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September 27, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - WNBA players Diana Taurasi and Seimone Augustus were face-to-face at the Phoenix Mercury and the Minnesota Lnyx…
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September 27, 2013
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Marvin Gaye III is suffering from kidney failure and is seeking a donated organ for transplant.
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September 26, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - Seven-year-old Jakiyah McCoy was crowned Little Miss Hispanic Delaware but was soon forced to relinquish her title…
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September 26, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - Kyle Abraham faced financial hardships that once qualified him for food stamps. Now, the 36-year-old dancer was…
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September 26, 2013
VIDEO - Madea is back -- and this time she's dressed as Santa Claus in the upcoming film, 'Tyler Perry's…
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September 26, 2013
ATLANTA -- Evelyn Lowery, wife of civil rights leader Dr. Joseph Lowery, died Thursday morning. Mrs. Lowery suffered a massive…
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September 26, 2013
NBC News - President Barack Obama praised the teenage son of Democratic mayoral hopeful Bill de Blasio for his notorious…
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September 25, 2013
Jet Magazine has teamed up with NBCUniversal's movie The Best Man Holiday to present scholarship awarded to five deserving college…
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September 25, 2013
LONDON -- Five British universities have banned Robin Thicke's hit single 'Blurred Lines' from campus bars, amid claims it 'excuses…
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September 25, 2013
E! Online - Miley Cyrus calls herself a "semi-nudist" in the Oct. 8 issue of Rolling Stone, and judging by…
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September 25, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - This year, three African-Americans -- Kyle Abraham, Tarell McCraney and Carrie Mae Weems -- have been identified…
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September 25, 2013
NBC Chicago - Cook County jurors on Tuesday awarded $1 million to a man who was wrongfully held in jail…
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September 24, 2013
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A lawyer for Michael Jackson's family asked a jury on Tuesday to act as the conscience…
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September 24, 2013
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya's president proclaimed victory Tuesday over the terrorists who stormed a Nairobi mall, saying security forces…
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September 24, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - Rapper DMX sat down with talk show host Dr. Phil to discuss some of the most recent…
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September 24, 2013
E! Online - Paps caught who they believed to be was J.Hud and bloggers began writing about her laid-back street…
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September 24, 2013
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina (AP) — The U.S. Department of Labor has ordered Bank of America topay black job applicants more…
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September 23, 2013
LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (AP) — Former President Jimmy Carter will receive a lifetime humanitarian achievement award bearing Muhammad Ali's name next…
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September 23, 2013
NEW YORK (AP) — Von Miller was caught trying to manipulate the NFL's drug-testing system, which led to a six-game…
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September 23, 2013
NBC NEWS - A solid majority of Americans opposes defunding the new health care law if it means shutting down…