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Wrongfully convicted Boston man awarded $14M

8:32 AM on 10/22/2009

A federal jury has awarded $14 million to a man who spent nearly 15 years in prison after he was wrongly convicted in the 1988 slaying of a 12-year-old Boston girl...

Woman says she lied about torture by whites to get back at boyfriend

By theGrio

7:30 AM on 10/22/2009

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- When a black woman told West Virginia authorities in 2007 that seven white people had raped and tortured her over several days...

Group aims to cut sodium and fat from school meals

By theGrio

6:55 AM on 10/22/2009

VIDEO - There are new recommendations on how the nation's schools can make breakfast and lunch programs more nutritious...

Black male teachers absent from America's classrooms (VIDEO)

By Todd Johnson

6:51 AM on 10/22/2009

theGRIO VIDEO - Sometimes, it takes a student to school the teacher. And this is what happened to sixth-grade teacher Robbie Curry last week...

Megan Williams' story is simply unbelievable

By Dr. Boyce Watkins

3:23 PM on 10/21/2009

OPINION -- The reality is that this case is about as weird as they come, and the rest of us should simply sit back and wait for the truth...

Parents of well-known Chicago television host found dead

By theGrio

2:00 PM on 10/21/2009

VIDEO -- The parents of Chicago television host, Garrard McClendon, are the victims of a horrendous crime...

Top 25 trailblazers who define the modern black woman

By Ronda Racha Penrice

10:00 AM on 10/21/2009

The 21st century has started out with a bang as the role of first lady has been checked off the list of black female possibilities. Black women own more businesses...

Slain UConn football player's life is remembered

By theGrio

9:51 AM on 10/21/2009

Jasper Howard had the names of his teenage sisters Keyondra and Jasmine tattooed across his chest. His friends say it was a constant reminder for the Connecticut cornerback nicknamed "Jazz" of why he went to college -- to work hard for an education and possibly a pro football career...

How men really feel about the working woman

By Jamal Simmons

9:10 AM on 10/21/2009

OPINION - Do you want your wife to work once you have children? Or, how would you feel if your wife made more money than you?

Europe lags behind US in racial progress

By Javier E. David

9:00 AM on 10/21/2009

OPINION - For years, the notion that Western Europe is inherently more tolerant and harmonious than the United States has gained currency among cultural and intellectual elites...

Flat Stanley goes to the White House

By theGrio

8:51 AM on 10/21/2009

VIDEO -- While many of his classmates sent their Flat Stanleys to vacation spots, Savion Mathis had more ambitious plans: The White House...

Caught on tape: Robber gets down on his knees - and prays

By theGrio

7:57 AM on 10/21/2009

VIDEO - Indianapolis police have ended their search for the man dubbed the "praying robber"...

Women pastors break the stained-glass ceiling

By Jessica Shim

7:34 AM on 10/21/2009

VIDEO - It's a typical Sunday at a church in Harlem, New York. Except with Reverend Kim Anderson at the pulpit...

Is resistance to H1N1 vaccine healthy?

By Noel Anderson

7:30 AM on 10/21/2009

OPINION - Rogue medical trials are rooted in black social memory in this country, so I believe it's healthy to be skeptical and to turn simple answers into critical questions on this issue.

More than 1,000 black employees file discrimination suit against Texas company

By theGrio

7:23 AM on 10/21/2009

LUFKIN, Texas (AP) - A class-action lawsuit describes how a local 107-year-old company discriminated against its black employees, assigning them to the worst jobs and repeatedly denying them promotions...

Toddler left home alone killed in Memphis house fire

By theGrio

7:03 AM on 10/21/2009

VIDEO - One toddler died and another was in critical condition after their mother left them home alone and a house fire started...

10 black women you should know

By Talia Whyte

3:20 PM on 10/20/2009

Here are 10 black women who are leading the struggle for change on many of the issues affecting our community today.

Text messages sent hours before McNair's murder are released

By theGrio

2:22 PM on 10/20/2009

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Nashville police released 50 text messages that were sent in the hours before former NFL quarterback Steve McNair was shot and killed...