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June 20, 2011

Black America's first ladies may have big impact in Africa

theGRIO REPORT - The visits of both women this week might help to illuminate two different aspects of black America's…
June 18, 2011

Michelle Obama aiming to inspire African youth

WASHINGTON (AP) - Michelle Obama is fond of saying there's no magic to her being first lady...
June 17, 2011

'Born free' South Africans confront brutal history

JOHANNESBURG (AP) - The government on Friday and on June 11 brought 250 teens of all races and from all…
June 7, 2011

Winnie Mandela on Jennifer Hudson biopic: I wasn't consulted

Winnie Madikizela-Mandela still isn't supporting a film about her life starring Jennifer Hudson, but she tells CNN that it has…
June 3, 2011

Michelle Obama to visit Africa

WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. first lady will visit Johannesburg and Cape Town in South Africa and Gaborone, Botswana during…
June 2, 2011

Anti-apartheid veteran Albertina Sisulu dies at 92

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AP) - Albertina Sisulu took part in some of the iconic moments of the anti-apartheid movement, including…
May 23, 2011

Mandela resting in his South African home village

JOHANNESBURG (AP) - Mandela, who turns 93 in July, has retired from public life. He spent two nights in a…
May 18, 2011

Is Mandela being used as a political prop?

theGRIO REPORT - What better way to fight apathy, and remind black people of the price paid for the vote,…
May 16, 2011

Mandela votes early in local South African elections

JOHANNESBURG (AP) - Mandela has not been seen in public since he was hospitalized in January with respiratory complications...
May 6, 2011

'Epidemic' of homophobia spreads through South Africa

theGRIO REPORT - The South African government appears to have been jolted into action by the latest killing, and has…
May 3, 2011

Tutu says South Africa no longer embarrassed over AIDS

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) - In 2009, President Jacob Zuma pledged an ambitious testing and treatment campaign and more…
April 27, 2011

New opera tells Winnie Madikizela-Mandela's story

PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) - The opera depicts Madikizela-Mandela facing accusations she helped a gang of young men terrorize Soweto…
April 27, 2011

South Africa celebrates Freedom Day in shadow of apartheid

theGRIO REPORT - April 27th 1994 was the day of South Africa's first democratic, multi-racial elections. The racial restrictions of…
April 14, 2011

Study: 2 million babies stillborn every year

LONDON (AP) - In the U.S., there were six stillborns per 1000 births, though the rate is nearly double for…
April 12, 2011

Denzel Washington filming causes stir in Cape Town

JOHANNESBURG (AP) - A movie starring Denzel Washington was a little too thrilling for a Cape Town neighborhood that has…
March 17, 2011

South African 'Idol' yet to crown black winner after six seasons

theGRIO REPORT - The South African reincarnation of the international franchise -- looks just like all the other foreign versions…
March 9, 2011

Mandela Foundation getting into the fashion business

JOHANNESBURG (AP) - Preppy meets philanthropy in a new international clothing line being launched by Nelson Mandela's foundation...
March 8, 2011

Google to give $1.25m to Nelson Mandela Foundation

JOHANNESBURG (AP) - The foundation's chief executive said Mandela established the foundation's memory center in 2004, hoping to increase access…
February 21, 2011

Police probe death of baby born to Oprah student

JOHANNESBURG (AP) - Police are investigating whether to file charges after the death of a newborn baby born to a…
February 18, 2011

2 exiled presidents in South Africa ready to go home

JOHANNESBURG (AP) - Marc Ravalomanana of Madagascar and Jean-Bertrand Aristide of Haiti say they're planning to return from exile soon...