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Tyra has bankable future

10:07 AM on 12/29/2009

OPINION - Well into its fifth season with no indication of trouble, Tyra Banks has announced that this will be the final season of "The Tyra Show".

Lawmaker wants military trial for alleged airplane bomber

By theGrio

9:14 AM on 12/29/2009

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The leading Republican on the House Homeland Security Committee says the Nigerian man accused of attacking an airliner should be tried by a military tribunal...

Gov. Paterson succeeds as unlikely critic of Obama

By Javier E. David

8:38 AM on 12/29/2009

OPINION - David Paterson, New York's first African-American governor has found his voice as an unlikely critic of the nation's first African-American president...

Obama orders review of airline safety, officials acknowledge failures

By theGrio

8:23 AM on 12/29/2009

HONOLULU (AP) - President Barack Obama has ordered a review of how U.S. intelligence organizations keep the skies safe...

Economists: Tiger Woods cost shareholders $12 billion

By theGrio

8:01 AM on 12/29/2009

AVIS, Calif. (AP) -- Tiger Woods' problems at home are apparently being felt by the companies that pay to have Woods endorse them.

Michael Jackson "This Is It" directed by Spike Lee

By theGrio

8:00 AM on 12/29/2009

The untimely death of Michael Jackson stunned the world, leaving us with memories of his legacy in dance, music and videos. The blockbuster hit movie "This Is It" chronicled his vigorous rehearsal schedule and gave us the last few images of the King of Pop...

Centenarian who inspired Obama is remembered fondly

By theGrio

5:51 AM on 12/29/2009

ATLANTA (AP) -- Ann Nixon Cooper was remembered as a charismatic woman who, after toiling through the civil rights era, lived to see herself hailed in an election night speech...

Terror suspect's family sought, got no help

By theGrio

3:00 PM on 12/28/2009

LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) -- The Nigerian man accused of trying to bring down a U.S. airliner cut off contact with his family and disappeared from their lives until they awoke to news of the attempted Christmas Day attack, his family said Monday...

Tyler Perry is taking 'Madea' back on the road

By theGrio

11:55 AM on 12/28/2009

ATLANTA (AP) -- Movie producer and actor Tyler Perry says he is taking his sharp-tongued character "Madea" back on tour...

Former homeless addict gives back through cooking meals

By theGrio

11:02 AM on 12/28/2009

Cecil Morris Jr. says cooking isn't just a job...it's a calling. "Everybody deserves a chance, everybody, you know." says Cecil. No one knows that better than Morris himself...

Terror plot is bad news for Nigerians

By Lola Adesioye

10:04 AM on 12/28/2009

OPINION - Hearing that a terrorist suspect had been found attempting to detonate a device on a plane was bad news. Finding out that the suspect was Nigerian was, for me and many other Nigerians, even worse...

No murder charges against Dr.Conrad Murray for Michael's death?

By theGrio

9:58 AM on 12/28/2009

From The Daily Beast Prosecutors have decided they won't pursue second-degree murder charges against Conrad Murray for Michael Jackson's death, reports Gerald Posner, and will instead seek a manslaughter indictment. The Los Angeles District Attorney's team probing the death of Michael Jackson has decided not to pursue murder charges against...

Ten stories of the decade that have changed black America

By Ronda Racha Penrice

9:36 AM on 12/28/2009

OPINION - As we close out the decade and await the imminent arrival of 2010, here are the ten stories that have shaken us up and changed the way we see this country, the world and ourselves...

Holder should stop patronizing black dads for political points

By Dr. Boyce Watkins

9:20 AM on 12/28/2009

OPINION - Mr. President, if you cannot also address the good things that black men do, then please do not address the negatives. Both you and Eric Holder are more intelligent than that...

Metro areas get chunk of rural stimulus aid

By theGrio

8:35 AM on 12/28/2009

WASHINGTON -- More than $2.7 billion of stimulus aid for struggling parts of rural America has gone to the nation's biggest metropolitan areas...

Napolitano says airline security system failed in case of Nigerian man

By theGrio

7:56 AM on 12/28/2009

WASHINGTON (AP) - Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano says the aviation security system failed when a young man on a watch list with a U.S. visa in his pocket...

12/28/09 - theGrio & CNBC Market Preview

By Shartia Brantley

7:41 AM on 12/28/2009

VIDEO - TheGrio and CNBC team up to deliver a weekly wrap up of money matters and market updates for our community...

Percy Sutton, attorney, politician and media mogul, dies at 89

By theGrio

8:13 AM on 12/27/2009

VIDEO - Percy Sutton, the pioneering civil rights attorney who represented Malcolm X before launching successful careers as a political power broke...

Remember others at "The Most Wonderful Time of the Year"

By Dr. DeForest B. Soaries, Jr.

9:16 AM on 12/25/2009

OPINION - One of the favorite songs of this holiday season is "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year." But this may not be the most wonderful time for everyone...