Police: McNair murdered by girlfriend
6:14 PM on 07/08/2009
Former NFL star Steve McNair was shot dead in his sleep last week by a 20-year-old girlfriend distraught about mounting financial problems and her belief that he was seeing someone else, police said on Wednesday.
Local rapper on the run taunts police in lyrics
By theGrio
5:00 PM on 07/08/2009
Christopher Trent of Jennings, Louisiana is a fugitive on the run. Since April of last year Trent has been evading officers who are looking for him for allegedly committing several sex crimes against young girls. "We had several complaints from...
Two Chicago men released after nearly 20 years
1:40 PM on 07/08/2009
After spending nearly two decades behind bars, two Chicago men finally got a chance to smell freedom today. The Illinois Attorney General's office on Tuesday said prosecutors are dropping charges against 42-year-old Ronald Kitchen and 50-year-old Marvin Reeves. The two...
Study finds blacks more likely to die of cancer
By theGrio
12:50 PM on 07/08/2009
Previous case studies have shown that African Americans are more likely to die from certain cancers. Leading practitioners in the field however, have found that biological factors may be to blame....
Black American in Africa anticipates Obama's arrival
11:00 AM on 07/08/2009
The Grio's contributing correspondent Mara Schiavocampo paid a visit to Dr. Erieka Bennett, Head of Mission for the Diaspora African Forum in Accra, Ghana. Bennett is an African-American who has lived in Africa for the last 8 years. She expressed...
High School football player collapses and dies
By theGrio
10:44 AM on 07/08/2009
Early Thursday evening a member of the North West High School football team in Germantown, Maryland collapsed. Sixteen-year-old Edwin Miller, who went by "Dek," was taking part in conditioning drills at the school when his medical emergency began. "He came...
Teen pilot sets record
By theGrio
8:50 AM on 07/08/2009
A teenaged pilot flies into the record books. She's the youngest African American female to pilot an airplane transcontinentally. It was a record she set over the weekend. It was a flawless landing for a single engine plane piloted...
Jackson's daughter speaks at the memorial
By theGrio
6:06 PM on 07/07/2009
An emotional public memorial for Michael Jackson has concluded in Los Angeles. The ceremony attended by thousands in the downtown Staples Center and watched by millions around the world had a spiritual tone punctuated by performances...
Sasha Obama is Agent 99
11:11 AM on 07/07/2009
Sasha Obama as Agent 99? President Barack Obama says his daughters proved to be "great travelers" on the family's visit to Russia and they're fitting right in -- even at the Kremlin. Obama found a lot of things to praise about Russian culture...
Boston becomes the first city to offer its own iPhone app
By theGrio
11:08 AM on 07/07/2009
A city steeped in history turns to technology to report neighborhood nuisances. Boston becomes the first city in the country to offer an iPhone application connecting communities with city hall. See a pothole that needs filling...
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