Black News from TheGrio – 1/28/10
Racist political fliers distributed in Chicago
By theGrio
8:46 AM on 01/28/2010
VIDEO – Fliers comparing Chicago Alderwoman Toni Preckwinkle to Aunt Jemima are being distributed in the South Side…
French team makes new ‘miracle’ rescue in Haiti
By theGrio
7:07 AM on 01/28/2010
PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) – A French search team that wouldn’t go home pulled off another "miracle" rescue in Port-au-Prince, lifting a 17-year-old girl alive from beneath this cityscape of rubble….
Arenas, Crittenton suspended for rest of NBA season
By theGrio
4:46 PM on 01/27/2010
NEW YORK (AP) – NBA commissioner David Stern has suspended Washington Wizards guards Gilbert Arenas and Javaris Crittenton for the remainder of the season for having guns in the locker room…
Family plans lawsuit against police over Pittsburgh teen beating
By theGrio
4:36 PM on 01/27/2010
PITTSBURGH (AP) – Jordan Miles, an 18-year-old who attends a prestigious Pittsburgh arts school, said three white undercover officers beat him on Jan. 12 as he walked from his mother’s home to his grandmother’s house…
‘Hope for Haiti Now’ is No. 1 on Billboard chart
By theGrio
4:15 PM on 01/27/2010
NEW YORK (AP) – Nielsen SoundScan said Wednesday that the compilation CD of performances from last week’s charity telethon sold 171,000 units over the weekend…
California teens accuse police of failure to protect
By theGrio
4:05 PM on 01/27/2010
UNION CITY, Calif. (AP) – The families of California black teens who say they’ve been the target of racially motivated crimes by a Hispanic gang are suing the Union City police…
Haiti govt gets only 1 cent of every US aid dollar
By theGrio
1:06 PM on 01/27/2010
Relief experts say it would be a mistake to send too much direct cash to the Haitian government, which is in disarray and has a history of failure and corruption…
79-year-old jewel thief faces new charge
By theGrio
11:02 AM on 01/27/2010
SANTA ANA, California (AP) — An international jewel thief who claims to have pocketed a small fortune in gems while shoplifting in ritzy stores from New York to Monte Carlo was arrested…
Obama invites Kansas City green activist to State of the Union
9:38 AM on 01/27/2010
Anita Maltbia’s local green activism has won her the coveted seat next to the first lady at Obama’s State of the Union. It’s no surprise why she was invited…
NBA player Greg Oden apologizes for nude photos
By theGrio
9:12 AM on 01/27/2010
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Oden says the pictures, taken with his cell phone and sent to a former girlfriend, were taken about 1½ years ago…
