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Magic Johnson jumpstarts celeb mentor project

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Ex-church mentor posed as girl online to molest teen boys

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Antonie Johnson, 29, a former church mentor and camp counselor, posed as 14 year-old girl named 'Kristen', who never existed, on Myspace...

Fat Joe discusses the legacy of Heavy D

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Bronx rapper Fat Joe discussed the legacy of late hip hop star Heavy D and Joe's own crusade to get healthier...

Dallas Entrepreneur on a mission to bring “Color” to the ad industry

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Lincoln Stephens and Jeffrey Tate decided four years ago that they wanted to start a program to help alleviate the lack of diversity in the advertising and marketing business world...

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TheGrio's 100 - Dale Long has a big family. A 34-year volunteer for Big Brothers Big Sisters, the Dallas native has mentored six Little Brothers from adolescence to adulthood...

Kobe Bryant: Michael Jackson was my mentor

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Kobe Bryant spoke about his relationship with Michael Jackson recently with Yahoo! Sports columnist Adrian Wojnarowski...

How to change the value of 'street cred'

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"Obama Effect" inspires new possibilities for many black students

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Stars donate to Harlem-based youth organization

Usher: I enjoy ‘being a mentor’

Magic Johnson jumpstarts celeb mentor project

Ex-church mentor posed as girl online to molest teen boys

Fat Joe discusses the legacy of Heavy D

Dallas Entrepreneur on a mission to bring “Color” to the ad industry

TheGrio's 100: Dale Long, pledging to change history by serving as Big Brother

Kobe Bryant: Michael Jackson was my mentor

How to change the value of 'street cred'

"Obama Effect" inspires new possibilities for many black students

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