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Gisma Hakim,14, suffering from malaria gets touched by her mother trying to cope with her high fever at the MSF ( Medecins Sans Frontieres ) field hospital July 17, 2012 in Jamam refugee camp, South Sudan. (Photo by Paula Bronstein/Getty Images)

Travelers beware! Malaria is a threat

Kunbi Tinuoye
theGRIO REPORT - Malaria is a mosquito-borne disease caused by a parasite, which, if left untreated can led to severe complications or even death...
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President Obama, Jay-Z and Beyonce

Obama denies approving Jay-Z, Beyoncé trip to Cuba

Randee Dawn, Today
VIDEO - No matter what Jay-Z decides to put in his lyrics, the White House was not involved with the rapper's and Beyonce's trip to Cuba -- and the word came straight from the mouth of President Barack Obama during his exclusive interview with TODAY's Savannah Guthrie...
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U.S. singer Beyonce and her husband, rapper Jay-Z, are surrounded by body guards as they tour Old Havana where a street performer on stilts looks on, right, in Cuba, Thursday, April 4, 2013. R&B's power couple is in Havana on their fifth wedding anniversary. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

Marco Rubio: Beyoncé, Jay-Z trip to Cuba 'hypocritical'

Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) - A Republican senator says entertainers Beyonce and Jay-Z missed a chance while in Cuba to see firsthand the effects of political oppression...
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Beyonce, center holding camera, walks with her husband, rapper Jay-Z, right of her, as they tour Old Havana, Cuba, Thursday, April 4, 2013. R&B's power couple is in Havana on their fifth wedding anniversary. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

Beyoncé and Jay-Z : Cultural ambassadors to Cuba?

Wanjira Banfield
theGRIO REPORT - A casual trip by two celebrities to a foreign land has single-handedly awakened a 50-year-old sleeping giant...
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Stacey Dash arrives at the Vanity Fair Oscar party in West Hollywood, Calif. Dash, who tweeted an endorsement of Romney, was subjected to a stream of abuse from other African-Americans. (AP Photo/Peter Kramer)

Stacey Dash: Beyoncé, Jay-Z 'funded a Communist regime'

Bruna Nessif, E! News
E! NEWS - The actress, who has been very vocal about political issues since the last presidential elections...
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A black woman about to travel abroad

Pack your bags and take advantage of these travel freebies!

Ann Brown, Madame Noire Business
Airlines, car rental agencies, hotels, and cruise lines are adding new fees, according to reports. But there are actually ways to get a few free things the next time you travel. We lay out a few of the opportunities.
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Beyonce Knowles and Jay-Z

In defense of Beyoncé and Jay-Z's Cuba trip

France François, Ebony.com
OPINION - Congress should lift the travel restrictions on Cuba so that Americans can 'travel first class to change the forecast,' as Jay would say...
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Yityish Aynaw recently won the title of Miss Israel. (Photo by Marc Israel Sellem/The Jerusalem Post)

Ethiopian Miss Israel to meet Obama

Lilly Workneh
theGRIO REPORT - Ethiopian-born Miss Israel Yityish Aynaw received a special invitation to meet and dine with President Barack Obama and Israeli President Shimon Peres during Obama’s upcoming trip to the Middle Eastern country...
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In this Saturday, July 11, 2009 file photo, women wearing traditional dresses bearing the image of President Barack Obama chant his name after he addressed the Ghanaian Parliament in Accra, Ghana. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)

Obama visit to Kenya? Only 1 day in Africa so far

Jason Straziuso, Associated Press
JOHANNESBURG (AP) - President Barack Obama promised to visit his father's homeland — Kenya — before the end of his presidency, but of the 51 country visits Obama made the last four years, America's first black president spent less than a day in sub-Saharan Africa...
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In this April 4, 2012 file photo, people visit the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial in Washington. Whether visitors want to try one of the first family’s favorite restaurants, discover a sense of history or escape from the crowd to find a museum off the beaten path, Washington is the nation’s cultural capital this weekend for inauguration visitors. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

Beyond Obama's oath, what to see and taste in DC

Brett Zongker, Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) - Whether visitors want to try one of the first family's favorite restaurants, discover a sense of history or escape from the crowd to find a museum off the beaten path, Washington is the nation's cultural capital this weekend for inauguration visitors...
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