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November 25, 2011
VIDEO - In October confidence fell to a 39 point 8 reading--a level not seen since the recession -- as…
November 25, 2011
OPINION - Given the economic terrain back in August, boasts of 'planking on a million' felt hopelessly out of touch...
November 24, 2011
MSNBC - A Conservative party college student association in Britain will send a written apology to Barack Obama after its…
November 24, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama has telephoned 10 U.S. service members stationed abroad to wish them a happy Thanksgiving…
November 24, 2011
SLIDESHOW - Afro-Latinos, once relegated to the sidelines because they didn't fit neatly into a single box, are stepping the…
November 24, 2011
MADAME NOIRE - Over ten years ago, before natural hair became a huge trend for black women, my older sister…
November 24, 2011
SLIDESHOW - The 40th Anniversary of the Soul Train awards will air Sunday on BET and Centric. Here is sneak…
November 23, 2011
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - As Bachmann entered the studio for an interview on Tuesday morning's show, the Roots played…
November 23, 2011
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Prosecutors who depicted Michael Jackson's doctor as remorseless for the superstar's death urged a judge Wednesday…
November 23, 2011
BAGHDAD (AP) - After more than eight years in Iraq, the departing American military's legacy includes a fledgling democracy, bitter…
November 23, 2011
As expected, Drake nets the third-largest sales week of 2011 for an album, as 'Take Care' debuts at No. 1…
November 23, 2011
NEWS ONE - Though corporate greed is highly frowned upon by the Occupy Wall Streeters, everybody loves a thoughtful gift...
November 23, 2011
In some quarters this racial rumor has been whispered about as widely as Hoover's sexuality. Eastwood's avoidance of the issue…
November 23, 2011
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (AP) - Religious broadcaster Pat Robertson has been set straight on Thanksgiving comfort food...
November 23, 2011
HIP HOP WIRED - Russell Simmons and Jay-Z are continuing their efforts to support Occupy Wall Street...
November 23, 2011
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - The Roots' bandleader, Ahmir 'Questlove' Thompson, has said the song was a 'tongue-in-cheek and spur-of-the-moment…
November 23, 2011
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) -- Officials say it could take up to three months to learn exactly what caused the death…
November 23, 2011
theGRIO REPORT - Ironically, black women are earning more college degrees their male counterparts, but have not been able to…
November 23, 2011
On the national stage, African American opinions about Cain are something of a moot point as the Republican primaries approach...
November 23, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama has pardoned two plump turkeys in an annual holiday rite...