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Chavis Carter

Chavis Carter case: Dash cam video, autopsy to wait

Joy-Ann Reid
theGRIO REPORT - The FBI will 'monitor' the investigation into Chavis Carter's death, the police chief of Jonesboro, Arkansas has confirmed to theGrio. "They have agreed to monitor and we are sharing all our investigative material with them as we conduct the investigation," Chief Michael Yates told theGrio...
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Rodney King

Twitter reacts to Rodney King's death

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Twitter reactions to the death of Rodney King at age 47.
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Rodney King found dead at age 47

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theGRIO REPORT - Rodney King, whose videotaped beating shook the world in 1991, is dead at age 47, NBC News has confirmed.
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Rosa Guy dead at 89

RIP: Author Rosa Guy voiced black female experience

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CLUTCH - Trinidadian writer Rosa Guy, who was best known for her unflinching young adult fiction, has died in Manhattan after a battle with cancer. She was 89.
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(EXCLUSIVE, Premium Rates Apply) BEVERLY HILLS, CA – FEBRUARY 07: EXCLUSIVE Singer Jennifer Hudson, Sony Music Worldwide Chief Creative Officer Clive Davis and singer Whitney Houston attend the 2009 GRAMMY Salute To Industry Icons honoring Clive Davis at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on February 7, 2009 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Larry Busacca/WireImage)

J-Hud to sing Whitney tribute at Grammys

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theGRIO REPORT - Whitney Houston's death on the eve of the Grammy Awards has turned the production upside down, but the show will go on, with Jennifer Hudson handling the vocal tribute to the fallen superstar...
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Ex-NFLer loses bride of 1 month to cancer

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CLUTCH - After being married to his wife Keasha Ruteleage-Draft for one month former NFL star, Chris Draft was stricken with the news that his wife succumbed to her battle with cancer...
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Christopher Hitchens, right, debated Al Sharpton, left, at the New York Public Library on May 7 2007. Jacob Weisberg of Slate magazine moderated. Hitchens had just published “God Is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything.”

Flashback: When Hitchens debated Sharpton

Joy-Ann Reid
TheGRIO REPORT - Christopher Hitchens, the sharp-tongued writer, died this week, and among those remembering him was Rev. Al Sharpton...
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A family member looks at the program before the start of a funeral service for Florida A&M University band member Robert Champion, Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2011 in Decatur, Ga. The 26-year-old was found dead on Nov. 19 on a bus parked outside an Orlando, Fla. hotel after the school’s football team lost to a rival. Authorities suspect hazing but have not released any further details. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

FAMU drum major's funeral becomes hazing call to action

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DECATUR, Ga. (AP) -- Relatives and friends of Florida A&M University drum major Robert Champion used his funeral to issue a poignant call to action, urging an end to the hazing linked to his death...
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Did Paterno ignore racism at Penn State?

Chika Oduah
theGRIO REPORT - Former Penn State students say legendary football coach, Joe Paterno failed to address a scandal involving hate letters sent to black football players...
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Ali, Holmes pay tribute to Joe Frazier

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(AP) - Former heavyweight champions Ali and Larry Holmes and promoter Don King were among those to pay respects at the private funeral Monday...
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