Obama going to Kalamazoo high school graduation
By theGrio
9:10 AM on 06/07/2010
AP - Kalamazoo Central was one of three Race to the Top High School Commencement Challenge finalists chosen through public voting on videos and essays submitted by the schools...
Don Cheadle named UN Goodwill Ambassador
By theGrio
8:57 AM on 06/07/2010
KIGALI, Rwanda (AP) - UNEP Executive Director Achim Steiner announced the appointment, saying that Cheadle would help raise green awareness among millions of people around the globe....
40 years after 1st win, Rangel runs again
By theGrio
8:46 AM on 06/07/2010
NEW YORK (AP) - Rangel was first elected to the House in 1970. He defeated Rep. Adam Clayton Powell Jr., who had been a pastor and civil rights leader...
Gary Coleman had a will; parents drop burial plans
By theGrio
4:51 PM on 06/05/2010
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - The will was written before Coleman moved to Utah and met his future wife during filming for the 2006 comedy "Church Ball."...
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Reforms help states cut foster-care populations
By theGrio
4:04 PM on 06/05/2010
NEW YORK (AP) - Thanks to sizable reductions in several other states, it's a coast-to-coast phenomenon -- the latest federal data, from 2008, recorded 463,000 children in foster care nationally...
Louis Gossett Jr. calls for patience with Obama
5:37 PM on 06/04/2010
VIDEO - Actor, author and activist, Louis Gossett Jr. talks with MSNBC about his new book and continual support of Obama...
Obama sees progress on oil spill response
By theGrio
5:00 PM on 06/04/2010
KENNER, Louisiana (AP) - But the president says it's "way too early to be optimistic" about BP's latest attempt to stanch the spill by capping the well and siphoning off some of the crude oil...
Attorney General Holder vows to take on hate crimes
By theGrio
4:35 PM on 06/04/2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - The attorney general said an internal Justice Department review is under way of a 2003 directive banning racial profiling at all 70 federal agencies...
Two women have same name, social security number
By theGrio
4:20 PM on 06/04/2010
VIDEO - There was no foul play with identity theft, but rather a strange coincidence. Two women have a lot in common...
Beautyshop Buzz on 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' repeal
3:16 PM on 06/04/2010
VIDEO - If the military does adapt its facilities and policies to accommodate gay soldiers -- is there a possibility that some conditions will be separate but unequal?...
Father allegedly tells daughter: Get drunk or die
By theGrio
2:30 PM on 06/04/2010
VIDEO - An Augusta, Georgia man is in jail accused of giving his 9-year-old so much alcohol she had to be hospitalized...
Can Facebook help cast the first black Spider-Man?
By theGrio
2:15 PM on 06/04/2010
NEW YORK - It's an amazing idea: The appeal of Spider-Man, after all, never rested in his race but in his relatability....
Monday, June 7, 2010
Black News From TheGrio – 6/7/10
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