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January 6, 2011
theGRIO Q&A - theGrio spoke with Edwidge Danticat about her role as writer-activist, Haiti's reality one year later, and the…
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January 5, 2011
PHILADELPHIA - A wrongfully released Philadelphia man was re-admitted to the Curran-Fromhold Correctional Facility early Wednesday morning...
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January 5, 2011
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Three people were charged Wednesday in the drive-by shooting death of a 6-year-old Alabama girl who…
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January 5, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) - At the same time, government aid programs such as tax credits and food stamps kept many people…
January 5, 2011
According to the Alan Guttmacher Institute, black women are more than 5 times as likely as white women to have…
January 5, 2011
The trial is to begin on Nov. 1, barring a settlement. Mediation efforts went on over much of last year…
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January 5, 2011
CLUTCH - According to court documents released this week, 24-year-old John Bullock and 25-year-old Damonta Jones assaulted a 32-year-old woman…
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January 5, 2011
NEW YORK (AP) - Lillian McEwen has signed with TitleTown Publishing, a Green Bay, Wis.-based publisher specializing in true crime…
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January 5, 2011
theGRIO REPORT - The word 'coon' has long been considered a racial slur directed at African-Americans...
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January 5, 2011
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Alberto Alvarez was the first security guard to reach the bedroom where prosecutors say Murray administered…
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January 5, 2011
CLEVELAND (AP) - Ted Williams, whose deep baritone and plight have made him an online video sensation, was first contacted…
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January 5, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) - A strident conservative, Allen West is the first Republican to join the caucus since Rep. Gary Franks…
January 5, 2011
Is it fair for an African-American to use the n-word, but not a white person? That's what a federal court…
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January 5, 2011
ATLANTA (AP) - The rapper was sent to Anchor Hospital, a 111-bed psychiatric and chemical dependency treatment facility in Atlanta...
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January 5, 2011
CLUTCH - A native of Philadelphia, Jamison began dancing at only ten years old, and later attended Fisk University and…
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January 5, 2011
To some, the word "coon" is most recognizable as a racial slur...
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January 5, 2011
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Job prospects are rolling in for a homeless Ohio man with a golden radio voice who…
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January 5, 2011
CINCINNATI (AP) - The front office won't change significantly. The Bengals will still be practicing in the cold. Even with…
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January 5, 2011
OPINION - Today, thousands of Kappa men dressed in their fraternal colors of crimson and cream will be thinking not…
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January 5, 2011
OPINION - The singer tweeted that she wants to freshen things up for the New Year and may accept the…