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Delta Sigma Theta Sorority celebrates 100th anniversary of women's suffrage in Washington, D.C. (Courtesy NBC Washington)

Delta Sigma Theta celebrates 100th anniversary of women’s suffrage

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theGRIO REPORT - The Delta Sigma Theta sorority gathered to march along the national mall today, marking the 100th anniversary of a march to help women get the right to vote.
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Malcolm X's daughter slams mom's portrayal in 'Betty and Coretta'

Jazmine Denise Rogers, MadameNoire.com
MADAME NOIRE - While Shabazz does commend the movie network for their willingness to highlight an era as important as the one depicted in the film, she expresses that the movie was highly fictionalized and the manner in which it portrayed her mother was extremely inaccurate...
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Angela Bassett, Ruby Dee and Mary J. Blige attend the premiere of 'Betty & Coretta' to celebrate with Lifetime and cast at Tribeca Cinemas on January 28, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Craig Barritt/Getty Images for Lifetime)

'Betty & Coretta' red carpet photos

Chris Witherspoon
theGRIO REPORT - Angela Bassett, Ruby Dee, Mary J. Blige and Malik Yoba hit up the red carpet at the New York City premiere of Lifetime's 'Betty & Coretta'...
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Ruby Dee celebrates 90th birthday with Harlem documentary screening

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Hundreds of invited guests took seats in the auditorium, and after a brief intro by Angela Bassett, the Schomburg screened Life’s Essentials With Ruby Dee.
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Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee accept the Screen Actors Guild 37th Annual Life Achievement Award at the 7th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards, held at the Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, CA., March, 11, 2001. (photo by Frank Micelotta/ImageDirect)

New film honors Ossie Davis, Ruby Dee

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The relationship between the late Ossie Davis and his widow Ruby Dee is one of the most legendary in Hollywood history...
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1) “Clair Huxtable”  in The Cosby ShowPhylicia Rashad’s most memorable on-screen role as a mother was in the long running NBC sitcom The Cosby Show. Her character Clair Huxtable will always be remembered as the working mother that was strong, opinionated, unapologetic and compassionate.

Happy birthday Phylicia Rashād!

Chris Witherspoon
SLIDESHOW - Looking back on memorable films and television shows there are several characters that stand out as unforgettable mothers...
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Black, gray and proud: Women embrace hair

Kunbi Tinuoye
theGRIO REPORT - A small but increasingly vocal group of 'gray-and-proud' African-American women are tired of pricey visits to the salon. Instead of hiding their roots they opt to maintain their head full of gray hair...
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Slideshow: Black stars declared 'dead' by Twitter

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SLIDESHOW - Celebrities are often incorrectly declared dead by Twitter. The latest victim: rocker Jon Bon Jovi...
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Should black women get behind open relationships?

Demetria Irwin
OPINION - Let's just say that none of that ever happened and there was never any panic among black women about the possibility of finding a lifelong partner. Would you ever seriously consider having an open relationship?...
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Ruby Dee is alive, despite false Twitter reports

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NEW YORK (AP) - Contrary to a flood of tweets overnight, Ruby Dee is very much alive.
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