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August 13, 2013
U.S. Rep. John Lewis is paying homage to a 1950s comic book in telling his life story in a graphic…
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August 13, 2013
NBC Sports - As a reminder, Jordan turned 50 in February and can still dunk wearing jeans.
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August 13, 2013
(AP) - Nigeria's foreign minister says his is the first African country to sign the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty...
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August 13, 2013
AP - Work to refinish part of the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial may not be done until after the…
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August 12, 2013
VIDEO - Kerry Washington appeared at the Teen Choice Awards this past weekend and sat down for a quick chat…
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August 12, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - Judge Shira Scheindlin has ruled that NYPD's stop-and-frisk practice violated constitutional rights -- and the NAACP is…
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August 12, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - Nas is a legendary rapper, an outspoken lyricist, and a single father -- all of which influenced…
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August 12, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - The real estate mogul is still expressing his skepticism about President Obama's birthplace -- an issue he…
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August 9, 2013
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid recently made remarks regarding Obama and his race which some Republicans found unsettling.
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August 9, 2013
theGRIO SLIDESHOW - Today marks what would have been the 50th birthday of legendary singer Whitney Houston. Take a look…
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August 9, 2013
E! Online - Sean Sasser, of The Real World: San Francisco, died at age 44, his friend and former castmate…
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August 8, 2013
(AP) - The two Clintons wrapped up a two-day visit to Rwanda on Tuesday after they watched as water purification…
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August 8, 2013
NBC News - A new poll on whether American relationships are segregated found 40 percent of whites and 25 percent…
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August 8, 2013
E! Online - The TV and Internet personality, who is openly gay and transgender, has sued BET for $2.5 million,…
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August 8, 2013
TODAY - She may be one of the world's most well-known and successful singers today, but Mariah Carey says she…
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August 7, 2013
TODAY - She's lived the ultimate rags to riches story, starting from poverty and eventually amassing a net worth in…
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August 7, 2013
VIDEO - Meet Samuel Green, an eight-year-old boy from Jackson, Miss. who made his way to the Today Show for…
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August 7, 2013
ATLANTA (AP) — A judge has scheduled an emergency custody hearing requested by Usher's ex-wife after one of the pair's…
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August 7, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - Kevin Hart was sentenced to three years probation on Monday after he plead no contest for driving…
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August 6, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - The Washington Post announced on Monday that the newspaper was sold to Amazon founder and CEO Jeff…