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January 21, 2015
WASHINGTON (AP) — The FBI has completed its investigation into the police shooting of an unarmed, black 18-year-old in Ferguson,…
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January 21, 2015
Last night, the eyes of the social media world were squarely on President Barack Obama’s State of the Union Address. This…
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January 20, 2015
WASHINGTON (AP) — Refusing to bow to the new Republican majority, President Barack Obama was urging Congress Tuesday night to…
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January 20, 2015
Kenya Barris, creator of ABC’s “black-ish,” was motivated to write the comedy about an African-American family’s efforts to honor its…
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January 20, 2015
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama plans to visit Selma, Alabama, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of historic civil rights…
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January 20, 2015
Together, they’ve worked to improve one of Los Angeles’ toughest communities, and tonight, they’ll be among the special guests seated…
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January 20, 2015
SEATTLE (AP) — The Seattle Seahawks have apologized for a tweet that linked their improbable NFC championship game victory to Martin…
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January 19, 2015
CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — Tiger Woods has another reason not to like cameras — it cost him a tooth.…
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January 19, 2015
theGRIO REPORT - Two days after the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday, the Supreme Court will hear arguments about one…
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January 19, 2015
“How do you explain to a kid that the world isn’t fair? That it isn’t safe?” artist Michael D’Antuono asks,…
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January 18, 2015
NEW YORK (AP) — “Steady, loving confrontation.” Those were the first words Lynda Blackmon Lowery says she heard from the…
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January 18, 2015
CALIFORNIA, Pa. (AP) — A western Pennsylvania university student and basketball player was found dead in her dormitory over the…
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January 18, 2015
PASADENA, California (AP) — The creator of Fox’s prime-time soap “Empire” said he wants to “blow the lid off homophobia”…
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January 17, 2015
WASHINGTON (AP) — Eager to attract more minority voters, some Republicans are worried that their party’s near-certain candidate for a…
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January 17, 2015
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Bill Cosby’s attorney said Friday that the comedian was not at the Playboy Mansion on the…
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January 17, 2015
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Responding for the first time to the firestorm of criticism over the lack of diversity in…
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January 17, 2015
WASHINGTON (AP) — District of Columbia police say CBS basketball analyst and former NBA player Greg Anthony has been arrested…
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January 16, 2015
PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — The door is firmly shut to Bill Cosby’s return to NBC, the network’s top entertainment executive…
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January 16, 2015
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A judge revoked Chris Brown's probation on Thursday but allowed him to remain free for now…
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January 15, 2015
I read an Associated Press piece about what happened after Ohio State University’s football team won the national title. Students…