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August 2, 2011
WASHINGTON - Police in Fair Oaks reported another woman was slashed in the buttocks by a razor blade in northern…
August 2, 2011
The most successful blacks and Hispanics are more likely to have poor neighbors than are whites, according to a new…
July 29, 2011
WASHINGTON D.C. - A man who once publicly castigated police for not finding his daughter's killer admitted to her murder…
July 25, 2011
The Congressional Black Caucus' annual legislative conference in Washington is a nonstop cavalcade of programs, panel discussions, workshops, job fairs,…
July 23, 2011
OPINION - The White House is betting most American will tire of the bomb throwers (and that Wall Street will…
July 21, 2011
WASHINGTON - The exhibit will be up through Sept. 3, showcasing similarities between historic oppressions of human beings and the…
July 19, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) - The head of the Republican National Committee is asking for a Justice Department investigation of President Barack…
July 18, 2011
WASHINGTON -- This city, the country's first to have an African-American majority and one of its earliest experiments in black…
July 18, 2011
WASHINGTON - Authorities said a man charged with murder who escaped custody at D.C. Superior Court Friday was back in…
July 15, 2011
WASHINGTON - The former DC mayor will not be running for office again and will going to be a special…
July 14, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) - The son of former District of Columbia mayor and current Councilmember Marion Barry faces a drug-dealing charge…
July 8, 2011
OPINION - For African-Americans -- the most loyal of Obama's base, and voters he will surely need to secure his…
July 6, 2011
WASHINGTON - 20-year-old Deonte J. Bryant was charged with second degree murder on Tuesday, the Post reported, in connection to…
July 5, 2011
WASHINGTON - Prince George's County Councilwoman Leslie Johnson has pleaded guilty in federal court to charges connected to the corruption…
June 17, 2011
theGRIO REPORT - There have been several discussions on legislating fatherhood at the federal level for years, but much of…
June 15, 2011
WASHINGTON - First Lady Michelle Obama joined 400 volunteers to help build a playground at the Imagine Southeast Public Charter…
June 15, 2011
theGRIO REPORT - Across the country, hundreds of churches are hosting and organizing their own employment ministries...
June 7, 2011
Daily Beast reporter, Louis Romano, profiles first lady Michelle Obama. She figured out how to use her platform as first…
June 6, 2011
VIDEO - The Washington School for Girls' seventh-graders are 'stepping' their way to healthier lifestyles...
May 28, 2011
ATLANTA (AP) - For his first 18 months, Reed has juggled the city's day-to-day business with frequent travel outside of…