Author, musician discusses Katrina's legacy in New Orleans
3:00 PM on 08/29/2009
VIDEO - Ned Sublette speaks about being an author, historian, and musician who lived in New Orleans, Louisiana for the year leading up to hurricane Katrina.
New Orleans native talks about family struggles after Katrina
By theGrio
2:00 PM on 08/29/2009
VIDEO -- Charelle Strahan's grandmother will never be counted among Hurricane Katrina's 1400-plus casualties. She died in February 2006, six months after the storm had passed, but as Strahan puts it...
SAT scores still low for African-American youth
By Todd Johnson
5:40 PM on 08/28/2009
VIDEO - More minorities are taking the SAT, but test scores for black students remain lowest among racial and ethnic groups, according to data released this week by the College Board.
Coroner: Drugs killed Jackson
5:05 PM on 08/28/2009
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Michael Jackson's death was a homicide caused primarily by the powerful anesthetic propofol and another sedative, the coroner announced Friday
Naked man hijacks a school bus
By theGrio
1:20 PM on 08/28/2009
ATLANTA (AP) -- Corey Turner was mowing the lawn of a southeast Atlanta church Thursday when he did a double-take: A public school bus that was hijacked by a shirtless man was careening down a nearby road at around 25 mph, and screaming kids were jumping out the back of the vehicle...
Williams sisters and James Blake ready for the U.S. Open
12:11 PM on 08/28/2009
Venus and Serena Williams, James Blake and others came to Bryant Park to show off their tennis skills before the US Open starts on Monday.
Australia debates whether Aboriginal policies are racist
12:10 PM on 08/28/2009
SYDNEY (AP) - A U.N. expert's harsh criticism of Australia's Aboriginal policy reopened a national debate Friday on a decades-old issue: how best to help the country's original settlers and most disadvantaged minority.
Wax figure of Michael Jackson unveiled
By theGrio
11:55 AM on 08/28/2009
Michael Jackson's music will live on long after his death, and so will his image, in several different ways.
NAACP challenges rapper C-Murder's conviction
8:45 AM on 08/28/2009
NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- The head of the Louisiana NAACP is calling on the state Supreme Court's chief justice to intervene in the case of rap artist Corey "C-Murder" Miller, who was sentenced earlier this month to life in prison for killing a youth in a nightclub...
Vick feels the brotherly love in his Eagles debut
6:36 AM on 08/28/2009
PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- It's been a long time since Michael Vick heard such sweet sounds.As Vick entered Thursday night's preseason game against Jacksonville on the second play from scrimmage, many in the crowd stood and cheered. Although he never acknowledged the support, Vick was thrilled about the reception from the Philadelphia fans...
Saturday, August 29, 2009
Black News off the Grio – 8/29/09
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