Con-artist dupes 2 fiancées out of $400k
By theGrio
12:46 PM on 08/13/2009
VIDEO - A Florida man is facing charges after allegedly bilking $400,000 from two women that he was engaged to at the same time.
Marriage eludes high-acheiving black women
By theGrio
10:56 AM on 08/13/2009
Michelle Obama may have become an archetypal African-American female success story -- law career, strong marriage, happy children -- but the reality is often very different for other highly educated black women.
Police find disabled woman locked in van
By theGrio
8:11 AM on 08/13/2009
VIDEO -- Dallas police have found a mentally disabled woman locked in a van in 100-degree heat. They said she may have died if she was in the van for even one more minute.
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Judge defends school's ban on Confederate threads
8:10 AM on 08/13/2009
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- A federal judge says a Tennessee school's ban on Confederate clothing was a reasonable attempt to prevent disruptions because of previous racial threats at the school.
Birmingham mayor backs refunds for Jim Crow fines
By theGrio
5:54 AM on 08/13/2009
VIDEO - The mayor of Birmingham now wants the city to give refunds to people who paid fines for violating segregation laws decades ago. Civil rights leaders came out to speak on the decision...
Caught on tape: Off-duty officers encounter bar bandit at local pub
By theGrio
2:37 PM on 08/12/2009
VIDEO - An alleged bar bandit was stopped in his tracks after attempting to rob a bar filled with off-duty police officers.
Caught on tape: Shoplifter maces security guard
By theGrio
2:30 PM on 08/12/2009
VIDEO - Pennsylvania State Police are looking for a woman who maced a clerk at a Hempfield Township Target store when he tried to stop her from shoplifting DVDs.
1500 uninsured find free health care at makeshift hospital
By theGrio
1:41 PM on 08/12/2009
VIDEO - A group of doctors who started out providing free services in third-world countries has also been working in this country, and they're seeing record numbers of Americans needing their help.
Thursday, August 13, 2009
Black News from TheGrio – 8/13/09
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