Lesbian sgt. discharged after police outed her to Air Force
By theGrio
8:04 AM on 03/14/2010
OMAHA, Nebraska (AP) - Jene Newsome played by the rules as an Air Force sergeant: She never told anyone in the military she was a lesbian...
African-American named nation's only female HS football coach
By theGrio
7:28 AM on 03/13/2010
VIDEO - A petite, unassuming young science teacher made history when she became what's believed to be the only female high school head football coach in the country ...
Democrats look to resurrect ambitious college aid plan
By theGrio
6:49 PM on 03/12/2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - Congressional Democrats want a stalled overhaul of college aid programs to get strapped onto a fast-track health care bill ...
Yemen terror suspect worked at five US nuke sites
By theGrio
3:15 PM on 03/12/2010
HADDONFIELD, NJ (AP) - Before he was rounded up in a sweep of suspected al-Qaida terrorists in Yemen, Sharif Mobley was a laborer at five nuclear plant complexes...
Abandoned 6-year-old escapes locked school bus
By theGrio
12:50 PM on 03/12/2010
VIDEO - First-grader Tevin Smith said he fell asleep during the ride home from Estabrook Elementary in Ypsilanti, Michigan and woke up to find the bus parked in a bus yard...
Sunday, March 14, 2010
Your Black News from TheGrio.com - 3/14/10
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Heather Ellis Case on ABC News
The prospect of spending 15 years in jail was probably the last thing on a Missouri woman's mind nearly three years ago when she switched checkout lines at a Walmart store.
Heather Ellis, inset, could face up to 15 years in prison after allegedly assaulting police officers who asked her to leave a Walmart store in Missouri when she cut a line to be with her cousin.
(Courtesy Your Black World/Getty Images)
But jail's a possibility for Heather Ellis, 24, who goes on trial today for charges stemming from a dispute at the Kennett, Mo., Walmart.
Ellis faces charges of disturbing the peace, trespassing, resisting arrest and assaulting police officers after she became"belligerent" when she was asked to leavethe store Jan. 6, 2007, authorities say.
The schoolteacher could face 15 years in prison, if convicted.
But Ellis, who is black, has said that the charges are racially motivated, and that she has been unfairly targeted, which authorities deny.
Click to read.Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Your Black News Hot off thegrio – 10/14/09
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Jesse Jackson escorts kids to school after beating death
By theGrio
12:16 PM on 10/13/2009
CHICAGO (AP) - After an honor student's brutal beating, the Rev. Jesse Jackson is joining parents in escorting a group of students who attend a high school on Chicago's South Side...
Detroit school sends kids home due to lack of teachers
By theGrio
11:48 AM on 10/13/2009
VIDEO - Nearly 60 children went to Detroit's McFarlane Elementary school Monday morning, only to be sent home because there were not enough teachers...
Jamie Foxx talks about 'Law Abiding Citizen'
By theGrio
10:56 AM on 10/13/2009
VIDEO - Jamie Foxx reflects on the initial fan reactions to "Law Abiding Citizen," his movie co-starring and produced by Gerard Butler....
Sharpton speaks with theGrio about Limbaugh's bid for Rams
By theGrio
9:34 AM on 10/13/2009
ST. LOUIS (AP) - The Revs. Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson are attacking a bid by Rush Limbaugh...
Swastika and "Obama" carved into golf course green
By theGrio
9:32 AM on 10/13/2009
VIDEO - Massachusetts Police along with the Secret Service are investigating a troubling act of vandalism at a Lakeville country club...
MLK's children settle lawsuit over estate
By theGrio
8:50 AM on 10/13/2009
ATLANTA (AP) - After more than 14 hours of discussion, the heirs of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. reached a settlement late Monday that will keep the family from a public jury trial...
Farm share grows cheap vegetables for low-income communities
By Kumasi Aaron
7:05 AM on 10/13/2009
VIDEO - It's Wednesday afternoon, and for Dominique and her son Dominick, that means one thing: fresh organic produce...
GOP uses ACORN to fight bank redlining law
By theGrio
3:47 PM on 10/12/2009
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Conservative Republicans are capitalizing on the troubles of community activist group ACORN -- ranging from charges of voter registration fraud...
Obama song video prompts protests at NJ school
By theGrio
2:39 PM on 10/12/2009
BURLINGTON TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) - It's an elementary school where students were seen in a video from earlier this year, singing a song in praise of President Barack Obama...
Caught on tape: Bar brawl becomes gun fight
By theGrio
11:41 AM on 10/12/2009
VIDEO - Police in Ohio are investigating a gunfight that broke out at a Toledo bar last week. The entire gun battle was caught on camera...
Monday, September 21, 2009
Your Black News from TheGrio –9/21/09
6-year-old calls 911, saves dad's life
By theGrio
10:01 AM on 09/21/2009
A 6-year-old Seminole County... Brenden Williams made a life-saving phone call when he couldn't get his father to wake up...
Man flees to Haiti after wife, 5 kids found dead in Florida home
By theGrio
8:32 AM on 09/21/2009
NAPLES, Fla. (AP) - The husband of a woman found dead in a Florida apartment along with her five young children boarded a flight for Haiti...
Obama hits airwaves to discuss jobs, health care and ACORN
By theGrio
8:17 AM on 09/21/2009
VIDEO - President Obama appeared on five Sunday news shows this week. On health care, he said requiring uninsured Americans to buy coverage is a needed fix...
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Teen and newborn daughter killed
By theGrio
8:10 AM on 09/21/2009
A newborn delivered after her teenage mother was fatally shot at a school bus stop in North Carolina has died...
Cosby talks to theGrio about TV special, hip-hop, and women
8:30 PM on 09/18/2009
VIDEO -- Dr. Cosby sat down with David A. Wilson, managing editor of theGrio, to discuss this groundbreaking television event and issues that affect the black community and the country...
First lady says US health care is unacceptable
By theGrio
5:51 PM on 09/18/2009
VIDEO - Michelle Obama, speaking as a wife, mother and daughter -- but not as a policymaker like a previous first lady -- urged women on Friday to join her husband's fight...
Sharecropper's daughter becomes 1st woman to lead Army drill sergeants
5:10 PM on 09/18/2009
FORT JACKSON, South Carolina (AP) - Command Sgt. Maj. Teresa King can dress down a burly, battle-hardened sergeant in seconds ...
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
Your Black News from TheGrio – 09/09/09
Couple gets married at 7-year-old son's funeral
By theGrio
6:01 PM on 09/08/2009
VIDEO -- The parents of a 7-year-old boy who died after an upstate New York car crash have fulfilled his wish that they get married, and they did it at the child's funeral.
Noose left in front of black family's house
By theGrio
4:00 PM on 09/08/2009
VIDEO -- The holiday weekend was marred by racial threats in one Cleveland, OH suburb. Kids heading back to school would routinely be the talk of West 223rd Street in September but not this year...
Line up for international Jackson tribute announced
By theGrio
1:49 PM on 09/08/2009
VIENNA (AP) -- Mary J. Blige, Chris Brown and Natalie Cole will be among the top artists performing at a Sept. 26 Michael Jackson tribute concert in Vienna, organizers said Tuesday.
Obama challenges students to take pride in their education
1:25 PM on 09/08/2009
VIDEO -- In a pep talk that kept clear of politics, President Barack Obama on Tuesday challenged the nation's students to take pride and ownership in their education...