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NEW YORK — Former President Bill Clinton weighed in on capital punishment on Thursday, saying courts need to slow down appeals processes to consider DNA evidence that could potentially prove a defendant is innocent. Clinton’s comments came less than 24 hours after the state of Georgia executed Troy Davis, a man convicted of shooting an […]
September 22 is the first day of the rest of your life, or at least that’s what Facebook would have you believe. Their VP of Global Communications Elliot Schrage recently told Tech Crunch that this year’s F8 conference will be “either the most important, or the second most important F8 yet.” Already, Facebook has been […]
UPDATED (December 17, 2014): Seventy years after 14-year-old George Stinney became the youngest person in American history to be executed, he was “exonerated” today by a South Carolina judge who vacated his conviction. Judge Carmen T. Mullen wrote that her court “finds fundamental, Constitutional violations of due process exist in the 1944 prosecution of George Stinney, Jr. […]
WASHINGTON — Young adults are the recession’s lost generation. In record numbers, they’re struggling to find work, shunning long-distance moves to live with mom and dad, delaying marriage and raising kids out of wedlock, if they’re becoming parents at all. The unemployment rate for them is the highest since World War II, and they risk […]
We just reported on the relevance of the movie “Do the Right Thing” and how the racial climate hasn’t significantly changed since that time. But, we are also watching Troy Davis face the death penalty today as the U.S. courts completely ignore evidence of the man’s innocence. Now, we have a hate crime that will certainly be under the microscope […]
TheGrio and NewsOne have teamed up to launch a new multimedia series called THE BIG ISSUE. Our first installment is this special report, “Addicted To Food.” On TheGrio: The Big Issue: Blacks Aren’t Immune To Food Addiction (hosted by Mara Sciavocampo] [VIDEO] The Urban Fresh Food Fight Goes National Map: Obesity by state vs fast […]
“The Big Issue: Addicted to Food” is the first in a new series on TheGrio, taking an in-depth look at issues affecting the African American community. This particular story takes a fresh look at the rates of obesity and weight-related health problems in the black community by focusing on food addiction. New science suggests that […]
A Houston mom is behind bars accused of sexually assaulting a 12-year-old boy while knowing that she’s HIV positive. Investigators say 55 year old Debra Flowers Haggerty exposed the boy to a “deadly weapon” after he came into contact with her saliva during a sex act. The boy said he was sexually assaulted inside a […]
“Food desert” is a term commonly used to describe communities with little or no access to healthy food, including fresh fruits, vegetables, meats and diary products. Millions of Americans — mostly poor, many African-Americans — live in these areas. In fact, the United States Department of Agriculture reports that about 23.5 million Americans currently live […]
CINCINNATI, OH (FOX19) – Environment Ohio released a new report Wednesday showing that the Cincinnati area ranks as the 16th smoggiest large metropolitan area in the country. Smog is a harmful air pollutant that leads to asthma attacks and exacerbates respiratory illnesses. The new report, Danger in the Air: Unhealthy Air Days in 2010 and […]
You ever truly wanted to give money to a homeless person, but just didn’t have any cash on you? Well these homeless guys have found a way around that: a credit card reader! LOL! Watch the video below to see how it works: Source
A man with special needs is speaking out after he was left badly bruised by police. Twenty-two-year-old Gilberto Powell, who has Down Syndrome, is left with horrible bruises and scars on his face after he had an encounter with police outside his home. “That’s my son. That’s my baby. I really love this little boy. […]