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President Obama delivers first UN address

12:30 PM on 09/23/2009

VIDEO -- President Obama today addressed the U.N. General assembly in New York where he took on world issues from the war on terrorism to global climate change. In his presidential debut, Mr. Obama...

Dwight Howard's pilgrimage to Africa

By Essence Magazine

12:06 PM on 09/23/2009

From essence.com> NBA players are high-paid athletes with huge paychecks, but many also have big hearts. Take Orlando Magic star Dwight Howard for example. The gifted center, dubbed "Superman," joined coaches and former players in Johannesburg, South Africa, to work at the NBA-sponsored camp "Basketball Without Boarders" for teenage boys....

Chris Paul crosses over into children's books

By Tony Anderson

11:21 AM on 09/23/2009

VIDEO -- NBA star Chris Paul is crossing over into children's book. Paul read his new book, "Long Shot: Never Too Small To Dream Big" to the kids at the NBA store in New York City.

Former slave's family grave is restored

By theGrio

9:02 AM on 09/23/2009

VIDEO - An expert is helping to return one of Connecticut's best-known former slave's family gravesite to its proper place.

Racial discrimination found at Pa. swim club

By theGrio

8:16 AM on 09/23/2009

PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- A state panel has found probable cause of racial discrimination at a suburban Philadelphia swim club...

Racism's roots in the Bible

By Dr. DeForest B. Soaries, Jr.

8:11 AM on 09/23/2009

OPINION - Everyone in power had been raised in a religious environment that taught that blacks were the descendants of Ham who was cursed by his father.

African-Americans need to 'raise hell' about climate change

By Talia Whyte

8:10 AM on 09/23/2009

OPINION - Right here in the United States, there are serious climate issues that need to be addressed, and these problems disproportionately affect African Americans...

Community activists work to reduce youth violence (VIDEO)

By Todd Johnson

8:00 AM on 09/23/2009

theGRIO VIDEO -- New York City's murder rate has dropped nearly 15 percent compared to last year, according to the New York City Police Department. But East Harlem's 23rd Precinct is another story...

Spare the rod, save your child

By Cheo Tyehimba

7:42 AM on 09/23/2009

OPINION - A study of more than 2,500 toddlers found that, for poor children as young as one, spanking is not only commonplace but promotes more aggressive behavior by age two...

Actor Hill Harper talks relationships in his new book

By Jessica Shim

1:07 PM on 09/22/2009

VIDEO - Best known for his work on CSI: NY, Hill Harper is a New York Times bestselling author with two books under his belt with a third released this month...

Extreme flooding across the southeast

By theGrio

1:00 PM on 09/22/2009

VIDEO - Driving rains continue to fall across the south. Storms over the last several days have created dangerous, and deadly conditions.

Husband of slain wife and five children had history of domestic abuse

By theGrio via AP

11:30 AM on 09/22/2009

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) -- A Florida woman slain along with her five children endured regular abuse from her husband but seemed overwhelmed by trying to raise the kids herself and wanted him around as a father figure...

Shift in race discussion needed for our kids and our media

By Charlton McIlwain

8:50 AM on 09/22/2009

OPINION - Even the youngest among us recognize and realize the utility in making racial distinctions. Should we be concerned? If so, by what, exactly?

White Philly officer told to cut cornrows

By theGrio via AP

8:45 AM on 09/22/2009

PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- Police in Philadelphia say a white officer who came to work with cornrows was ordered by a black superior to get a haircut because the braids violated department standards...

Obama meets Gov. Paterson over coming election

By theGrio via AP

8:30 AM on 09/22/2009

President Barack Obama hasn't been shy about choosing sides to prevent Democratic Party primaries...

Personal responsibility alone won't fix structural inequalities

By Benjamin Todd Jealous

7:11 AM on 09/22/2009

OPINION - Families often face enormous structural barriers to success, barriers that can impede even the most conscientious, tenacious and, yes, responsible parents...

Leave banks out of student loans; give students the bailout

By Noel Anderson

7:10 AM on 09/22/2009

OPINION - Access to higher education should not be for just the privileged, it should be affordable and available to all who strive for it...

Atlanta lawsuit reveals remnants of forgotten black community

By theGrio via AP

7:00 AM on 09/22/2009

ATLANTA (AP) - In a city where black history usually calls to mind the lives of civil rights leaders, a lawsuit is bringing attention to a less known facet of that history...

Proposed law would restore voting rights to felons

By Cameron McCall

6:40 AM on 09/22/2009

VIDEO - There are currently more than 5 million American citizens who cannot vote because of a criminal conviction, and 2 million of those 5 million are African-Americans...