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U.S. Rep. John Lewis

Wife of Rep. John Lewis dies in Atlanta

Alexis Garrett Stodghill
theGRIO REPORT - NBC News has confirmed that Mrs. Lillian Miles Lewis, wife of U.S. Representative John Lewis, died on Monday. A release from the representative's office states that she passed away in Atlanta, Georgia...
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First lady Michelle Obama

The first lady's 10 best looks of 2012

Alexis Garrett Stodghill
SLIDESHOW - These, first lady Michelle Obama's 10 best looks of 2012, capture the innovative spirit, iconic taste, centered presence, and lively friendliness that have come to symbolize her tenure...
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A banner attached supporting victims of the Newtown, Connecticut school shooting

On the Sandy Hook tragedy: The God we know

Theodore R. Johnson
ESSAY - We can’t answer why awful people choose to kill our children, whether in 1963 Birmingham or 2012 Newtown. We don’t know why God allows those things to happen...
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Congressman Charles Rangel (D-NY), New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Dr. Lenora Fulani

Lenora Fulani's Independence Party accused of faking member numbers

Alexis Garrett Stodghill
theGRIO REPORT - Accusing the organization of inflating its membership through intentional voter confusion, the News claims that voters intending to register to vote as "independent" are accidentally registering for the Independence Party en masse...
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NYC Public Advocate Bill de Blasio and his wife, Chirlane McCray

NYC mayoral candidate's black wife had gay past

Zerlina Maxwell
theGRIO REPORT - New York City Public Advocate Bill de Blasio is on the short list of mayoral hopefuls, but the latest news about his wife’s past lesbian relationships may disrupt his campaign...
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U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, Susan Rice, leaves the U.S. Capitol after meeting with members of the U.S. Senate November 28, 2012 in Washington, DC. Rice has been meeting with members of Congress over the past two days to explain her position on remarks made regarding the attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Why black women must stand up for Susan Rice

Dr. Avis A. Jones-DeWeever, National Council of Negro Women
OPINION - Let’s be real about the hoops that Susan Rice finds herself now navigating in order to save her potential nomination for the position of Secretary of State...
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First lady Michelle Obama

What's next for first lady Michelle Obama?

Alexis Garrett Stodghill
theGRIO REPORT - What will the legacy of first lady Michelle Obama be? Will she be remembered for her health initiatives? For her focus on motherhood? TheGrio spoke to these experts on black women, race, politics and the Obamas to get their perspectives...
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FILE - In this July 26, 2008 file photo, Kansas City Chiefs' Napoleon Harris is seen at training camp in River Falls, Wis. The former Northwestern football star, who went on to play seven seasons in the NFL, has announced he is running to replace Jesse Jackson Jr., in Illinois' 2nd Congressional District. Harris was just elected to the Illinois Senate. He is joining what's expected to be a crowded field bidding to replace Jackson, who resigned last week, citing his ongoing treatment for bipolar disorder. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner, File)

Former NFL linebacker running for Congress

Associated Press
CHICAGO (AP) — Former NFL linebacker Napoleon Harris is running to replace Jesse Jackson Jr. in Congress. Harris was just elected to the Illinois Senate...
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President Barack Obama

Biracial versus black: On President Obama's biracial identity

Patrice Peck
OPINION - These thought leaders offer interesting and at times surprising perspectives on what it means to have not only a black man, but also a biracial man, in the White House...
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Nikki Giovani, Wanda Sykes, Janet Mock

On the growing visibility of black LGBT women

Ella Vincent, Clutch Magazine
OPINION - Imagine having two homes and not being welcomed in either one. That is undoubtedly how black LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered) women feel in American society...
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