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February 12, 2013
BIG BEAR LAKE, Calif. (AP) - The search ended abruptly Tuesday when a man believed to be Dorner bolted from…
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February 12, 2013
SLIDESHOW - New Orleans Mardi Gras Indians are African American and Afro Creole bands of mostly working-class men who use…
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February 12, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - New Orleans’ Carnival celebration has always been an important part of the city’ culture; however, always with…
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February 12, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - A 102-year-old Florida woman who stood in line for three hours to vote this past November will…
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February 12, 2013
OPINION - After more than three centuries of celebrating Mardi Gras, New Orleans has learned to make it a key…
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February 11, 2013
OPINION - Every February 1st, it happens like clockwork. Folks complain. On Twitter and Facebook, in idle chatter before meetings…
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February 10, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - As TV doctor dramas go, 'Doc McStuffins' is no ER....
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February 10, 2013
CHICAGO (AP) - Two men were taken into custody Sunday as "persons of interest" in the fatal shooting of a…
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February 9, 2013
CHICAGO (AP) — Hundreds of mourners and dignitaries including first lady Michelle Obama packed the funeral Saturday for a Chicago…
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February 8, 2013
OPINION - Each year during Black History Month we reflect on the contributions African-Americans are making to our great country.…
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February 8, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - When Dawn Catherine reacted to an incendiary tweet on Super Bowl Sunday, she never expected to become…
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February 6, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - On what would have been Bob Marley's 67th birthday, author John Shore offers some insights into the…
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February 5, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - A Florida congresswoman on Tuesday introduced a resolution honoring Trayvon Martin, the Florida teen whose slaying a…
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February 5, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - On the night before what would have been her son Trayvon Martin’s 18th birthday, Sybrina Fulton was…
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February 5, 2013
SANFORD, Fla. (AP) - A judge in the case of a former neighborhood watch leader accused of shooting Florida teenager…
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January 31, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - The shooting death of 15-year-old Hadiya Pendleton has drawn national attention, prompting renewed calls for gun regulation,…
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January 28, 2013
OPINION - Just days into his second term, President Obama has reinforced his legacy; he will be remembered for transforming…
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January 26, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - Tom Joyner, Tavis Smiley's onetime friend and host of the show that made Smiley a household name…
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January 25, 2013
OPINION - One of the most persistent truisms in politics is that America is a center-right nation...
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January 21, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - As President Barack Obama begins his second term, it's a second term for his family too, with…