The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People this week will make an inquiry of the United States Justice Department into the scheduled execution of Troy Davis in Savannah, Georgia. The rights group is pushing for a stay of execution. Davis was convicted and sentenced to death for the fatal 1989 shooting and killing […]
Fantasia’s baby is on it’s way. And though the singer’s been ordered to bed rest, she is set to have a baby shower next month. The invitations revealed the exciting details. It’s a boy! Fantasia and her family will celebrate his arrival in Charlotte, North Carolina on October 1. She still has yet to reveal […]
Most people associate heart attack symptoms with chest pain, pain in the shoulder, or other well-known signs.There are others clues that you might be in midst of a severe attack. Heart attack and stroke are life-and-death emergencies — every second counts. If you see or have any of the listed symptoms, immediately call 9-1-1 or […]
The number of Americans living under the poverty line in the U.S. hit a 52-year-high, according to the new U.S. Census. The report, “Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2010,” showed that close to 15.1 percent of all Americans now live below the poverty line. Though the most shocking statistic of […]
Television personality and author Tavis Smiley recently sat down with TheGrio to talk about his upcoming PBS special “Too Important to Fail,” which examines the black student education gap, and to address his criticism of President Barack Obama. During the interview, Smiley is unapologetic about his criticism of Obama saying, “My job has always been […]
The man who was killed in a violent hate crime in Jackson, Mississippi last month by an alleged group of white teens, is not the only person involved in the case facing discrimination. James C. Anderson, the man killed in the hate crime in which a group of white teens allegedly yelled “Kill that Ni**er,” […]
Grammy-winning diva Whitney Houston is returning to the big screen in a remake of the film Sparkle. Houston joins Jordin Sparks who was recently confirmed to star in the remake of the 1976 movie musical Sparkle, which is loosely based on the story of The Supremes. Jordin Sparks, will play the lead role of Sparkle. […]
Since the early 1960s, federally-funded food stamps have subsidized America’s food insecurity problem, providing support for some 17 million people in the last year alone. As the program has grown in recent years, everyone from farmer’s markets to fast food chains are vying for a slice of the $65 billion, as more people are demanding […]
Add Tyler Perry to the new Forbes magazine list of the highest-paid men in entertainment. The Atlanta-based actor/director/screenwriter/producer/author’s films have raked in more than $500 million worldwide. Perry beat out the man responsible for The Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, producer Jerry Bruckheimer, who earned a reported $113 million over the course of […]
An Atlanta man is using discounts to encourage Black women to wear their hair natural. Joey Digital, an Atlanta club promoter who has openly expressed his love for natural hair online, is offering discounts for various events for women with natural hair that use the code “natural” when buying tickets. Joey Digital has expressed his […]
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Spectators cheered the prospect of letting uninsured Americans die during Monday’s CNN Tea Party debate. “That’s what’s freedom is all about,” Republican presidential nominee Ron Paul said when CNN’s Wolf Blizter asked who should pay when uninsured Americans encounter catastrophic illness. “He should do whatever he wants to do,” Paul said. “My advice to him is […]