NY gov suspends aide, seeks investigation into domestic violence allegations
By theGrio
8:26 AM on 02/25/2010
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - Gov. David Paterson has suspended a close aide and is asking for an investigation by the attorney general after a published report linked the aide to a claim of domestic violence...
Local activists responsible for 'Negrohead' Mountain name change
By theGrio
5:53 PM on 02/24/2010
VIDEO - Local Santa Monica residents convinced Los Angeles County and the U.S. Geological Survey to change that name...
Ex-cop pleads guilty in Katrina killings probe
By theGrio
5:46 PM on 02/24/2010
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A former police lieutenant pleaded guilty to conspiring to obstruct justice after federal officials say he helped cover for officers who killed two people in the chaos following Hurricane Katrina...
Black woman refused service for being a 'bad tipper'
By theGrio
5:00 PM on 02/24/2010
VIDEO - A woman who says Kampai Japanese Steak and Seafood House, in Winston-Salem, North Carolina refused her service has started a petition to boycott the establishment...
NYPD officers acquitted in sodomy case
By theGrio
3:16 PM on 02/24/2010
NEW YORK (AP) - A New York City police officer accused of sodomizing a drug suspect in a subway station was acquitted after defense attorneys spent weeks chipping away at the credibility of the accuser...
Entire teaching staff fired at underperforming US school
By theGrio
2:02 PM on 02/24/2010
VIDEO - Tthe Central Falls School Committee voted Tuesday evening to fire every educator at Central Falls High School at the end of the school year...
Ex-sportscaster Marvell Scott pleads not guilty to rape in NYC
By theGrio
12:36 PM on 02/24/2010
NEW YORK (AP) - A former New York City sportscaster was indicted Tuesday on charges he raped a 14-year-old runaway working as a prostitute...
How new credit card reforms may help your bottom line
10:39 AM on 02/24/2010
The Credit Card Act of 2009 includes several changes that will benefit U.S. consumers. But there's a catch: credit card companies are not giving up without a fight...
University TV show mocking blacks sparks freeze
By theGrio
10:35 AM on 02/24/2010
SAN DIEGO (AP) -- The University of California, San Diego has halted funding for student media after a TV segment ridiculed black students outraged by a party mocking Black History Month...
Mo'Nique prepares for comedy tour
By theGrio
9:23 AM on 02/24/2010
NEW YORK (AP) -- Mo'Nique won the Golden Globe. She also picked up a SAG Award. And don't forgot about her most recent honor this week at the BAFTA's...
Ariz. lawmakers want to force Obama to show birth certificate in 2012
By theGrio
9:08 AM on 02/24/2010
PHOENIX (AP) -- Nearly half of the Arizona Legislature wants to force President Obama to show his birth certificate to state officials if he runs for re-election...
CBS fights '04 Jackson 'wardrobe malfunction' fine
By theGrio
8:39 AM on 02/24/2010
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - CBS argued anew Tuesday that it should not be held responsible for the half-second of nudity...
Thursday, February 25, 2010
Your Black News from TheGrio – 2/25/10
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