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Steve Harvey to host NAACP Image Awards

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LOS ANGELES (AP) - Harvey said he's honored to host the ceremony and promised 'great things in store for the night'...
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Common: 'LUV' will open guns conversation on guns

Chris Witherspoon
theGRIO VIDEO - Common says that his new film 'LUV' will help bring up a dialogue about gun control and violence in the urban community...
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Dennis Haysbert to replace Michael Clarke Duncan in 'Sin City 2'

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theGRIO REPORT - Before his tragic death earlier this year Academy Award nominee Michael Clarke Duncan was prepared to reprise his role as Manute in the highly anticipated sequel to 2005's 'Sin City'...
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Dennis Haysbert – AllState Insurance
Dennis Haysbert has been the face of AllState Insurance for past 8 years.  Haysbert’s deep voice has been the trademark of the insurance company since 2004. AllState chose Haysbert (of 24 fame) because he is "so compelling, and the warmth with which he delivers the scripts is so credible.”   Haysbert is best known for the catchphrase, “You’re in good hands, that’s AllState’s stand.”

Classic black commerical pitchmen

Jonathan Radford
SLIDESHOW - theGrio takes a look at the many notably African-American commercial icons over the years...
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Dennis Haysbert tackles 'Race' on and off stage

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NEW YORK (AP) - Dennis Haysbert, who played the President of the United States on "24," makes his Broadway debut, replacing the Tony-nominated David Alan Grier as Henry Brown...
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'24' helped make the world safe for a black president

Michael E. Ross
OPINION - The show's depiction of a black American leader may have actually burnished the bona fides of Obama's campaign...
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Black presidents who represented on film and television

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SLIDESHOW - TheGrio takes a look at Hollywood's version of a black presidency...
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