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Robinson Burrell III lights the candle representing Kwanzaa principle of Ujima(collective work and responsibility) during the annual Kwanzaa Celebration at the Benjamin Banneker Historical Park and Museum on December 28 in Catonsville, Md.The program in it's eighth year celebrated with performances by the Baltimore County Chapter of Jack and Jill America and the Growing Griots, a youth storytelling program affiliated with the Griot's Circle of Maryland. (Photo by Mark Gail/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

Yes, some black people do care about Kwanzaa

James Braxton Peterson
OPINION - At this point in my life and career I see little point in defining and/or defending Kwanzaa to any one, least of all some racially incensed republican state senator in Wisconsin...
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Noose (Getty Images - Peter Dazeley)

High school student suspended for giving noose to classmate

Marquise Francis
theGRIO REPORT - A student has been suspended from Baldwin-Woodville High School in Baldwin, Wisconsin for giving a noose and KKK symbols to a classmate during art class, according to the Star Tribune...
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GOP state senator: 'Almost no black people' care about Kwanzaa

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theGRIO REPORT - Wisconsin Republican Glenn Grothman recently attacked the holiday of Kwanzaa, claiming 'almost no black people' care about it...
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Father of nine Corey Curtis has been ordered by a judge to stop procreating until he pays child support bills - Handout

Judge orders Wisconsin father to stop having children

Brittany Tom
theGRIO REPORT - Corey Curtis, a father of nine children, was ordered by a judge on Monday to stop 'compulsively procreating' unless he can pay the $90,000 of child support he owes...
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State Sen. Alberta Darling(R-WI) watches the program during the third day of the Republican National Convention at the Tampa Bay Times Forum on August 29, 2012 in Tampa, Florida. Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney was nominated as the Republican presidential candidate during the RNC, which is scheduled to conclude August 30. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Romney co-chair faults lack of voter ID for Wisconsin loss

Melissa Noel
theGRIO REPORT - Alberta Darling's comments imply that voter fraud may have played a role in President Barack Obama's victory in the state on Election Day.
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Melissa Harris Perry

'Melissa Harris-Perry Show' connects the 'dark money dots'

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POLITICS - The Melissa Harris Perry show highlights a theGrio-One Wisconsin Now joint investigation uncovering the "dark money" emanating from Wisconsin...
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President Barack Obama is flanked on stage by musicians Jay-Z, left, and Bruce Springsteen at a campaign event at Nationwide Arena, Monday, Nov. 5, 2012, in Columbus, Ohio. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Jay-Z, Springsteen to boost Obama on final day

Josh Lederman, Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — Some big-name celebrities will help President Barack Obama make his closing case to voters in the most competitive states...
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Volunteers make phone calls seeking support for Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney at his Arlington Victory Center October 25, 2012 in Arlington, Virginia. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Is Team Romney training workers to dupe voters?

Joy-Ann Reid
theGRIO REPORT - A Think Progress investigation has exposed parts of a misleading training manual being distributed to Mitt Romney volunteers in the crucial swing state of Wisconsin...
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Foundation confirms it paid for 'voter fraud' billboards

Joy-Ann Reid
theGRIO REPORT - An obscure family foundation has confirmed that it paid for a billboard advertising campaign warning of the legal penalties for voter fraud...
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'Dark money' behind 'voter fraud' billboards

Joy-Ann Reid
theGRIO REPORT - A joint investigation by One Wisconsin Now and theGrio revealed the name of the family foundation that purchased the 'voter fraud' Wisconsin billboards in 2010 and 2012...
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