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OPINION - America’s civil rights history evokes a sense of pride and accomplishment, given the hard-fought battles waged in the…
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theGRIO REPORT - Who would have known that white supremacist prison gangs are a problem in America?...
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OPINION - Is there a leadership crisis in black America? A new poll suggests African-Americans think so...
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OPINION - Unfortunately, the birther and Tea Party conspiracy theorists—which include members of the radical lunatic fringe and hate groups—have…
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OPINION - Now is the time for President Obama to pardon the legendary heavyweight boxing champ Jack Johnson...
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OPINION - Are we witnessing the end of the Jackson dynasty? Where does this once beloved political family go from…
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theGRIO REPORT - Some believe the next pope will and should come from Africa. But why an African pope?...
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OPINION - To some degree, Williams’ victory in Super Bowl XXII shattered racial stereotypes about the ability of black athletes…
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theGRIO REPORT - With regard to slavery, there is evidence that the Founding Fathers had that institution in mind when…
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theGRIO REPORT - While today’s NRA takes hardline positions against even the most modest gun control measures, this was not…
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OPINION - The evidence suggests Senator Scott will be useful to Republicans, but only up to a point...
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theGRIO REPORT - The recent massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut—the second worst school shooting in U.S.…
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theGRIO REPORT - A new study in a Maine newspaper sheds light on a national problem of police and the…
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OPINION - President Obama pardoned a turkey for Thanksgiving, but will he do the same for people in his second…
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theGRIO REPORT - Many African-Americans lay claim to Native American ancestry, and yet very few blacks have taken the steps…
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OPINION - The image of a party of angry old white dudes going after an accomplished black woman will not…
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theGRIO REPORT - Long before the recent FBI probe of Gen. David Petraeus, leading to his resignation as CIA director,…