2nd Obama inauguration highlights

SLIDESHOW - Celebrities and high profile political figures join the thousands of average Americans as they gather to witness President Barack Obama's presidential inauguration ceremony...

From Jay-Z to Katy Perry: Celebs shine bright at inauguration

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theGRIO SLIDESHOW - Beyoncé, Jay-Z, Katy Perry, Kelly Clarkson, Jame Taylor and other celebrities take center stage at President Barack Obama's second-term inauguration...

Frank Ocean releases sexually explicit music video for 'Pyramids'

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theGRIO REPORT - Frank Ocean releases a NSFW video for his sensational song Pyramids from the Channel Orange album...

Slideshow: The top 10 n-word controversies of the decade

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SLIDESHOW - These are some of the most highly publicized scandals involving this infamous racial slur...

R. Kelly, Cee Lo, Whitney perform for Davis gala

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BEVERLY HILLS, California (AP) - Whitney Houston, the evening's last performer, also got a reverential response from the audience as she came on stage, looking dazzling in a silver-sequinned dress...

John Mayer didn't hurt this black girl's feelings

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Within hours of his Playboy interview going online, John Mayer got subjected to a twitter scolding like I have not seen since Chris Matthews forgot Barack was black...

John Mayer's racism shared by others in power

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The 32-year-old singer decided to freely let loose his thoughts on blacks, the "hood" and African-American women. He also felt free enough to use the N-word like he'd been saying it to make a point all his life...