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Halloween

Actor Jamie Foxx attends the Los Angeles Premiere of 'A Man's Story' at WME Screening Room on November 1, 2012 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Michael Kovac/Getty Images for Ozwald Boateng)

Jamie Foxx confirms villain role in 'Amazing Spider-Man' sequel

Marquise Francis
theGRIO REPORT - In an exclusive interview with 'Entertainment Tonight' correspondent, Nancy O'Dell, Jamie Foxx confirmed that he will be taking on the role of Max Dillon/Electro...
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Mitchell Kenneth Kusick

Colorado man accused of threats against kids, Obama

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DENVER (AP) - A suburban Denver man has been arrested after telling his therapist he wanted to shoot children, kill people on Halloween and kill President Barack Obama, federal court records show...
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Toronto Maple Leafs center Tyler Bozak dressed in blackface as Michael Jackson (Screen capture by Wrap Around Curl)

NHL player offends with blackface costume

Ugonna Okpalaoka
theGRIO REPORT - Toronto Maple Leafs center Tyler Bozak can now be added to the list of this year's blackface offenders...
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Chris Brown (center) in costume with friends (via Twitter)

Chris Brown dresses as 'terrorist' for Halloween

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theGRIO REPORT - Apparently, controversial R&B star Chris Brown and his friends find humor in trafficking in cultural stereotypes and offensive imagery...
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A black woman dressed as a zombie

Zombies: Fun pop fodder with a history steeped in slavery

Alexis Garrett Stodghill
ESSAY - The zombie, which derives directly from the Haitian Voodoo tradition that was born of slavery, represented what could happen to a slave if he or she committed suicide to escape the terrors of French rule...
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Thriller (1983)We know this is technically not a feature-length horror film. But this music video (universally hailed as the greatest of all time) is nevertheless a highly influential short film where the King of Pop and former Playboy playmate Ola Ray are pursued by some seriously funky zombies.

Boo! Blood-curdling black horror films

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SLIDESHOW - This Halloween, if you're looking to curl up and watch a scary movie with someone here's a few with soul...
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(Photo: UF NAACP Facebook Page)

Florida students' blackface Halloween costumes draw criticism

Ugonna Okpalaoka
theGRIO REPORT - A photo of University of Florida fraternity members wearing blackface at a Halloween party has been earning criticism across the Internet and now the university, fraternity and the individuals involved are apologizing...
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Book list

This week's reading list: Scaring up a good book

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GRIO BOOKS - This week, we decided instead to offer up some quality books that will get your blood boiling in another way. This week's List features some really scary titles, both true to life and fictional...
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Obama and Romney masks photo partycity.com

Obama Halloween masks outsell Romney's, may be election indicator

Similoluwa Ojurongbe
VIDEO - Halloween is on its way and this year Mitt Romney and Barack Obama masks can't stay on the shelves...
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(Photo from KPLR 11)

Halloween display resembles lynching

Ugonna Okpalaoka
theGRIO REPORT - St. Louis Zoo officials have taken down their Halloween ghost display after receiving complaints that it resembled African Americans being lynched, KMOV reports.
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