in Beijing, China, Jamaican track star and the fastest man in the world, Usain Bolt, dropped over one tenth of a second off of his record in the 100 meter race…
/ April 18, 2012
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

theGrio staff on 'Rock Center' (VIDEO)

VIDEO – David Wilson, founder and executive editor of TheGrio.com, a division of NBC News, recently spoke with ‘Rock Center’ about why he founded the website and how Trayvon Martin’s death has affected him…
/ April 4, 2012
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Georgetown student Sandra Fluke dismisses Limbaugh apology

WASHINGTON (AP) – The Georgetown University law student labeled a ‘slut’ by conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh says his apology changes nothing…
/ March 5, 2012
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Priscilla's story: detailed slave records link one African-American family to remarkable ancestor

VIDEO – The Martin family knows something about themselves that few if any families will ever learn about their past. They’re able to trace their ancestry back hundreds of years to a little girl. Her name was Priscilla…
/ February 20, 2012
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

'Priscilla's Roots' tells the story of a kidnapping more than 250 years old

ROCK CENTER – The Martin family knows something about themselves that few if any families will ever learn about their past. They’re able to trace their ancestry back hundreds of years to a little girl…
/ February 15, 2012
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Haiti earthquake 2 years later: Stranded children in adoption limbo

NBC NEWS – Ron Allen follows the story of a group of Haitian children awaiting adoption by American parents when the devastating earthquake struck two years ago…
/ January 9, 2012