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January 5, 2011

Ex-girlfriend of Thomas to pen ‘sexually-driven’ tell-all

NEW YORK (AP) - Lillian McEwen has signed with TitleTown Publishing, a Green Bay, Wis.-based publisher specializing in true crime…
January 5, 2011

SC considers ‘coon hunters’ license plates

theGRIO REPORT - The word 'coon' has long been considered a racial slur directed at African-Americans...
January 5, 2011

Black caucus swears in first GOP member in years

WASHINGTON (AP) - A strident conservative, Allen West is the first Republican to join the caucus since Rep. Gary Franks…
January 5, 2011

Black Caucus to confront harsh new climate on Capitol Hill

OPINION - Starting today, CBC members lose three full committee chairmanships and more than a dozen subcommittee chairmanships...
January 4, 2011

UFC fighter wants to ‘knock some sense’ into Obama

After UFC's Jacob Volkmann beat Antonio McKee in a fight this weekend, Fanhouse's Ariel Helwani asked him who he would…
January 4, 2011

Master P teams up with the first lady to fight obesity

VIDEO - Master P will be hosting an event during Grammy week where he will ask celebrities to support the…
January 4, 2011

Rev. Al Sharpton plans to write memoir, build $20M headquarters in Harlem

The memoir's working title is "Mountain Highs and Valley Lows." It will be co-written by journalist Karen Hunter, who was…
January 4, 2011

Why GOP probes of Obama could suppress the black vote

OPINION - Republicans are making Obama their 'whipping boy' and perpetuating the voter fraud myth for two reasons...
January 4, 2011

Report: FEMA hasn’t tried to recoup $643 million

NEW ORLEANS (AP) - The federal agency has distributed more than $7 billion in disaster assistance payments since hurricanes Katrina…
January 4, 2011

Obama to sign bill to improve nation’s food safety

WASHINGTON (AP) - Congress passed the bill at the end of last year to respond to several serious outbreaks of…
January 4, 2011

How health care repeal could backfire on blacks

OPINION - It's a fight that African-Americans, who remain the most needy when it comes to getting affordable health care,…
January 3, 2011

Katie Couric: ‘We need a Muslim version of The Cosby Show’

Couric said she knows the idea "sounds crazy," but 'The Cosby Show' did so much to change attitudes about African-Americans…
January 3, 2011

Michael Steele faces long odds in battle for RNC chairmanship

Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele's re-election odds looked longer than ever this weekend...
January 3, 2011

In 2011, Obama to increase engagement with Africa

HONOLULU (AP) - President Barack Obama is quietly but strategically stepping up his outreach to Africa...
January 3, 2011

Braun back in the spotlight with Chicago mayor run

CHICAGO (AP) - Former U.S. Sen. Carol Moseley Braun has become the 'consensus' black candidate in Chicago's mayoral race...