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November 3, 2011
Queen Mother Assata Olugbala Shakur -- was freed from being held captive in a United Snakes concentration camp, on November…
November 3, 2011
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - A protest that shut down the Port of Oakland ended in violence when police in riot…
November 3, 2011
theGRIO REPORT - From the Grand Canyon in Arizona to Shenandoah in Virginia, there are 58 National Parks in the…
November 3, 2011
OPINION - She could have just as easily been one of those here today gone tomorrow types, but she has…
November 3, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) - Texas Gov. Rick Perry says his campaign didn't provide the media with information about sexual harassment allegations…
November 2, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) - Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain dodged reporters' questions Wednesday as he tried unsuccessfully to divert attention from…
November 2, 2011
CLUTCH - Tasha Smith, the brazen star of Tyler Perry's hit film franchise 'Why Did I Get Married?' snagged the…
November 2, 2011
VIDEO - Police say a 10-year-old trick-or-treater pulled out a 9-mm handgun when woman joked that she was going to…
November 2, 2011
NEWS ONE - Lloyd is remembered for being a trail-blazer for African-Americans in the NBA. What other contributions did he…
November 2, 2011
It's hard to watch Murphy's new film, 'Tower Heist,' and not be reminded of the Eddie Murphy of old...
November 2, 2011
Rihanna is just the seventh artist in the Hot 100's 53-year history to tally at least 11 leaders, joining the…
November 2, 2011
NEW YORK (AP) - The E! television network says any insinuation that it orchestrated Kim Kardashian's lavish wedding 'is completely…
November 2, 2011
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - A federal appeals court on Wednesday upheld its finding that the Federal Communications Commissions acted improperly in…
November 2, 2011
Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice commented on sexual harassment allegations against Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain...
November 2, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) - Senators voiced concern Tuesday that the United States has lost influence with African governments as China has…
November 2, 2011
A new national poll out from Quinnipiac University shows an improving picture for President Obama, who has boosted his standing…
November 2, 2011
Rapper Rick Ross opened up on BET's '106 & Park' yesterday, discussing, for the first time, the two seizures he…
November 2, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) - Unemployment rates fell in about three-quarters of large U.S. cities in September, a sign that the nation's…
November 2, 2011
RZA, of the Wu-Tang Clan, recently told XXL magazine that either Eddie Griffin or Tracy Morgan would be playing Ol'…
November 2, 2011
OAKLAND, Calif (AP) - Occupy Oakland participants, elected officials and business leaders expressed optimism that the widely anticipated "general strike"…